Dear Heaven Thank you for Dappled Light. Timely Let me take you on a walk through my interaction with your email. I saw your email and l was yessssss. My plan was to open attachments last night, however yesterday turned out to be another venture into tokenistic meetings, the other, questioning what l was doing…
Category: Creative practice
Magumbo
Totem: Magumbo Character traits Magumbo anopenga. Haaite zvekutamba A lioness A fighter Don’t do it! Who am l? I am a child of God A daughter A mother A sister friend, colleague, artist Magumbo? I am so MANY things I roar I meow I howl Sometimes my blood boils so hot l feel like WONDER…
The day the tree died
A sunny cold day, knock on door I’m not ready… Door opened… I’m not ready… ‘ _I’m cutting the tree down’,_ she said _‘Cut it, sure cut it’_ they said No space between the wall and I I’m not ready… The day the tree died, Stuff, stuff, more stuff, Twisted, woven, greens, blues, heavy, thick……
Happiness in the accident
Back in November 2018 I made a pot. It was a big pot, formed of clay moulded over a bowl, intended as a home for a large Philodendron to be hung from the ceiling of my house. But work, travel and more latterly COVID-19 got in the way. The pot was fired and sat in…
There
Wordsmith: Laura Nyahuye Designer maker: Laura Nyahuye Photographer: John Whitmore
Cracked but not broken
We are all cracked, damaged in some way by the experiences of our past. Our experiences of hurt, pain and fear shape who we are and our relationships with others. Some of these cracks run deep, fracturing our sense of self. Some are caused by experiences beyond our control…the unexpected death of a close friend,…
Making me
As a privileged white academic I have benefited hugely from the time and space afforded by the COVID-19 lockdown. Whilst the demands of my work have continued – and in some ways increased in unexpected ways due to the pandemic – I have also been released from the relentless travel which had come to dominate…
Amai Chii?
#Lockdown conversations with self #reflections #march #april #may 2020 Amai chii? My mother tongue Shona: English translation: who/what is motherhood? The state of being mom, mother. What is that? What is it without a father, fathering the children? Is mothering, mothering, without fathering? Are single mothers both father and mother for real, for real? Or…
Urikuendepi?
Urikuendepi? I jumped! Kusvetuka Urikuendepi? I jumped! Kusvetuka 5 year plan 10 year plan 25 years from now Where do you see yourself Whats your address What is the name of the company The project Limited Limited by guarantee Charity Commercial Non commercial Urikuendepi? Urikuendepi? There is the plan and there is the PLAN….
About
About the elephant within The elephant without The elephant in the room… ABOUT Teach them about race About love About patience About peace About crisis About patience About love About the system About disparities About relationships About faith About hope About love About About About About About pulling my ears off the floor …
The artist and the prof 