After 8 long months in the UK we are finally back home! The closure of the Trinidad & Tobago borders meant that our 2 week trip turned into 8 months of lockdown trying to get back.
It’s nice to be back in my own space and to have all my belongings at my fingertips after being stranded in a foreign country for so long (with only a carry-on.) In the first 4 days back I went to 3 different art exhibitions, a trend I hope to keep up. As a creative person, I find it very important to see what other creatives are working on and to see how this work is presented.
The 3 exhibitions I visited were A Shot to the Ego, 100 Marchers by Colin Gill, and Hinkson at Arnim’s by Jackie Hinkson. At the Hinkson exhibit, I was able to speak with the artist, and he told me that every single day he does some sort of art. Whether it’s sketching, painting, digital art, whatever…he is constantly working. It is a habit that is enviable.
In the next few months, with the words of Jackie Hinkson in my mind, I plan to be very productive in my own craft and to make sure that I am working on something everyday. “Nulla dies sines linea”…not a day without a line.
