Sunday 31 May 2015

A few of DQ's dark and scary works...

Janja Sacic has asked to see some images of some of my dark and scary works... Here are a few pieces from 2012 and 2013... Mixed media - wood, plastic, found objects, wire, fibre glass resin and lots of emotion! Click on the images to get in close...



DQ 2013 man girl and katy


DQ 2013 piece close up


DQ chernobyl high towers 2012


DQ girl 2013


DQ girl (reverse) 2013


DQ katy 2013


DQ man 2013


DQ man (reverse)


chernobyl high towers 2012 crop



DQ death of robert hughes August 2012


DQ man (again) 2013

Saturday 30 May 2015

Return from Croatia!

The revalidation visits and meetings in Academy of Applied Arts University of Rijeka and in University of Zagreb Academy of Fine Arts are done, and I reluctantly return from Croatia!



Group shot - Branko, Dea, Marina, Egle, Davor, Janja, Goran and DQ in Rijeka (image by Egle)

Enormous thanks to our revalidation panel - Janja Sacic, Bozica Dea Matasic, Egle Ganda Bogdaniene, Branko Matulic and Vjeko Kis. It was a pleasure and an honour to work with you all. You have given me many new and valuable insights, lessons, perspectives and hopes for the future!

Huge appreciation too to AZVO's Davor Juric and Marina Grubisic, who kept us on time and on track and whose determined organisation of our training, visits, meetings, travel and accommodation allowed us every opportunity to focus on our tasks in hand! Thanks also to Goran for his expert translations!

There is much work to do in education in Croatia, but I have every confidence that the nation will take strength from its hugely important place in the history of art to guide the students of the future (from Croatia and from all over our globe) to become great artists and even greater human beings! Our work has truly been 'emotional labour', a very moving and inspirational experience. I learned many things and I promise that I will return to learn much more!

Thanks to all!



Kvarner Bay, Rijeka


Ceramics, Rijeka


Davor and Janje, Rijeka


Dea and Branko, Ceramics, Rijeka


Dea, Janje, Egle and Marina, Rijeka


Dean and Davor, Rijeka


Dean and Library, Rijeka


Egle and Erasmus ceramic student, Rijeka


Goran, Rijeka


Mosaics, Rijeka


Mosaics, Rijeka


Trip back to Zagreb from Rijeka


Art Academy Zagreb - Maca


Another Art Academy Zagreb Maca


Branko, Dean, Natalia, Vjeko, Davor, Marina and Goran, Art Academy Zagreb


Egle, Vjeko and Marina, Art Academy Zagreb


Dean's office, Art Academy Zagreb 


Branko, Egle, Dea and Professor, Art Academy Zagreb


Big plaster horse, DQ in Art Academy Zagreb


Librarians, Tania, Marina and Dea, Library, Art Academy Zagreb


Library, Art Academy Zagreb


Branko in Library, Art Academy Zagreb



first year space, Art Academy Zagreb


Vjeko, DQ, Dea and Life Drawing students, Art Academy Zagreb (image by Egle)


Life Drawing, Art Academy Zagreb


Life Drawing, Art Academy Zagreb


Sculpture, Art Academy Zagreb


A mysterious student and her dark works, Art Academy Zagreb


Mysterious student, DQ and Goran, Art Academy Zagreb (image by Egle)


Animation and New Media student, Art Academy Zagreb


Animation and New Media students, Art Academy Zagreb


Vjeko, Egle and Goran, Art Academy Zagreb


View through atelier window, Art Academy Zagreb


Statue of Jan Jelacica, Trg Bana Jelacica, Zagreb


Frankfurt Airport - blue screen of death (computer issues in Fraport delay Friday's flights)




On my very brief lightning tour of Zagreb centre, I nearly got to visit the 'Museum of Broken Relationships' - looks fascinating! Next time!

Sunday 24 May 2015

Croatia - Training and Rijeka

After intensive ASHE (Agency for Science and Higher Education) panel training in Zagreb, we minibus to Rijeka on the Adriatic coast. Great panel discussions. First site visit tomorrow. Views below from the hotel room...


expert panel training, ASHE HQ Zagreb, experts from across Europa


view from Hotel Jadran


the town looks like it was designed by Hayao Miyazaki