It is always a bit of a dilemma to decide what to reveal of the personal life of the artist… Read more Paper and Pain
Author: Elena Thomas
Word Wrangling
Maybe I was always going to be a songwriter, but it took me 50 years to actually get round to… Read more Word Wrangling
Schrödinger’s Application (Part 2)
And there it is… Big Red Shiny Button pressed. Except it is none of those things. I’m thinking of suggesting… Read more Schrödinger’s Application (Part 2)
Scale and Commitment
I’ve run out of the big beautiful paper, and can’t at the moment afford to get any more. But that’s… Read more Scale and Commitment
“Addicted to the Shindig…”
So here I am again… I’ve got myself into a groove, literally and figuratively. Music is important to my practice.… Read more “Addicted to the Shindig…”
An Unexpected Turn…
I suppose my work has always had women at its heart… mothers, daughters (I am one, but I haven’t got… Read more An Unexpected Turn…
Trust
Stick with me… there is a point to all this rambling about the olden days… this kind of follows on from… Read more Trust
Authenticity bites back…
My own words come back to bite me… Lately I’ve been banging on to a friend about “Authenticity”. I’ve clearly… Read more Authenticity bites back…
Filter, Mull and Procrastinate…(repeat)
There’s a cycle. I do wonder if being a woman, I’m more tuned in to these things? If you are… Read more Filter, Mull and Procrastinate…(repeat)
Why I am Drawing, and Why I Stopped Stitching
This morning I am delaying the start of the drawing, in order to write about the drawing. People have asked… Read more Why I am Drawing, and Why I Stopped Stitching