I wind, I wind these ribbons

over my beloved’s eyes, over her soul

With brown, almost faded ink

I will write in my linen ribbons

secret signs

and I will wind them like a lullaby

around my beloved’s soul –

O never exuded balms

O narrow ribbons

wound in layer on layer of artful braid!

Don’t you already seem like the pupa of a butterfly

as it hangs on the rose bush!

You with the great eyes I gave you!

You with the immaculate face! 

~ Arsinoë by Gunnar Ekelof

Anselm Kiefer

Recently visited the Anselm Kiefer exhibition at the Bermondsey White Cube. His layering, collage, use of colou, natural materials and corrosion have really inspired me to do some drawings. Which I am going to try out this week. 

Here is some of his collage work.

More Baskets

Aboriginal

Basket Making Primrose Hill

African baskets

African Baskets

My boyfriend just glimpsed a picture of my pots and said they remind him of African baskets. Here are some, they do have a beautiful shape and pattern. Reminiscent of my pot shape.

Throwing

Here is me throwing, have never seen a photo of myself throwing before, my friend Rosanna from Illustration has been doing some beautiful drawings of me and taking photos. 

I feel quite privileged to be drawn by an artist!

Pots in Progress

These little ones are waiting to be biscuit fired, then I will fire them in reduction with a wood ash glaze. 

I have been enjoying making these, its very relaxing! 

Plant shadow images of interest