On being nice… I’ve had a while now to process the encounters of my open studio. I’ve also had a… Read more On being nice…

Last weekend’s Open Studio event was really good. We joined in with the Heritage Open Days programme of events and… Read more Strange feathers and beech nuts..

Over the last month or so my time in the studio has been spent doing bits of drawing, but mostly… Read more Twigs and Tales…

I have been Elena Thomas now for over 40 years. I exchanged my long and difficult Serbian surname for something… Read more Names and Identity: a personal history…

I posted this in my blog post dated 1st August, and have been thinking about it since… “Things have a… Read more Materials, Habits and Rituals…

I have written about this before, I know I have, from varying angles… My various feeds and inboxes are inundated… Read more Prizes! Prizes! Prizes…?

It’s coming down to practicalities now, as I pick away at clearing the studio ready to receive visitors and show… Read more Keeping v chucking…

My studio wall now is covered in fairy tales, and surreal images and narratives. I had no intention towards this,… Read more Thinking, Making and “Thinging”…

I feel there is an analogy to be explored: imagine the peri-menopausal woman who, fed up of all the crap,… Read more Hair cuts and wall painting…

I’m writing this still in Devon, when I should actually be in Bristol. Thank goodness I checked the satnav before… Read more Songs and Delays…