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Posted on 18 Oct 2009 In: arts, design

How a Lion and a Turtle Sang a Song

The cut -out illustration I’ve done for the favourite cartoon of my childhood- How a Lion and a Turtle Sang a Song.

Posted on 12 Oct 2009 In: arts, poetry, society

Jean Binta Breeze

At one of the events during Black History month I met Jean Binta Breeze- a Caribbean woman, a poet and writer. This woman struck me with her strong feeling of her roots. ’We need to understand where we come from in order to point out where we are in life and define our future.’ She [...]

Posted on 8 Oct 2009 In: arts, music, poetry

National Poetry day

I’ve heard on the radio this morning that is it a National Poetry Day today. And I thought about Jerry Hope- a famous Derby’s poet, creative writer, musician , a founder of The Dust Collectors and an inspiration for so many people who new him and his work. He left this world in the spring [...]

Posted on 7 Oct 2009 In: arts, film

An Absent Face

An Absent Face is a portrait of the mask-maker Stephen Jon. 20 minutes film by Gaylan Nazhad. 2009