Simply Anais Nin - Blog 171

Morning all.
A brief stop off with Anais Nin - inspiring.I used to spend a lot of time reading her books and talking about them with a group of female friends at university! She wasn't on the reading list funnily enough!  Its fun to revisit her.

Theatre and NLP: Blog 170

Namaste

Things are definitely gearing up for the start of new school year - just a few days to go now! - It was palpable in everyone I met yesterday.... that old familiar feeling?.....buying of pencil cases, satchels and pristine notebooks for a fresh term to start. (is this just a girl thing?) There is even a smell in the air as the Dog days of Summer begin to pass, just a little chill in what has been an amazing summer of weather. Am I really talking about the weather? .... well yes. I love the change of seasons, the promise of the new, particularly the move into Autumn and then from winter into Spring. People move differently as weather changes as we head into September, skin gets covered and we brace ourselves for wind and rain. Not quite there yet - but a faint whiff. Even in the workplace we are affected by the beginning of the school term feeling - no more 'holiday' excuses for things not done - lets just get on with it. 

Yesterday was full of meetings about new creative projects for Jasmine Street spanning a wide range of ideas and some exciting news on the horizon......

One of my conversations was about the integration of NLP (Neurolinguistic Programming) into my artistic practice. I did my Master Practitioner training over a decade ago - to enhance my directorial skills, character and mood
 analysis etc and to develop my coaching practice. I found it a hugely useful technology and have integrated it very naturally into how I do my work. But I was asked yesterday to describe specifically what NLP is and I have to admit to searching deep for the best description - and actually I wasn't very satisfied with my definition. So I went back to basics - always useful I find to revisit your training books, handouts etc because however expert you are in a particular discipline - there will be things to relearn and remember. 

So here is a definition by one of the leading NLP minds - Robert Dilts reproduced from his website www.nlpu.com
NLP stands for Neuro-Linguistic Programming, a name that encompasses the three most influential components involved in producing human experience: neurology, language and programming. The neurological system regulates how our bodies function, language determines how we interface and communicate with other people and our programming determines the kinds of models of the world we create. Neuro-Linguistic Programming describes the fundamental dynamics between mind (neuro) and language (linguistic) and how their interplay affects our body and behavior (programming).

NLP is a pragmatic school of thought - an 'epistemology' - that addresses the many levels involved in being human. NLP is a multi-dimensional process that involves the development of behavioural competence and flexibility, but also involves strategic thinking and an understanding of the mental and cognitive processes behind behaviour. NLP provides tools and skills for the development of states of individual excellence, but it also establishes a system of empowering beliefs and presuppositions about what human beings are, what communication is and what the process of change is all about. At another level, NLP is about self-discovery, exploring identity and mission. It also provides a framework for understanding and relating to the 'spiritual' part of human experience that reaches beyond us as individuals to our family, community and global systems. NLP is not only about competence and excellence, it is about wisdom and vision.

In essence, all of NLP is founded on two fundamental presuppositions:

1. The Map is Not the Territory. As human beings, we can never know reality. We can only know our perceptions of reality. We experience and respond to the world around us primarily through our sensory representational systems. It is our 'neuro-linguistic' maps of reality that determine how we behave and that give those behaviours meaning, not reality itself. It is generally not reality that limits us or empowers us, but rather our map of reality.

2. Life and 'Mind' are Systemic Processes. The processes that take place within a human being and between human beings and their environment are systemic. Our bodies, our societies, and our universe form an ecology of complex systems and sub-systems all of which interact with and mutually influence each other. It is not possible to completely isolate any part of the system from the rest of the system. Such systems are based on certain 'self-organising' principles and naturally seek optimal states of balance or homeostasis.

All of the models and techniques of NLP are based on the combination of these two principles. In the belief system of NLP it is not possible for human beings to know objective reality. Wisdom, ethics and ecology do not derive from having the one 'right' or 'correct' map of the world, because human beings would not be capable of making one. Rather, the goal is to create the richest map possible that respects the systemic nature and ecology of ourselves and the world we live in. The people who are most effective are the ones who have a map of the world that allows them to perceive the greatest number of available choices and perspectives. NLP is a way of enriching the choices that you have and perceive as available in the world around you. Excellence comes from having many choices. Wisdom comes from having multiple perspectives.

