Thea Porter: Bohemian Chic

Credited as bringing bohemian chic to 60's London, artist & fashion designer Thea Porter is being celebrated at the Fashion & Textile Museum, London with a fabulous retrospective of her work.  Porter was a master of fusion - giving Eastern historical & cultural reference a modern edge which had rockstars & movie stars clamouring to …

Matisse & The Art of Imperfect Perfection

I learnt a valuable lesson yesterday at the Matisse Cut Outs exhibition at Tate Modern.  To view such iconic works is an absolute privilege & inspiring beyond words but, more than that, I realised: "Creative freedom is found by letting go of the notion of finding perfection."   Like many creatives, I critique my own work …