I’ve been in Cataluña visiting my gran for her 88th birthday. She doesn’t believe she is 88, and claims to be too busy to brush her teeth! The birthday was a lovely, sunny winter’s day.
That holiday thing we do in December
I’m at home enjoying a holiday back in good old Europe. This time last year I was on a beach in Vietnam, and my Christmas lunch on a sunny terrace ended with some sketching. This was the ‘Christmas tree’, very much in it’s natural environment:
Arts For Mobility
I’m helping Kids First Enterprise raise funds to make more wheelchairs for disadvantaged people in Vietnam. As well as donating an artwork, I will be organising the art exhibition and silent auction at the Saigon Opera on the 3rd December 2011. This year’s event offers freeflow wine and finger food, a classical music concert, and an art exhibition with silent auction. Last year’s event generated 12 wheelchairs! I’m not involved in selling tickets, but get in touch if you want help booking them, or if you want to help in any way!
Micro-residency at Room13
Room 13 is a creative initiative to give access to art-making to young people around the world. Today I was the artist-in-residence at the event in HCMC, Vietnam. In a major advertising agency’s office, tables were prepared with paint and paper. I brought along my art materials and some old wood (found on demolished building sites) and some props. After showing some images of my topic and of my work in progress, I spent 2 hours drawing, while the children got creative in any way they wished.
DomestiCity: visual research on domestic activities in dense urban areas
It’s Urban Asia week on ThisBigCity. See my article on use of domestic space in high urban density Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam:
