Tessa Edwards

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Crunchy on the outside, soft in the middle. From a life - a collection of images in paint, prose and print.

Latest Blog Posts

  • Far ahead of the crowd… on Oct 27, 2009

      “We build too many walls and not enough bridges.” – Isaac Newton We’re often told never to cross a bridge until we come to it but let’s face it, this world is owned by men and women who have 'crossed bridges' in their imagination far...

  • A very special treasure on Oct 20, 2009

      I just had to pop back in to show you all this most exquisite of drawings by my special sisterfriend Ces.  Ces is currently working on a series of exceptionally wonderful drawings entitled The Secret Society of Oaks where she depicts her sisterf...

  • Soul food and farewell for now on Oct 17, 2009

      "There is nothing - absolutely nothing half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats." Arthur Ransome, Swallows and Amazons.   High Tide. Do you remember, when you were young, coming inside after wonderfully busy day an...

  • A Plastic Plague – Blog Action Day on Oct 15, 2009

      One day, one issue, thousands of voices.  Today is Blog Action Day where bloggers from all over the world will speak their minds about climate change.  In that context,  I’ve decided to take a kind of sideways look at how we human beings imp...

  • Cheek to Cheek at Willow Manor on Oct 13, 2009

        Heaven... I'm in heaven, And my heart beats so that I can hardly speak. And I seem to find the happiness I seek, When we're out together dancing cheek to cheek. Heaven... I'm in heaven, And the cares that...

  • The Sisterhood Award on Oct 12, 2009

      Way back, when I first started blogging, I came across a woman who - apart from being the most exceptional artist I encountered for a very long time - was witty, passionate, enormously erudite, sometimes controversial, deeply knowledgeable on...

  • The Shock of the New on Oct 9, 2009

      “The animal brains and pulverised jet engine are a hit with the critics, but if you want to look like a true connoisseur, pretend to see shapes in a swirly golden mural”    Leo Benedictus, Guardian. The Turner Prize 2009 Exhibition opened...