David Walsh is a pen collector, surgeon and would be artist
These are his ideas, thoughts and images

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The imperfect can become more beautiful
“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
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You make a fine point
“The pen is the lever by which we move e the world…” Thomas Talmage Melissa always seeks breathtaking precision in her art. My style is loose and semi abstract. Whilst I throw ink and paint around with the biggest nib or brush I can pick up, she is working with the sharpest pencils or smallest… Read more
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Mountain medicine
“Good morning Vietnam…” Adrian Cronauer During the American War in Vietnam, Da Nang was an important US base. It had a major military airstrip, an important American surgical hospital, and the local beaches were a favourite GI R&R destination. This region also had significant Viet Cong operatives and sympathisers, covertly living in the local villages.… Read more
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