NLP was originated by John Grinder (whose background was in linguistics) and Richard Bandler (whose background was in mathematics and gestalt therapy) for the purpose of making explicit models of human excellence. Their first work The Structure of Magic Vol. I & II (1975, 1976) identified the verbal and behavioural patterns of therapists Fritz Perls (the creator of gestalt therapy) and Virginia Satir (internationally renowned family therapist). Their next work Patterns of the Hypnotic Techniques of Milton H. Erickson, M.D. Vol. I & II (1975, 1976) examined the verbal and behavioral patterns of Milton Erickson, founder of the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis and one of the most widely acknowledged and clinically successful psychiatrists of our times.

As a result of this earlier work, Grinder and Bandler formalised their modelling techniques and their own individual contributions under the name "Neuro-Linguistic Programming" to symbolise the relationship between the brain, language and the body. The basics of this model has been described in a series of books including Frogs Into Princes (Bandler & Grinder, 1979 ) , Neuro-Linguistic Programming Vol. I (Dilts, Grinder, Bandler, DeLozier, 1980), Reframing (Bandler & Grinder, 1982) and Using Your Brain (Bandler, 1985). Through the years, NLP has developed some very powerful tools and skills for communication and change in a wide range of professional areas including: counselling, psychotherapy, education, health, creativity, law, management, sales, leadership and parenting.

NLP is now in its third decade as a field of study and has evolved considerably since its beginnings in the mid 1970s. Over the years, NLP has literally spread around the world and has touched the lives of millions of people. Since the 1990's, a new generation of NLP has been developing. This form of NLP addresses generative and systemic applications and focuses on high level issues such as identity, vision and mission. More details about this new generation can be found in NLP II: The Next Generation - Enriching the Study of Subjective Experience (Dilts, DeLozier and Bacon Dilts). 

 Citation: This page and all contents copyright © 1999, 2011 Robert B. Dilts, Santa Cruz, CA. All rights reserved.


As a Master Practitioner of NLP I belong to the professional body ANLP through which we continue to learn, train, share and develop practice. I will be writing an article on theatre practice and NLP for a forthcoming edition of the NLP magazine Rapport. http://www.anlp.org/

The Dangers of Group Think: It worked for the Nazis. Blog 169

Morning All


“Tolerance only for those who agree with you is no tolerance at all.”  Ray Davis 

During the past week or so I have been reading James Hillman's book The Force of Character which invites consideration about the difference between character and the current more popular word - personality. In a world of build 'em up and knock 'em down - personalities come and go and we seem to lap it up, every hungry for more and new. Indeed I would go so far as to say that we really do devour them. The media obsesses and sells us the larger than life personal habits of our celebrities - remember Jade Goodey?  

Only yesterday I was at the hairdressers and picked up a well known red-top (sorry I have to admit I did - it was that or OK magazine) which proudly displayed a photo of Simon Cowell patting the stomach of his pregnant girlfriend, the copy went on to ask whether this showed that he loved her - or was he simply moving her out of his way? Mmmmm - love that level of debate! But hey - at least its something to talk about .....

And we do all enjoy a bit of agreement too - don't we, makes us belong - doesn't it? And belonging is a great feeling. Indeed the recent ARKA visit was a case in point, a real celebration and coming together of community. But wonderful as this is - and I do believe its wonderful, it does also come with a health warning. 

The dangers of the Tribe...... when wanting to belong far outrides our own personal compass and ability to disagree healthily with others. God forbid the tribe might oust us! Remember the Nazis.


Groupthink is a psychological phenomenon in which everyone in a group goes along with a decision without critical evaluation of alternative ideas or viewpoints. The desire for harmony or conformity is so strong that no one dares to say, “Wait a minute, this may not be such a good idea.” And it happens all the time in the workplace.

Signs that a group is engaging in groupthink include collectively rationalising its decisions, demonising those who are not part of the group, and maintaining a culture of uniformity in which individuals censor themselves so as not to obstruct that unanimity.

Additional symptoms include the illusion of invulnerability, rationalisation of warnings, the tendency to overlook negatives, and the fear of challenging a decision.The well-known story about the Abilene paradox * is a compelling example of groupthink. This story, in which a family takes a miserable car trip during a hot summer day even though none of them wanted to go, highlights how easily faulty decisions can arise within a group.

Trouble is that although we’re all clever enough to appreciate the dangers and risks of groupthink, most of us are susceptible to it. For example, have you ever wanted to raise an issue in a team meeting but refrained so as not to interfere with the team’s decision or to avoid being the only unsupportive member of the team?

