A few years ago, I saw and participated in my first interactive theatre experience – Alice Adventure’s Underground. It was such a mind-blowing event for me that I still want to revisit the play. With that in mind, a few days ago, I joined my sister and cousins at Abney Park, and together, we stepped …
Tag: Creativity
K1, P2 – Knitting as a Hobby
I recently rekindled an old passion, knitting as a hobby. My nan was a fantastic knitter, and my mother, whilst I don’t think she’s knitted or crocheted for many years, was decent at both. I must have been about 10 when I first tried my hand at knitting. My mother taught me the two basic …
An Art Exhibit at October Gallery, London
I can’t imagine what a world without art would be like. Drab? Abysmal? Dead? A dark void? The great thing about being back in the UK is that I have more than enough time to explore London’s art scene – and there’s so much to choose from. Last week, my sister and I were invited …
A Chinwag With…Amy
As part of my goal to share more content on my blog in 2016, I decided towards the end of last year to create a section dedicated to interviews of up and coming artists, photographers, designers and authors a lot of whom have a strong connection to Ghana in one shape or the other. My …
Dictated by Social Media
In the span of 10 short years, it seems that none of us can live without social media and networking. I think it’s now hardwired into our DNA. Even the kids are in on the action; nine-year-olds setting up Instagram, Facebook, Snapchat et al accounts just to show how terrific their lives are. My niece, …
Brilliant Designs from an Amazing Mind
If anyone had told me 20 years ago that my friend, Kurt Merki Jr would be come a recognised designer, I definitely would have believe them. Even before he hit his teens you could find him behind his computer, using Coral Draw (version whatever the early 90s one was called), zooming in pixel by pixel …