The bold colouring of the local hotel on Banda Neira foreshadows an emerging linguistic opportunity.  The restaurant was far from a dive…. It was welcome to the eels and reef life.  The warriors emerged from Read More …

In the sheltered waters around Arguni Island the hand prints and sea creatures on the limestone walls are more than evidence of a presence long before our time.  On first seeing the hand I was Read More …

A cascading waterfall is muralled on the wall.  A gathering of drops from dew, drizzle, diversion and dreams rolling like an enlarged hourglass opening a cornucopia of possibility.  There, on that leaf, a rainbow drop Read More …

There is a long and sometimes sordid history of the the Dutch seeking to establish a trade monopoly around Ambon, Indonesia, and aside from the seizure of agricultural products (fish, beef jerky coffee) the local Read More …

There is a glorious juxtaposition between the flagrant decadence of this super-sized bar stool town and the isolated communities of the diaspora.  The emergence of blue beams, backgrounds and logos are a constant reminder that Read More …

The dated heart pulses behind every image.  The bright red heart, like a chili pepper beats with the southern heat to create visual feasts.  In contrast to much of the whitewashed construction, the buildings are Read More …

Under the shade of the palapa on a Mexican beach the eyes hide from the tropical sun.  The flora is infused with the colours of sunshine.  With greens.  With magenta. With an iridescence that glows Read More …

The lead painting by Luci Vidales can be found in the veterans gallery in Guadalajara. Her art speaks to the place and spacing of women in our time and culture.  Resting on a bench to Read More …

In Guadalajara we visited sights and neighborhoods and one of the more friendly encounters was with a low wheeled police vehicle.  There were smiles, recognition that this was a more friendly approach for both ecology Read More …

The sun glows through the high plateau pine.  In the background Lake Chapala holds the morning clouds dear as the sun breaks across the vista.  We spent last night in Jocotepec with Margarets brother Casey Read More …