How different is your day working at home as an artist
My studio is shut due to the lockdown, so I’ve temporarily moved my art making into a corner of our living room. I’ve placed my worktable by the window, and being able to look out and see a sliver of the sea keeps me sane. I’m not a neat painter and I miss the space and freedom of messing around in the studio. But I’m taking this time to make small pieces and experiment with new materials. Currently I’m playing with painting on plexiglass, and observing how light and colour bounce off these shiny, reflective surfaces.

New hobbies
My partner and I have been cooking a lot more, for sure. Now that I’m not commuting, I have the luxury of slow juicing in the morning. Usual juice combos include carrot, green apple, celery or pineapple with kiwi. Then I find ways to use up the leftover juice pulp. So far I’ve baked it into a loaf cake (follow any banana bread recipe but substitute bananas with the leftover juice pulp) and veggie fritter balls (mix pulp with egg, grated cheese, breadcrumbs, dried herbs like basil and shape into balls then bake or air fry). They’re tastier than they sound, really!

I’ve also been drawing little cartoons for my own amusement.

What’s on my reading list
Bedside reading material include old favourites like ‘Inside the Painter’s Studio’ by Joe Fig, and Virginia Woolf’s ‘To the Lighthouse.’ On the iPad: 'Your Brain Is a Time Machine' by Dean Buonomano, ‘The Lonely City’ by one of my favourite authors Olivia Laing, and ‘Salt, Fat, Acid, Heat’ by Samin Nosrat–an enjoyable read peppered with funny illustrations for any aspiring cook. I read more non-fiction than fiction these days, and topics I’m curious about at the moment are food (always!), the nature of time, and how other artists tackle the creative process.

What’s the first thing you will want to do the minute the lockdown ends?
Jump into the pool!

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