Category Archives: Places

A video ku from the Mournes

Posted on May 18, 2020 by

The last time I was out for a drive with my family before lockdown was on Mothers Day, March 22nd. My husband drove my daughter and me from Warrenpoint through the village of Rostrevor and when he took this road … Continue reading →

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Strange days…

Posted on April 21, 2020 by
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Latest haiga…

Posted on March 22, 2019 by

  I have added this haiku to my latest painting ‘Dreaming of Donegal’  … in memory of an old friend.    

Posted in Art, artwork and poetry, Donegal, Ireland, haiga, haiku, Ireland, Oil Painting, Original Irish Art, photo haiku, Places | 4 Comments

Of giants and dwarves…

Posted on November 7, 2017 by

UPDATE! My haibun, ‘Finding Narnia’ inspired by this grove of twelve redwoods in Kilbroney Forest Park, Rostrevor, is featured in the January edition of Contemporary Haibun Online. Original Post… HAIKU MASTERS in Kyoto Broadcast live on NHK World, Japan, December … Continue reading →

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Charmed by the sister cities of Porto and Lisbon

Posted on August 1, 2017 by

I have just returned from a fifteen-day trip to the Portuguese cities of Lisbon and Porto. If you haven’t already been, it’s useful to know that you can be at the heart of each in around three hours from the … Continue reading →

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The role of ‘fusoku-furi’ in the art of photo haiku

Posted on October 28, 2016 by

FURTHER UPDATE: I was excited to learn over the Christmas holidays that my entry in the January episode of the award-winning Japanese TV programme HAIKU MASTERS won Haiku Master of the Month. Haiku master and judge Michio Nakahara said, “The … Continue reading →

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Muse India – Triveni feature

Posted on January 8, 2016 by

“In Hindu tradition, Triveni refers to the confluence of three major rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna and the Saraswati, at a place called Prayag. But here at Muse India, it signifies the coming together of Japan, India, and the rest … Continue reading →

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Latest oil painting

Posted on August 24, 2014 by

I will be showing my latest oil painting of the keep at Narrow Water Castle during the Newcastle Arts Festival this week. It will be on display in a new exhibition space next to the Avoca Hotel. I will be around on Saturday … Continue reading →

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Pinspiration!

Posted on June 25, 2013 by

Burning Bush 2 online literary magazine Inspiration comes in many forms and I have just had a piece of work published that started life when I stuck a pin in a map of the world. 🙂 Earlier in the year, … Continue reading →

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Inspired by blues

Posted on April 10, 2013 by

I have had some artwork and poetry published today over at Postcard Poems & Prose. This is a great ezine that combines writing, art and photography, so if you are in interested in viewing or submitting some of your work, … Continue reading →

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