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

  • Mountain medicine

    March 29, 2026 by

    “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

  • The mists of travel

    March 25, 2026 by

    “Mountains and Rivers” ,Paint on glass Nguyen Van Hhanh, Danang Fine Arts Museum Mist in the landscape is a very real part of travel in SouthEast Asia. Obscuring morning sea mists, a persistent haze over the sky throughout the day, and a slowly enveloping evening cloud over the mountains. All of this has been captured… Read more

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