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A Day in the Life

I’m trying to draw ducks’ feet. Earlier in the day, Mum took me to the park and now I’m figuring out how to transfer what I’ve seen to the page. The curves of webbed skin between the ducks’ toes are proving quite a challenge.  Lying here on my tummy, surrounded by paper and pens, withContinue reading “A Day in the Life”

Waiting For the Mantra

Nowadays it seems everyone is getting spiritual. Meditation and mindfulness in particular are booming, with courses and classes available all over every city. We tend to think of meditation as a silent practice, but there is one meditation method which is anything but silent.   Mantras are repeated phrases, chanted or sung as part ofContinue reading “Waiting For the Mantra”