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…

I look at new work on my studio wall. It is new, a slightly tangential shift from what has gone… Read more Language and Experience…

In addition to my studio, I have another work space. There are times when I can’t get to the studio,… Read more A Different Type of Studio…

Shuffling and selling… I am gradually getting my head together and moving on to the next thing. I’ve decided, regardless… Read more Shuffling and selling…