Carl Jung famously referred to occurrences of synchronicity as “meaningful coincidences that cannot be explained by cause and effect.” He thought that there was something more profound going on than sheer coincidence, something to do with a “deeper order of the universe…” While I can see the attractiveness of this line of reasoning I find … Continue reading THE MYSTERIOUS CASE OF THE TWO PIZANS – And more synchronicity?*
It’s been quite a while since I published a “live” postcard-type piece, but this current trip to Coimbra, Portugal’s oldest (and Europe’s third-oldest) university city has drawn me to the keyboard. Incredible to think, that we have been living on the Iberian Peninsula (on our finca in southern Andalusia and in Gibraltar) for well over … Continue reading A POSTCARD FROM COIMBRA
In my four decades or so as a professional artist, fine and commercial, my most successful medium, from a financial perspective was gouache. For those who may not know, gouache (also called body-colour) is a form of watercolour paint, but with a denser, “gummier” pigment and more body and opacity. All of which makes it … Continue reading GOUACHE – the most forgiving medium
And my failsafe recipe for delicious bulka (and/or challah)… Although I am not at all religious now I retain a fondness for the Ashkenazi/mid-east European food of my semi-observant north-London childhood. And fortunately, a non-kosher kitchen is no impediment to recreating some of my favourite Jewish foods and dishes. Growing up in 1960’s and 70’s … Continue reading You Chorelywood? I surely wouldn’t!
ARKS, ADAM AND AXARQUIA 