Among the steps you can take to prevent groupthink: encourage group members to raise objections and concerns, seek input from outside experts, and require the group to develop scenarios of how events might play out. Diligently avoid a no-criticism culture and a no-criticism decision-making policy.

In addition, for important decisions, give someone the job of acting as devil’s advocate to challenge the thinking behind a group’s decision. This can be someone from within the team. Or employ someone to be a permanent devil’s advocate, as described in The Corporate Fool, by David Firth. The job of the corporate fool is to challenge the consensus when others can’t or won’t see the risks and dangers they may be facing.

Its true of course that most organisations won’t employ a corporate fool, and people who persistently challenge decisions quickly make themselves unwelcome. But a group in which people feel comfortable raising concerns is more likely to make good decisions and mitigates the self satisfaction and 'feel good' that can be so seductive along with the donuts.

"The tribe often thinks the visionary has turned his back on them. When, in fact, the visionary has simply turned his face to the future." Done by the Forces of Nature (Ray Davis)


* The Abilene paradox was introduced by management expert Jerry B. Harvey in his article The Abilene Paradox: The Management of Agreement.[3] The name of the phenomenon comes from an anecdote in the article which Harvey uses to elucidate the paradox:

On a hot afternoon on a holiday in Coleman, Texas, the family is comfortably playing dominoes on a porch, until the father-in-law suggests that they take a trip to Abilene [53 miles north] for dinner. The wife says, "Sounds like a great idea." The husband, despite having reservations because the drive is long and hot, thinks that his preferences must be out-of-step with the group and says, "Sounds good to me. I just hope your mother wants to go." The mother-in-law then says, "Of course I want to go. I haven't been to Abilene in a long time."

The drive is hot, dusty, and long. When they arrive at the cafeteria, the food is as bad as the drive. They arrive back home four hours later, exhausted.

One of them dishonestly says, "It was a great trip, wasn't it?" The mother-in-law says that, actually, she would rather have stayed home, but went along since the other three were so enthusiastic. The husband says, "I wasn't delighted to be doing what we were doing. I only went to satisfy the rest of you." The wife says, "I just went along to keep you happy. I would have had to be crazy to want to go out in the heat like that." The father-in-law then says that he only suggested it because he thought the others might be bored.The group sits back, perplexed that they together decided to take a trip which none of them wanted. They each would have preferred to sit comfortably, but did not admit to it when they still had time to enjoy the afternoon.

Keeping A Personal Diary: Blog 168

Good morning!

So blogging resumes for me this morning after a few days of retreat which included a wonderful spa day at the Sanctuary in Covent Garden http://www.sanctuary.com/, a women only space for time out in tranquil and relaxing surroundings. I hadn't been for a few years and although it does cost a lot - the immediate impact of walking in does the trick. Swimming pools, jacuzzi, steam rooms, koi carp pool and more create a conducive atmosphere for relaxation and reflection. I had my notebook with me and used a part of the time to allow new ideas and thoughts to just flow. 

In the noisy busy world its sometimes hard to find uninterrupted space - especially as 24/7 availability seems to have become part of our culture since the birth of the internet. Sure that may have its advantages in some ways, ie; if we want to do late night shopping! But a headful of noise can often drown out the very source of our own unique voice and creativity. And we need to spend time listening to it especially if we want to make authentic work.

I have always been a diary writer - well since I got my first Lett's Brownie diary in 1968 and have continued to do so all my life. When I recently moved I piled all of my diaries together and they filled up two large plastic crates! They are full of a life, and probably largely only of interest to me - but perhaps one day my kids or grandkids will enjoy reading them, if only to hear stories and learn more about their own family of origin and its history. 

Keeping a diary was a big habit of my small group of friends at school too, and I am not sure who of them still keeps one now. Often when the six of us meet up we talk about these and the shared stories from our teenage years. They provide a great source of amusement and we can enjoy a good laugh at our younger selves -  I certainly do!  

Writing, especially self-exploratory writing done on a regular basis, has been linked to emotional well-being and a strong sense of self-knowledge and self-trust.

Many people find that writing is therapeutic, it helps to release tension, and it can even be used as a form of meditation. Writing gives insight, it gives perspective, it’s a problem-solving technique, and it can serve as an outlet for bottled up emotions, unresolved trauma, or for creative expression. Writing a regular diary is a great way to introduce self-exploratory writing into your life.

