Bloom is a bit befuddling. When folks walk into my studio and see her she usually causes a reaction. Some ‘get it’ immediately, they lay their hands on their hearts and I can see they are deeply moved. Some get flustered, they know it means something…
Neurodivergent is not a term that I ever would have used to describe myself. I actually thought I was pretty ‘normal’. I function in the world fairly well, most of the time, and so I have never questioned whether or not I might be neurodivergent.
But then one day, in a strange juxtaposition of events – two conversations with two totally different people back to back – an epiphany occurred…
Artist Open Houses… has been running for decades in Brighton and Hove, as hundreds of locals open up their homes to host exhibitions of their own and for visiting artists so that the public to come and have a jolly good look round at, and hopefully buy a piece or two. I have loved this…
INTRODUCING ARTIST LILY LOY Many, many, many of you have commented on the amazing woodcut artworks by Lily that you have seen in ‘Gallery Gladys’ recently, so I wanted to highlight these works here in our online space. Lily Loy mostly prefers to remain an enigma, wandering the beaches of France creating beautiful murals here…