In November last year I was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. I’ve spent a lot of time on the sofa and undergoing treatment. It’s not been how I ever imagined cancer would be. So much has been positive, so much has been adopting new routines and being in health care environments, so much has been receiving and giving love. Every day brings new perspectives and priorities, one of which is knowing that my work is so very important to me - in fact it is my life. The things that are even more important are my partner Adele and my wonderful family and friends. When Penny Arcade in her performance Longing Lasts Longer, at Pool Arts in 2015 talked about death and what will matter in the final moments
Last weekend I opened my studio as part of the exhibition and open studios at Pool Arts, part of #Manifestarts19. I showed my watercolour series The End Of Oil (former working title Use It Up); the Carl Peploe archive project and still photos from Another Adele projects. Adele also performed a reading from artist Eddie Price’s meditation on Resilience, taken from a text message series of correspondence with me. The open was a great success for all the artists taking part with some sales and a beautiful cake made by Roger H celebrating 20 years of Pool Arts. I had some prints made of some of my paintings one of which went in the raffle. Being part of the open studios was a good marker for me,