If you wish to establish a regular practice, one approach is to buy a notebook, set a timer for twenty minutes, and simply write whatever comes to mind without stopping until the timer goes off. However, there are two writing techniques or methods–which can help make your diary writing sessions more satisfying, efficient, and effective.

These two methods are the following:

Proprioceptive Writing
Morning Pages. 

Both of these methods were introduced at the recent creative writing course I attended at Cortijo Romero in Spain led by playwright Diane Samuels. http://www.dianesamuels.com/ and I just love them. 

Cortijo Romero

So what are these methods and how do they work?


Proprioceptive Writing

Proprioceptive Writing is a writing practice created in 1976 by Linda Trichter Metcalf. She writes about it in her book, Writing the Mind Alive: The Proprioceptive Method for Finding Your Authentic Voice. 

“Proprioception” comes from the Latin “proprius” meaning “one’s own”

This writing practice consists of listening to your thoughts and slowing down the thought process to the time it takes to write down what you’re thinking. It involves inner listening and an honest exploration of your thoughts and feelings. In addition, it connects your mind with your emotions, and it strengthens your sense of self.

To carry out this practice you simply find a place where you will not be disturbed for twenty-five minutes; you light a candle, turn on Baroque music, and place a stack of unlined white paper and a pen in front of you. The candle is meant to create a sacred space for your writing and to help you focus, and Baroque music has been shown to induce the alpha brain frequency, which is the level of mind commonly associated with meditation.

To begin you simply take the first thought that enters your mind and write it down. You then proceed to write down what you’re thinking, what you’re feeling, what interests you, and what concerns you. As you write, don’t worry about grammar, punctuation, word usage, sentence structure, style or eloquence.

Ask yourself: “What do I mean by _____?” whenever something you write down catches your attention. This will help you to amplify that thought, and will allow you to reflect on it more meaningfully. Proprioceptive Writing differs from stream of consciousness writing in that you’re not asked to simply write without thinking; quite the opposite, you’re instructed to reflect on your thoughts.

Although you’re asked to listen to yourself and to reflect on what you’re thinking, you’re not to judge or critique what you’re writing down. Think of yourself as an archeologist on a dig, curiously scrutinizing and examining each thought, without judgment. At the end you can read what you wrote out loud to yourself so that you can hear your thoughts again in your own voice. This practice will help you to explore your mind, reconnect with your inner self and with your emotions, and find your authentic voice.

Morning Pages

Mental clutter or debris stands in the way of our creative potential. In the book, “The Artist’s Way at Work”, Artist's Way at Work: Riding the Dragon: Amazon.co.uk: Mark Bryan, Julia Cameron the authors offer Morning Pages as a tool to help you clear out this debris. As the name suggests, Morning Pages are to be done in the morning; the waking mind is more open to free-form writing and can more easily jump from one subject to another without the constraints set by reason.

When writing your Morning Pages there is no time limit, instead, you’re asked to write until you’ve filled three pages in long hand. This takes some people twenty minutes, while it takes others forty or forty-five minutes. You simply write down anything that comes to mind for three pages and then stop. Your writing can be about the things that you hope to accomplish during the day, questions you need answered, problems you need to solve, and so on.

Morning Pages help us to prioritize and organise our days according to our authentic needs and agendas. Think of them as a holding spot for your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. In addition, it’s a place for inspirations to emerge.

As an added benefit, Morning Pages help us to identify our different interior voices. The authors of the “The Artist’s Way at Work” explain that we all possess the following inner voices: the Tyrant, the Rebel, the Inner Critic, the Inner Mentor, and the Inner Child, among others. As you progress with your Morning Pages you will learn to recognise each of these voices and get better at identifying which ones to ignore and which ones you need to pay closer attention to.

Whatever method you choose, I would strongly encourage you to begin a regular journaling practice. Many people have what they call a “sacred or solitary hour” in the morning, which they use for meditation, contemplation, or simply to gather their thoughts before the day officially begins. Consider creating a sacred space for yourself every morning in which there is nothing but you and a blank sheet of paper inviting you to set forth your thoughts, feelings, needs and wants and to reconnect with yourself.
“The act of putting pen to paper encourages pause for thought, this in turn makes us think more deeply about life, which helps us regain our equilibrium." - Norbet Platt

Have a great start to your week and enjoy whatever you write! 

