The artist as Sisyphus*

You are no doubt familiar with all the cliche characterisations of artists–as romantics, as insane, as visionaries, as condemned to starve in attics, and so on, and so on. I discovered a new image today. I’m not entirely sure that it applies to all artists, but certainly it describes my life at the moment. I … Read more

Restoring sanity (relatively!)

After driving myself crazy for several days now, trying to update and rationalise my website, I am going to endeavour and restore my sanity tonight. We all be watching The Court Jester on TV. I can’t tell you how much I’m looking forward to this. I remember seeing it with my grandmother when it first … Read more