Category: Esther’s Projects
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Schloßökonimie Gern Take Two!
In the March edition of The Heacham Newsletter I wrote about my experience at the symposium at the Schloßökonimie Gern, Eggenfelden in 2005. Ten years later I was asked to teach at a Summer Academy on this same site that I had loved so much.During the first week in August, four intensive workshops would be…
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What on earth is a Schloßökonomie?
It’s funny how you can have experiences in your life that are extraordinary but not realise at the time how much so. After finishing my commission that I wrote about in December’s Heacham Newsletter, I decided to find a space more suitable for creating large scale sculpture. It was a move from Upper to Lower…
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Exploring Totems
There are a couple of things about me that come from being born in Canada. One is a sense of freedom and love of wide open spaces. Another is an deep affinity for the First Nations people. They have a rich culture of beliefs, legends and practices. Unfortunately, as early as the 18th century, when…
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Magical Stones and New Beginnings
With the end of the year approaching, I like to review and see if my year is complete. But how can you rate that? What IS complete? Maybe it’s achieving everything I set out to do but maybe it’s just enough to travel the path as best I can — one small step after the…
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Further art adventures
Summer is winding down and I have had a good one. My piece Beginning – Ending – Beginning for Wighton 23 Cycle did get finished on time but just barely. It was important to do the cement work as close to setting up as possible so that the embedded plants were as fresh as possible.…
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Summer of Art
I am so excited that my concept for the Wighton 23 exhibition has been selected! Many of you are probably familiar with the Cley summer exhibition held in July. The main venue was St. Margaret’s Church. Over the years artwork was exhibited throughout the town and on the beach. In 2021, the final year at…
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Fabulous Creative Experience
In September I was invited to take part in an Art Symposium in Neukirchen, Bavarian Forest, Germany. The theme was Cosmos.
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Illusion of Motion?: CUSP @11thour in King’s Lynn
The first 11thour took place on 11 October. It was a magical night. The horrendous showers didn’t dampen the spirit of the evening. There were performances, exhibitions, light shows and more at several venues in King’s Lynn.