Creation is not only for artists. Students who are discovering their voices to call for a ceasefire in Gaza are, collectively, creating a moment in history. Those opposing it will apply the same silencing, disparaging comments, and threats, as they have to artists who have challenged doctrine for millennia.

I wept when I witnessed the video of US Airman Aaron Bushnell setting himself on fire in front of the Israeli Embassy in America in protest at the Gaza War, and later passing away from his injuries. It cannot not be spoken of…What cuts through my own emotions is a real need to plead to everyone hurting out there - please reach out and connect with others - and young people of conscience, please don’t leave us. We need you more than ever.

Artists paint especially when there are no words left…

Dear Friends. In these challenging times, may you find solace, strength & love in unlikely places & in abundance. Remember, we can only do our best with what we've got, however small & humble. Imagining hope is a big job but is within each and every one of us in 2024. May your loving God bless you & keep you safe.

Soldiers & civilians both share secret lives of superstition and they often carry material objects for ‘luck’ and protection during life’s challenging moments. Building on my rustic War and Peace 2023 amulets, these 2 new designs are high-fire colour glazed using WA stoneware clay & come with each 2024 giclée limited edition print orders for ‘Love in a Cold Climate’ & ‘Crooked Roads’.

It seems to be that during times of great planetary change, if you’ve lived a while and done a lot, you find yourself looking back and taking stock to try to better understand the present. Artists,..we tend to keep a lot of diaries and notes too. Here are some visual and audio diary entries from between 2009 and 2010 right in the middle of painting my series The Assassination of Judy Garland, which was a processing of the 2008-09 Gaza War, the election of Barack Obama, the start of drone use in wars, and of course the so-called ‘war on terror’ years.