Colour by Nature
The close examination of flowers requires the vision of a bee. Attraction to colour and hexagon shape may be at the root of a bees view of the nectar universe. The view from the bi-ped Read More …
Sand, sand and sun
The gritting of sand in a sandal may be an irritation. Walking 4300 steps with sand grinding calouses may save on a future pedicure. At another level these irritations emerge as one leaves the routines Read More …
Stacks of Remembrance
The stacking of stones to mark remembrance is not new. Before I delve into these rocky remembrances let us pause as civilization to remember history. The mask is a visual stack of stones that mark Read More …
Icons of a New Age
Burried in sand and anchoring whatever is tethered to it is this oversized multi -spiked protein model, a visual larger than any icon. There was a time when snakes and crawling things would scare our Read More …
Four Corners — An Archtectural Waldo
At the intersection of two main streets in Palermo, four identical buildings grace each corner creating a circle that acts as stage for musicians, horses, dancers, jugglers and feet! One could chart the compass points Read More …
Temples and Vegetables
Somewhere in translation or translinguistic adaptation the Valley of the Temples changed names from the older Hill of the temples. Now all of this doesn’t matter because the temple built originally around 200BCE and updated Read More …
History, Theatres and other Holy Places
In Toarmina, a few kilometres from Cantania there is an ancient amphitheater that has been preserved through 2300 years of history and is again a cultural gathering place for music and theatre. Now all that Read More …
Volcanoes and Rain
In one of many craters on Mt Etna we stand somewhat shaken by the fact that over 50 eruptions have occurred since February. The moonscape further testifies with a barenness that life evolves over hundreds Read More …
What Food These Morsels Be
The bright colours of the orange and red cherry tomatoes promise flavour. The palate is more than rewarded by flavour bursts in every bite. The promise of “the best” in Sicilian tomatoes is delivered. Sweetness Read More …
Storm clouds over Cantania
The sandbags huddled in doorways are waiting for another rainfall – a waterfall in the city. The city is closed as if everyone were waiting for a snow-day. Everything is closed waiting for rain (By Read More …