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The Kick-About #139 ‘In Praise of shadows’
In our last Kick-About, Jawlensky’s Girl with the Green Face challenged us with its bold colours and enigmatic expression. This week’s prompt, “In Praise of Shadows,” invites us to notice the quieter qualities of shade… Read more
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Whitstable Carnival 2025
At the beginning of August, it was carnival time again in Whitstable, this year with a Peter Cushing theme, in recognition of Cushing having lived in the town for 35 years until his death in… Read more
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Short Story: Marguerite (2025)
I was very taken by the inner-life of this girl with the green face. She is giving someone, or something, some serious ‘side-eye’, and I was interested in finding out more about her. The resulting… Read more
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Foraminifera (2025)
In terms of cognitive leaps, I didn’t leap very far with this one, as my first thought when looking at these fascinating things—foraminifera for The Kick-About No.137—was ‘lace doilies’… and so I set about seeking… Read more
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The Kick-About #137 ‘Foraminifera’
Our last Kick-About was inspired by the floating threads and meditative forms of Lenore Tawney. This week, we turn our attention to something much smaller but no less intricate: foraminifera. These tiny marine organisms build… Read more
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Mesh (2025)
I loved the gossamer. ‘barely-there’ quality of some of Lenore Tawney’s pieces—and not being in anyway a master weaver—I looked for an existing material that could give me some of that delicacy for my response… Read more
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The Kick-About #136 ‘Lenore Tawney’
Our last Kick‑About orbited the legacy of Sputnik. This week, our muse is textile pioneer Lenore Tawney, who defied craft conventions with gauzy, floating threads blending textile, drawing and collage in ethereal, contemplative forms. Enjoy… Read more
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Sputnik (2025)
To create these Sputnik-inspired photographs for The Kick-About No. 135, I ordered a large steel ball from one of those companies that provide fixtures and fittings for grand-looking railings and gates. I knew I was… Read more
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The Kick-About #135 ‘Sputnik’
For the last edition of The Kick-About, we orbited the artworks of Lee Krasner. This week, we’re satelliting an actual satellite – humanity’s first! Launched on 4 October 1957, Sputnik wasn’t just a metal sphere… Read more
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