David Walsh is a pen collector, surgeon and would be artist

These are his ideas, thoughts and images

  • The imperfect can become more beautiful

    September 11, 2019 by

    “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

  • Eras end, memories don’t

    September 20, 2026 by

    “Some people want it to happen, some wish it would happen, and others make it happen…” Michael Jordan 48 years ago I went to the 1978 Sturt vs Norwood Grand Final at Football Park. I was with my Nanna Walsh, We had been going to Sturt games together since I turned five. She was a… Read more

  • Facing the unknown

    September 16, 2026 by

    “As we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns—the ones we don’t know we don’t know…” Donald Rumsfeld During my surgical lifetime probably… Read more

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