I mentioned that my art project is taking a Shakespearean turn. To be precise, I'm trying to incorporate the "seven ages of man...

Weekly life drawing sessions started today at college. That meant about twenty of us standing at easels in a room on the top floor, next to...

I'm learning about archaeological surveying and the interpretation of aerial photographs. At the moment I think I understand it. The lat...

There's something very satisfying and leisurely about riding out on a bicycle on a Monday morning - even when the cold takes all sensati...

For the first time in a few years - and as a pleasant by-product of my studies - I have a Winter holiday. Last week I spent a few days in am...

Last night I carved a turkey; this afternoon I stuffed a pelican; this evening I've brought home the ostrich.

The law of good design decrees against the use of more than two or three typefaces per publication. Fonts designed to look hand-written usua...