“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

“Not everything that counts can be counted…” Albert Einstein It was Louis Pasteur that first noticed under his microscope that he could separate tartaric acid crystals into two distinct groups, those that polarised light and those that didn’t. Pasteur was interested in other matters, so he made the observation, but didn’t give it much more… Read more

“Lancashire Industrial Scene, 1928” LS Lowry, Dunedin Public Art Gallery With a population of just under 150,000, Dunedin is a significant New Zealand South Island city, but is far from a major metropolis. As ever Melissa and I instinctively judge a new city with a visit to their public art gallery. Dunedin did not disappoint.… Read more