A Blog Holiday in Imagination and the Disney Strategy: Blog 167

Good morning!

Its time for another blog holiday I think..... now that the ARKA Project is completed. A few ends needed tying up over the past couple of days and hey presto another idea has been born, happened and now lives in memory. Like a good holiday I guess. 

The ideas are always plentiful and easy in some ways -  the realisation always sheer effort and hard work as well as wonderful at times too. Like giving birth really.

Its great to see something that existed only in the mind become materialised in the physical here and now. That's theatre making, well any art of course, and indeed anything that requires making or executing, which after all is pretty much everything!

So I am going to retreat now for a few days back into imagination - dreamer space. One of the ARKA volunteers asked me 'so what are you going to do next?' - well there are a lot of already half made ideas, invitations and a couple of concrete commissions, but I now need to spend time just recharging and renewing. This means a blog holiday into imagination. All this needs is a simple question 'what do I notice?' and some curiosity -  and this applies to anything and everything. Ideas for new work emerge in the everyday, from brief conversations, radio programmes, images, books, other artists, friends. You name it.

There is material everywhere. But it needs time to enter the imagination and synthesise before being formulated into something that can be made concrete. Its what Disney calls 'Dreamer' space. Of course we all know about dreams, we talk often about them. Young people are encouraged to 'follow their dream', 'live the dream' etc; These phrases niggle slightly with me, as often they are disingenuous, well intentioned maybe, but at the same time there is a contradiction, a mixed message.Teachers and parents often chastise kids for daydreaming, or call them a 'dreamer' when they stare out of the window or don't appear to concentrate. ie conform -  as if this is a failing. 

What is missing generally in my view is a recognised space and time for dreaming. I think maybe there is an underlying fear that people will never get anything done if they dream! All a bit of a muddle really. Have a look at Disney's strategy from Strategies Of Genius Volume 1 by Robert Dilts where he goes into this in great depth. 

Suffice it to say - whether you like the Disney Empire or its output or not- this strategy for creativity is simple and it works. I have used it assiduously for over ten years since I first came across it doing my NLP training and have mentioned it in a previous blog some months ago. The strategy can be applied to any creative project - and at your own speed, collectively or by yourself. Its helped me hugely in creating a scaffolding for imagining. Here's a bit about it.

Different Perspectives:

Disney was a master at converting fantasies into reality. His most important starting point was to look at something from different perspectives and include all these ideas in his final conclusion. Whenever he had an idea for a film, he did not only think about how the film would come across on the screen, he also examined ways to produce the film. Then he would put himself in the critical shoes of the audience and adapt the film. Finally, the film was ready for the public. The assessment from multiple perspectives complemented each other well and resulted in a blockbuster.

Triptych

To emphasise various perspectives, Disney used the three roles that were discussed simultaneously or consecutively. The following patterns of thought in this method are essential factors to achieve success:

Dreamers – a dreamer is not hindered by straightjacket-thinking but is creative and imaginative and sees limitless opportunities.
Realist – the realist looks at the practical possibilities to find out whether an idea is really feasible. The realist looks at aspects such as the available amount of means and time.
Critic – the critic does not the criticize the plans of the dreamer or the insight of the realist, but looks at a plan like an observer and filters out and removes all crucial mistakes

In Practice

To successfully apply the Disney strategy, three places must be reserved within the same room in which the role of ‘dreamer’, ‘realist’ and ‘critic’ can be assumed in turn. In large brainstorming sessions three separate rooms can be used in which the ‘dreamers’, ‘realists’ and ‘critics’ can discuss the ideas separately and consecutively. Subsequently, the work will continue in three phases.

Phase 1 – the objectives are looked at from the perspective of the ‘dreamer’. The creative and visual thoughts that come up should not be hindered by reality and possible risks. It is all about brainstorming power and the quantity of all the ideas that have been submitted. Lone working on this is also equally as important as brainstorming. (There is a current assumption that creativity happens best in groups - a thought that any solo artist or thinker will largely counter)

Phase 2 – in this phase the possible ways to achieve the objective are looked at from the perspective of the ‘realist'. This concerns the ability of making a dream a reality. Limitations and possible risks should therefore not be seen as obstacles but as challenges.

