Author Archives: Art for Housewives
Gaze Detection
Have you ever felt as if someone were watching you? Why is that? The feeling of being looked at, known as scopaesthesia, is a phenomenon that, although it exists, lacks adequate empirical investigation. Rupert Sheldrake, biologist and parapsychologist, took an … Continue reading
Bebina’s Moominvalley Summer
for Connie who, one morning drinking coffee in front of the sea, told me about the Moomins Your childhood follows you wherever you go. That morning Bebina Bunny sat on her terrace writing in her diary. A lot was going … Continue reading
Solitude is Frugal
Tenby is a quiet seaside town in Wales, land of bards. It was here that, as a child, the artist Gwen John (1876-1939) combed the beaches looking for seashells to paint. Gwen’s mother died when Gwen was only eight. The … Continue reading
St. Martin’s Cloak
One extremely cold winter’s day in the year 335, Marin was doing his duty as a young soldier in the Roman army when he saw a beggar freezing from the cold. Without hesitation, Martin took his sword and with a … Continue reading
Ancient Moms
for Dorit, χρόνια πολλά The Roman Empire, addicted to expansion and wealth, wanted Britain’s tin and the land that went with it. In 54 BC, Julius Caesar invaded Britain. The locals were not prepared for such an overwhelming military force. … Continue reading



