by Peter | Apr 3, 2026 | borrowed thoughts
At first I thought that I had a problem Then I realised that I actually had an adventure Instead of resisting and thinking “what’s going on” I thought “I’ll go with it and be carried along” “I’ll find out where I’m going” Instead of assuming I’m the captain of the...
by Peter | Oct 30, 2025 | borrowed thoughts
In a world obsessed with marketing every talent, every skill, every piece of ourselves, Redford has drawn a line which feels almost radical in its simplicity. He refuses to sell his artworks publicly Maybe that’s the real masterpiece: knowing when to share your...
by Peter | Sep 2, 2025 | borrowed thoughts
Video seems to be a step closer to knowing a person than a photo. They are speaking and moving, not frozen in the moment. We are in the resurrection business, that and embalming, We are trying to defeat the decay of memory and experience. James Charnley...
by Peter | Jan 17, 2024 | borrowed thoughts
The essence of how to make a good poem Simply Shortly Rhythmically Memorably John Betjeman
by Peter | Jan 17, 2024 | borrowed thoughts
The Blue album, there’s hardly a dishonest note in the vocals At that period in my life, I had no personal defenses. I felt like a cellophane wrapper on a pack of cigarettes. I felt like I had absolutely no secrets from the world and I couldn’t pretend in my life to...
by Peter | Jan 17, 2024 | borrowed thoughts
Art is short for artificial…so the art of art is to be as real as you can within this artificial situation… In a way it’s a lie to get you to see the truth.” Joni Mitchell
