I am a bad blogger.

Estoy aca.  Soy aca. There are two different way's to 'be' in castellano...think about that.  I am - temporary....I am - permanently....my state of being......being separated.  Anyway 'I am here' physically and spiritually here in Uruguay, where I have lived now for almost 8 months, it feels like my home, which is a wonderful feeling to have.  I am bound for England on 20th December.....but my intentions are to stay through the Uruguayan summer and while the hours away working in a hostel somewhere by the beach......meet people, draw, ponder my desires, start to weave together the threads dangling there, in my mind.  I have been having a great time, loving and learning, growing, acting the same, thinking about progress and truth, thinking about acting differently,  seeing, smelling, walking, talking, learning, drawing, laughing, listening, forming ideas for dreams which seem possible....at last, teaching, teaching, teaching, dancing, smoking, smoking, smoking,thinking about people about humans, immigration and migration, language, translating, explaining (my god-explaining), its this land, this place and these people its Latin America.........Salado!

My Arrival in Uruguay.....where the adventure begins....

I arrived in Uruguay on 1st March 2011, after three connecting flights from Heathrow, stopping at Sao Paulo, Buenos Aires and finally the place which will be my home for the next six months.....Montevideo.  One first hiccup was 'no luggage', it just didn't arrive!!!  We went to the desk, Jordoon had his luggage ticket, but, oh yes, I had lost mine!!!!  Disaster struck, they put us both on the same claim, and with our claim form, we trotted off to find a bus to 'Tes Cruces'.  We were successful in picking the right bus, so with only our hand luggage we embarked on the unknown.

We met JC our fellow volunteer from 'Everythings Possible', he has been here for 8 months, his Spanish is perfect and he has been fully emerged into Uruguayan life. The three of us went to visit the Language school we will be working at, the two women that we will be working with were lovely, so kind and welcoming.  They would be my helpers in the return of my luggage!!!

After our visit to Guildford, we caught the bus through the city, all the new sights and sounds and smells that we will eventually become accustomed to filled our senses, a new air to breathe, we were excited to see our new home.  We were not disappointed, we rocked up to a fabulous 1800's terrace with balconies at the front, we opened the door to a marble staircase and a stained glass ceiling, a little run down, but oh so perfect with it, much like Montevideo, it has an old charm.

Here a few pictures of what I have seen so far.....more to come along with more tales of the adventure.

Some New Doodles for 2011.

Carto-graph

 Click on the link below to find out about 'Cartograph', I have a mixed media embroidery piece featuring in the exhibition, the theme of which being maps.  It opens Thursday 13th January until the 7th March 2011and features all other artists that had solo shows at the gallery in 2010.

Carto-graph

ART & CRAFTS MARKET TOMORROW (18th DEC) - PIECE HALL, HALIFAX.

I have my second art stall tomorrow, ooh its a cold weekend for standing outside on a market....but hopefully plenty of people and that great christmassy feeling will stop me and my ever faithful buddy Sally from feeling it too much.  I will be selling photopolymer and etching prints, of limited editions.  Along with my handmade, recycled 'art cards', there will some mixed media framed works also on sale.  Sally has a lovely selection of cards, button necklaces and craft pieces.  Come along and see us at the Piece Hall, Halifax, West Yorks, we will be there from 8.30am, its the Victorian Weekend at The Piece Hall, so it should feel like you have stepped back in time. The market is on until 4pm.

My Next Exhibition at Brass Gallery, Leeds December 2010.

Click on the link below to see details for my next exhibition, starting in January 2011 (date tba).   My response to the theme 'Cartograph' will feature along with several other Brass Agency exhibitors from 2010.

Brass Gallery

Small Works Exhibition, Todmorden, see my work amongst many others!!

A wonderful gallery, The Water Street Gallery, in Todmorden, Lancashire invited me to exhibit in their Small Works Exhibition.  It runs until 30th January 2011, and its a really beautiful space and there are so many other great artists involved.  I have 6 prints in the exhibition, I sold one on the preview day...how exciting!!!