Getting Back….
I have had a bit of an absence from posting lately, largely due to the fact that I got visited by one of those pesky viruses and I have had a bit of trouble shaking it! I am sure that is in no small way related to the pressure I am feeling over my slow [...]
Casting Petals…..
This Winter has become more of a time of reflection than productivity – at least from a painting sense. I have found myself more inclined to write and this is not altogether in line with a blog about art! Perhaps a more general theme for the Artscapes blog would be creativity….. I have also slowed [...]
A Journey into Egypt: Part IV
Back in town, the afternoon was left to us to seek our own entertainment. One of Luxor’s wonderful attractions is the local bazaar. For some reason, the smells and sounds of this town reached deep within me and I was more interested in the life and culture that was here now than the monuments of [...]
A Journey into Egypt: Part III
Our final day in Cairo brought us to the great expectation of any journey to Egypt – the Giza Plateau and the Great Pyramid. It is impossible to fully comprehend the scale of the Great Pyramid until you stand beside it. The blocks of stone at the base were enormous. Each stone was more than [...]
A Journey into Egypt: Part II
We emerged from the old city in view of the Citadel and, within it, was one of the most impressive buildings I have ever seen – the Alabaster Mosque. Alabaster Mosque 1988, photograph, Michelle Basic Hendry At the time, I was completely unfamiliar with the Muslim religion. I walked through the entry of this grand [...]
A Journey into Egypt: Part I
20 years ago this month, I embarked on my first journey abroad. I was so young, and so inexperienced. Until that cold March day, I had never gone beyond 100 miles of my birthplace. I remember walking through Terminal 1 at the Toronto airport knowing that everything I had ever known and believed about life [...]
