A Whiff of Bleach – 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition
A Whiff of Bleach has been judged a Caribbean Highly Commended entry in the 2010 Commonwealth Short Story Competition. This is a wonderful triumph for me and for my writing. I started working on a collection of short stories in October six years ago,...
The “Olla” Technique for Deep Watering
I found this online and am going to try this technique on my plants for the park. Recycling and conservation in one.Southern Rockies Nature Blog: The "Olla" Technique for Deep Watering: "It is raining right now, hurray, but rain cannot be counted on here in the...
In Toronto a park is named for Augustine
InsideToronto Article: Park named for AugustineThis is a prime example about our need for 100 green spaces. A park is named for a Grenadian living in Canada, and in Grenada few, if any parks (not playing fields and sporting venues) exist.
My Park Project at Queen’s Park
This park project has been in my mind since I wrote a project called 100 Green Spaces a few years ago. The Grenada National Stadium Authority (GNSA) has graciously provided me with space and time to accomplish this public art installation, and at the same time,...
Shortknee in Shanghai, China
The Grenada Pavilion at the 2010 Shanghai Expo http://en.expo2010.cn/c/en_gj_tpl_235.htm is the next stop for my Chantuelle series.These images are part of my Chantuelle series, articulating my response to the socially sanctioned slow and painful...
Historical work for the 46th annual GAC show
The capital of Grenada, Saint George's, celebrates its 300th anniversary this year, so the Grenada Arts Council's theme this year reflected that. So what do I do? Well......... I have been working on (I am a victim of multi-art-tasking) visualising the history of...
Shortknee snowed out in DC
It was all terribly exciting - Travelling with new artworks to be displayed at the Grenada Independence Week event this past February at the OAS headquarters in Washington DC. But that event was snowed out in more ways than one. I should have stayed at home....
Liberation in red
10/20/2009 6:49 AMI am about to begin another set of still life-type paintings. The ones I finished last night were Still Life with Plums instead of apples, Cashews (with the nut) instead of pears. VG’s still life with pottery and two bottles became in my...
Artistic vitamin d
10/14/2009 9:13 AMI have just upload to my blog, saying that I have empathised with VG this year and that I am painting what he painted, using Sans Souci as my Arles, and so on. All my backgrounds are red. I have chosen red to lift me out of my blue funk. Nothing like...
Blue milk jug
10/13/2009 8:56 AMYesterday I painted three works inspired by VG. I started on a fourth but my enthusiasm had run out like a kitchen sink emptying of water. I went to wash my dishes instead that had been sitting in dirty solitude for a few days.I have used crotons as...