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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Things can get complicated
“To simplify complications is the first essential of success…” George Earle Buckle The word complication comes from the Latin Complicare, to fold together. This makes sense, something with many folds is more complicated than a flat object. Most dictionary definitions take the obvious route of describing a complication as an action that makes something more… Read more
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Interacting with colour
“What happens happens mostly without you…” Josef Albers 1963 was an important year, not least because of the publication of this life changing book. Josef Albers was a revolutionary academic and artist. His first foray into teaching was as part of the Bauhaus Movement. His style was interactive, with demonstrations and practical challenges. The rise… Read more
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