“Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery with golden lacquer. It teaches us to embrace damage and flaws.” — ManGill. For most of my adult life I have helped repair the sick. Many had their lives suddenly shattered and altered forever. It was a job at which I was quite good. Recently, the… Read more

On a recent trip to Darwin, I encountered this work in person. I am late to the party for this important indigenous artist, but the deceptively simple, but confident mark making he employs is compelling. The piece is synthetic polymer paint, applied with a palette knife. The history of the palette knife is interesting. The… Read more

“ Good flying never killed an enemy. …” Edward Mick Mannock, RAF So I like making small scale models. You start this hobby building anything you can get your hands on. Ships, aircraft, tanks, cars, submarines, Thunderbirds, and everything in between. Mostly military, but not all. Hobbies are like surgery, you initially learn to do everything, but… Read more