Phase 3 – the ‘critic’s’ perspective will be used to represent how the end user will experience the plan or idea. Possible risks and gaps will be critically examined and changes and areas of improvement will be submitted.

So as I come out of a period of making and implementing, its time to go back into dreamer and imagining for Jasmine Street. Time to get off the train for a bit for the next few days. 

So see you next week... sometime.  

Have a great bank holiday if you are in the UK and if not - well have a great weekend! 

Bread and Honey at Jasmine Street: Blog 166

Good morning y'all

The reverberations of the ARKA visit continue to echo around Jasmine Street. New photos and comments find their way to Facebook pages and Polish actors send friend requests. Its fun. The exhaustion of the past week has taken its toll over the past few days, but with some good sleep, a great new book (The Force of Character by James Hillman) and a few Netflix movies I have recovered!

Yesterday saw several Bread and Hunnies (aka planned and impromptu meetings) at Jasmine Street including a great time on the Terrace Cafe with Miriam, the Creative Producer for the Creative People and Places Programme, an Arts council programme which brings over £800,000 to Barking and Dagenham for community led arts projects over the next three years. 

Ours was a wide ranging and creative conversation just as I hope for Jasmine Street. It was great to talk about the ARKA project and how local people/volunteers had come on board with me to make it happen. We talked about community and the part the arts play in it, and the need for connectors to engage with local people to imagine all sorts of ways of enhancing our lives through the arts. 

It made me realise that the ARKA visit to Barking was one such example of how a grass roots project, unlikely in so many ways just took off. I have agreed to write a case study of this little gem of a project as an example of authentic and genuine community engagement. Once again I am reminded of Farrah's (Barking Bath House) description of the faint heartbeat of culture and the arts which is a powerful undercurrent in the regeneration of the borough. Indeed its always been here, just a little hidden maybe. CPP offers a real opportunity for local people to make some magical arts projects happen over the next few years supported by the skills of local artists. I look forward to Jasmine Street participating in some of them.

An impromptu Bread and Honey in the late sunshine with Raquelle and Farrah saw us relaxing on my Chaise Longues and drinking tea, again talking about future workshops, arts projects and community. I have to say (rather shamefacedly) that the one thing that was missing from this though was in fact the bread and honey! Its of course present as a wholesome metaphor for creating things - but today I need to actually make bread and buy honey - or patience in my guests might just wear a little thin! 

And its a commitment in Jasmine St  - after all we are in a Granary! And of course baking bread is highly symbolic of community too - eaten as it is all over the world by almost every culture. If we travelled to the other side of the planet we would certainly find a culture very different from our own, yet with its own version of bread. The diversity of this staple food is endless and every culture prides itself in having its own unique kind of bread.

So - my fifties Baby Belling oven arrived last week and is proudly settled in my Jasmine Street studio - so there is really no excuse but to get baking. 

My first bread will be made today, and in honour of my wonderful Irish heritage I am going to bake soda bread. My Dad has always done this, and when they were young my daughters loved digging into a warm loaf that sometimes burned their fingers - plenty of butter melting over their chins. Dad's recipe is legendary - but its too early this morning to call him to double check. I will do later. 

I also met a baker recently at an Eid celebration meal that I was invited to - and he has agreed to come and run some bread making workshops for me at Jasmine Street. This coupled with dreaming up more bonkers arts projects and we are on our way! 

So if you fancy a Bread and Honey to discuss an idea you have for a community/artistic project - just give me a call on 0208 123 8560  and drop by - bread and honey from today - promise! 

Have a great day!

Jasmine Street and the Story Of A week in Images by Sylwia Wierzbowska. Blog 165

Morning y'all

I was wondering what my blog would be about this morning - and then I opened my Facebook page and there were a series of amazing images by Sylwia Wierzbowska from ARKA Teatr that simply took my breath away. Indeed they say it all much better than I can - and capture the feel of the ARKA visit so beautifully! So here they are for today....... 

Impromptu dancing with Tomasz the clown at the Happiness and Wellbeing Festival on August 17th

Actor Alicja takes a moment in light

The Granary East Wall 

My Fifties Tea Set at Jasmine Street

Terrace Cafe wall

From the Terrace Cafe

Tomasz pauses

Flats of the future - The Icehouse Quarter

Inside the Terrace Cafe

Amari feeds the 5,000 on the Terrace Cafe

Amari and I seem happy!

Amari - Woman From Gobi Desert?!