Tag: Featured
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KERRY JAMES MARSHALL – THE HISTORIES
Blacker than black with layers of complexity and richness. Our history loud and full, quiet and beautiful. I couldn’t love this exhibition any more than I do, so much so, I saw it twice in one day then went back the next day to see it again. I stood in awe and was moved to…
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12 Days of Advent Day 7 | The London Walk
As if you needed to be reminded that I am a lover of London, but I feel the need to remind you that I am a lover of London in the most intimate and ridiculous of ways because it is simply the best city in the world; culture, art, history, welcome… The best time outside…
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12 Days of Christmas | Day 1: To Thine Own Self
The tree is up, decorated and lit, the christmas songs are on repeat and Christmas is all around us. Tis the season for everything, a season of muchness, cheer and good will. It is easy for us to lose sight of ourselves during this season, and as someone who has had people I love and…
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Fundamentals of a Summer Holiday Wardrobe
It’s the summer and everyone is headed to wherever for some much-needed time off, for a long weekend perhaps? Or a two week banger… for however long we are away, whether it’s the French or the Moroccan Riviera the rules of packing for the summer holidays are really simple… to keep it well, simple. There…
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12 Wonders of Travel
This is a personal list of some of my favourite travel moments of the world and the wonders of it all. I am one of those people who loves to travel but cannot wait to get back home to my comforts because much as I love being outside, I like being inside. Travel makes me…
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On Travel – Summering
Travel, they say, makes the world go round but in many respects, it also makes it smaller. On a recent jaunt to the South of France I sat next to a mother and daughter by chance on the outbound flight from London; the daughter was unable to book them seats next to each other, so…
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ALL THE COLOURS OF THE DARK – CHRIS WHITAKER
Against the longest of odds, hope wins out -All The Colours of The Dark- Chris Whitaker I have read the best book of 2024. The absolute best. This book will rank in the top three of the greatest novels of all time. Few places are better than a good story into which we can escape;…
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YINKA SHONIBARE – SUSPENDED STATES
Suspended States addresses the suspension of boundaries, whether psychological, physical, or geographical — all boundaries of nationhood are in a state of suspense. This is an exhibition in which Western iconography is reimagined and interrogated, at a moment in history when nationalism, protectionism and hostility towards foreigners is on the rise.” – Yinka Shonibare CBE…
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WELCOME TO SUMMER…
I am that person who looks forward to summer so much despite proclaiming not to be a fan of the heat and I’m not, I simply like the joy of watching the all season long frolic unfold; summer romances, festivals, parties, barbecues, a sense of togetherness where everyone simply wants to be outside, feel the…