The Artist’s Return

by | Aug 30, 2010 | Uncategorized

I am working hard to fundraise for my return to Paris and Italy. Above is one of the paintings that I am putting up for sale from my catalogue. ‘Smithers Cows’ – 24″x32″. Acrylic on canvasThe 1Mandala relaunch has begun! One element of...

Indecision

by | Aug 28, 2010 | Uncategorized

Morning dawns in Sagada: should I leave today for Bontoc?There were so many times on my bike journey that I would come to an intersection and just have no clue whether to go left or right. After many agonizing moments and forced decisions, I learned that indeed if...

Drinking Blood from a Dog with a Straw

by | Aug 26, 2010 | Uncategorized

So, I noticed yesterday that my blog about fresh peanuts got as much attention as some of my most profound existential posts. Maybe I ought to mix it up a little more often!Well, do I ever have a lot more local stories to share as I weave through lands!Take yesterday...

Unbeleivable Fresh Peanuts

by | Aug 23, 2010 | Uncategorized

I must have eaten millions of peanuts in my life. I love ’em. However, it was only in the last week that I tried my first fresh peanut. I discovered that they grow them here in Sagada and sell them in the market.Unbeleivable. Really! Fresh peanuts are so...

Drawing Circles

by | Aug 22, 2010 | Uncategorized

Have you seen the movie ‘10,000 BC’? Many critics dismissed it as rather superficial. And maybe it was, but there were a few things about it I found deeply intriguing. There was the reference to Atlantis and the Atlanteans that was so brief that I had to...