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The Out of Sight Out of Mind Exhibition takes place annually at Summerhall in Edinburgh. This year, the hope is to go ahead as planned in October, or shift to an online exhibition if a live one proves not to be possible. Either way, the call is now going out for people who have livedContinue reading “Ideas and Inspirations: Call for Art Work”

Joan of Arc died on 30th May 1431. This is my tribute… Me and Moggy decided to build a time machine out of cardboard. Inspired by our daily dose of A-Team reruns, we knew we could do anything. So we set to work, admired our dedication and craftsmanship, then decided to brave a test run;Continue reading “A Cardboard Time Adventure”

We are the possible, the empowering and the very real, we forget ourselves and the fact to the cold breeze every single day, it can no longer be this way.  The reason we forget that is our own silly choice.  We forget who we are. If we can push beyond the mortal coils to remember,Continue reading “What We Forget”

Poor Mr Ketchup looked rather strange in his new clothes. None of them seemed to match. In fact, Mr ketchup often wore different coloured boots. His friends were always telling him that he looked silly, but he just carried on wearing the wrong clothes. The people who lived in Tiny Tot village thought he’d had lost hisContinue reading “Mr Ketchup Learns a Hard Lesson”

I just want to say how proud I am of our NHS, Stepping out onto the frontline, they are the best, The one light at then of the tunnel for our nation, Is our dedicated nurses, a true inspiration. On Thursday night we gather, to support them and clap, You can also donate by text,Continue reading “Thank You NHS”

Life is   beautiful Life is loveable. Time  is short  But without God. It is meaningless. It’s a shadow of loss. By Rosalind Alexander

I’ve been lockdown for so long Now I find it hard to remember Where the empty buses goin past Actually go to. I have forgotten What money looks like Cos everything is ‘card only.’ I have forgotten The pace of the weekdays, As everyday feels like Sunday. I can’t remember What it was like toContinue reading “A Quiet Blessing”

When the sun gets out of her bed And stretches her rays across the way All I see is ‘Buy me, buy me, buy me,’ Even the litter, minor billboards advertising useless things. But when twilight rides in on the late afternoon breeze, I finally sense quiet tranquillity, And I get to breath it in.Continue reading “Twilight”

These three paintings are of similar ideas, especially the first two. The first is an early form of abstraction relating to Brain Damage and recovery. I did over 700 sketches before I attempted painting, so it was a long process that has taken me over four years to get to that point.  It’s called 5Continue reading “Three Paintings By Anthony John Holderness”

Like many of us, Mr Ketchup is struggling to deal with the new rules and regulations we are having to live with, in Rosalind Alexanders latest update on his continuing (mis)adventures! Mr Ketchup  struggled to get out of bed. He’d hardly slept a wink . Cough cough into the early hours of the morning. He foundContinue reading “Mr. Ketchup’s New Mask”