There is a new project that I’ve heard about and I’m very happy to hear is underway. It’s called For the Love of Bees http://www.fortheloveofbees.co.nz/ Check it out. I believe there may be similar organisations outside of New Zealand. … Continued
Yup, once again I have been taken out… Biological weapons of the chicken pox kind have been acquired by my children to reduce their dad into a bedridden mess for a few weeks. It was around this time last year … Continued
A lot of exciting music happening at present. The one that really has me dying to get to a record store is the new Gojira album ‘Magma‘ Been waiting a while for these guys to put out an album… I’m … Continued
I’m going to be working on an art project that is going to require multiples of the same drawing. So I decided to make myself a light box table to draw and copy with. I’ve made one of these before … Continued
Time to share some trade tricks for the D.I.Y. types out there. This one is a nice simple effect that really brings out the grain in your timber. If you are wanting to have a timber table with a point … Continued
I am thinking about the brain again. Last time I was talking about how the brain was layered. How it can sometimes be represented by male and female attributes. This time I’m thinking about it from a less symbolic … Continued
Last year, an illness forced me to be housebound and rest. I watched documentaries when I was feeling up to it. At first David Attenborough was my screen companion. Many of his episodes demonstrated reproduction was the key component … Continued
Over the last month I have been struggling to keep a clear head due to a never ending torrent of bad news. Politically, New Zealand is going through a massive upheaval, due to the fact that our government is clearly … Continued
This week I bring you ‘The Seer’ now available as a usable piece of art. As an image this coffee painting worked really well as a print on the many different items on https://society6.com/simonripleyart. I love the way it turned out, … Continued
If you haven’t already, there is a special place you can visit on this site, full of wonder and marvelous useful things. Magical items of plenty, all covered in the art that you have gazed upon and secretly wanted. Bond … Continued