Deer Dancer

Nearly everyone had left that bar in the middle of winter except the

hardcore. It was the coldest night of the year, every place shut down, but

not us. Of course we noticed when she came in. We were Indian ruins. She

was the end of beauty. No one knew her, the stranger whose tribe we

recognized, her family related to deer, if…

... I have purchased some Rilke...

... you run like a luminous deer and I am dark I am forest...

And... 50…

… have you heard of a puzzle-purse? 

It is a type of origami fold that seems to have become a traditional token of love and friendship in the Victorian times; wonderful delicate folds and designs. This delicacy seems to run across a whole range of traditional Victorian crafts; paper cutting, embossing, jewellery made from hair, paper lace…

In truth, the exact origins and identity of St. Valentine are unclear (website)

On February 14 around the year 278 A.D., Valentine, a holy priest in Rome in the days of Emperor Claudius II, was beheaded...

Claudius the Cruel believed that Roman men were unwilling to join the army because of their strong attachment to their wives and families… so…

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28/11/2014

Leah here. 

I never know when it is a good time to contact people with whom I have had a secret conversation with their creative work - either when I have something that I can physically hand-over to them - and say tadah - here is my response to your work - or whether I just dive in and say - well, this is what I have been smudging around and this is what I've been dreaming about! To be honest I don't think that it has ever truly happened like that - either way... I…

Outside of my comfort zone, sometimes a good place to start, or at least - it makes me sit up and pay attention. 

And so it was that my first art project as Artist in Residence with National Theatre Wales began - outside of my comfort zone.

Handmaid Red is a creative response to…