Characters talk and now I listen
Ideas, scenes and characters live in the imagination. They’re not something to run from. Alas, all this input can sometimes feel scary, so what do you do?
Category Creativity
Life is a Pastiche
The idea of pastiche as a metaphor for lived experience has been on my mind a lot lately. I’ve just finished constructing a collage that began with a cut out from a magazine using Rita Angus’ character Rutu from her…
Why I Started Blogging Again: A Gen X Perspective on Digital Communication
Ahead Of Your Time, Until You’re Not (Updated 9 June 2025) Back in the early 2000s, I started a blog as an experiment in digital communication. If I remember right, it was called Chameleon Diaries. It was going to be…
