Gilding the lily

I’ve spent a good part of the day doing one of my favourite artistic tasks. I’ve been gilding. For some time I hesitated as to whether I ought to include some small areas of gold leaf in my new “Green Man” series. I did something similar with my Set Apart project and I think it … Read more

Multi-tasking?

I know that the capacity to tackle more than one thing at once is often admired, and particularly by women, who claim that men can’t do this. Setting aside the perils of any kind of discussion about the differences between the sexes, I’ve discovered that artists should definitely be suspicious of it. I’m reaching the … Read more