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From There to Here

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The 700
The 700

I have been sitting here thinking about how on earth to start my first blog in over seven months.  Can I explain or put into words, the huge changes that have happened in my life since I last wrote?  I can’t. Nothing I would say could do justice, or pay sufficient respect to all those people that kept me going.  They were there in the hardest times and are still now encouraging and supporting me. I can’t thank them all enough, they had faith that I could carry on.  Even when I thought I didn’t know how to.

Art has been the one thing that has at times taken me to a place of calm and security.  I lose hours drawing and I become a happier person as a result. I may not have been writing much but drawing,  painting and photography has been a daily routine.  I joined Instagram last year and through that community, I made some really good friends, it’s is also amazing the things you learn just by looking at other peoples creativity.  I have used it as a sounding board for my stuff too, getting far more positive feedback than I would have thought.  Having over 700 regular followers of my work through Instagram, now gives me the objectivity to fill my galleries here with the most popular work. I tried to keep my opinion out of it,  as I tend to be a little too critical maybe.

Over the last couple of weeks or so, this is what I have worked on, visually speaking.  Moreover I hope you enjoy the art here.  I promise to keep in touch for here on in, even if I just let the art tell a story of it’s own.

In the half light
From There to Here
April Moon
Kinetic Minds
Red Islands. With Gavin Brickwood, his photograph, my edit.
Beyond Beneath
Fissures
Wistful Sketching
Portal.With GSB. His photography, my edit
Pressence
Eden
I Design for Life
Artemis
The Lake
Finding the Horizon
The Cherry Tree

 

 

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Domesticity & Art

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If I had my way, I would sit and draw, or go out and shoot photographs, in preference to housework any day.  So you’ll find that I will go through stages of being a ‘Monica’ (house exceptionally clean) to wandering around with a ink pen in hand, ignoring the fact that I need to hoover.  Or eat.  Or do the laundry.

I have been blessed to have my very best friend in the world, over from Australia for the last 4 weeks.  We have spent some lovely times together with her family, as well as quality time, just her and me.  Now she is winging her way home, I’m feeling a bit bereft, but I am so inspired too.  A million and one idea’s, are running over themselves in my head, so my pull towards art is stronger, more compelling than ever.  You find that when you are in the company of someone who knows you so well (we have been friends since we were at school), that it restores a confidence and belief that propels you into action.

So, with this motivation its all systems go creatively.  I hope you enjoy the posts to come, with art and photography, possibly some musings, ramblings or writing too.  I am going to get all domestic goddess at some point soon, but at least for now, the mundane chores of life, are going to have to take a lower priority.

Have a great weekend!

Netherworld
Netherworld. Painting with encaustic wax. ©Caz Norton 2012
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Tribal

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Tribal
Tribal

Hey everyone.   And this is my first drawing of 2013 and the start of this years Art!!.  This is a homage to an ‘old skool’ style of working for me, one which started about 17 years ago.  It seemed fitting to retrace some old steps in my art as little has survived from those times. I basically walked away from a life in 1997 that had been very difficult with little more than 2 boxes and a couple of bin bags of possessions, so left older artwork, probably to be burnt to cinders.  The important thing is that I could start again, with 2 beautiful daughters, an amazing best friend and a clapped out Citroen 2CV called Clueless.  I began living.

This is the piece of work that I went through a love, hate relationship with, probably because at first it reminded me of that other existence.   The person I once was and who I am now.  It contains, if you look closely, some hidden little messages.

Hope your all keeping snug, it’s damn freezing here in Cambridge.  So I’m layered up to the nines against a howling wind!  Take care peeps.