by Louise van Vliet | Jul 11, 2017 | Blog
I grew up in the small coastal town of Largs in Ayrshire, Scotland and I believed in fairies. It’s not difficult to believe in something that you have seen and I saw them pretty much everywhere. In retrospect, they could have been butterflies but then again who...
by Louise van Vliet | Jul 10, 2017 | Blog
Feelings rank higher than words in our evolutionary process. What? Education gives us the words for things and we can feel(!) pretty clever when we know the name of a flower or type of insect or Nutritional value of a Peanut. How we actually feel about something is...
by Louise van Vliet | Jul 8, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
I was making my morning round of the garden with the dogs when I spotted a piece of bark that had dropped off a Birch tree during a heavy rainstorm. Birch bark has a beautiful silver papery appearance which adds depth and texture in a delicate way. What made this...
by Louise van Vliet | Jun 29, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
You can use the power of your imagination to tell a story based upon an abstract shape. What thoughts come to mind when you look at this picture? Compare your thoughts with friends and family. We don’t all see the same things – this could explain a lot...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | Blog, Uncategorized
Your brain reacts to everything that claims your attention, whether you’re aware of it or not. Colors can attract or repel for apparently no reason at all. Our relationship with shapes is even more complex. We learn the name of things but if we are asked to draw...
