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Big Difference in a Small World

The Lien Foundation, a philanthropic organisation based in Singapore has just published a study titled 'Big Difference in a Small World'. 

"This study aims to determine the factors contributing to early childhood educators’ career satisfaction and retention. A survey of 387 early childhood educators from 128 local child care centres and kindergartens was conducted. The researchers examined factors such as working conditions, career motivations, work experience, management and leadership, and other demographic variables and their relationships to career satisfaction and retention.

One of my paintings, Children in the Field features in this publication.  

bertoons: Politics and Satire

bertoons: Politics and Satire: This morning I was a guest on  Andrew Azzopardi's  radio program ' Ghandi Xi Nghid ', aired live on Radju Malta 93.7. The topic was Politics...

Multiples II

Artibus 029

Tete Noire - Giacometti

Artistically I am still a child with a whole life ahead of me to discover and create. I want something, but I won't know what it is until I succeed in doing it. - Alberto Giacometti

the city is there

the city is there - 70x70cm
acrylic on canvas

Franco Forte

Love him, hate him, think he's a curse, think he's a godsend. People might not agree how to define Franco Debono, but i think everyone agrees that for the last few months he has dominated the political agenda . Some of his critics describe him as an insubordinate maverick and his actions are the result of spite and envy. Others describe him as a man of principle fighting for what he believes in, irrespective what the consequences might be. Probably he's a mixture of both. People are far more complex than the 2D image we would like to believe they are. But what i have seen so far is that the man is following a plan, or rather, his actions are following a pattern. Let me explain; this is what happened so far....  

Mother and Child (detail)

Eric

Eric - A musician and a gentleman
Acrylic on raw Canvas

Green No More

Acrylic on Board - 30x30cm
framed - 50x50cm

Homage to the Bridges I Burn

Acrylic on Board - 30x30cm
framed - 50x50cm

Never There

Acrylic on Board 30x20cm

The Gap in Between

Acrylic on Board 30x30cm
Framed 50x50cm

Rome

Someone asked me if I had some sketches of Rome and while going through heaps of sketches I found these I had done way back in 2008 when I had the exhibition at the Chiesa degli Artisti.

still seeing triple

Repubblic Str.

Ta' Liesse

The Folon in Me

There are occasions in life when someone says or does something that changes you; or at least they change the way you see things. Way back when I was in my late teens or early twenties, (don't remember exactly but somewhere thereabout) my father was in need of a logo, urgently (or else he would not have asked me). Anyway, after giving my father the work, a few days later he came back with a note and a book. The book was Folon's Folon. Someone had seen my work and gave my father this book and note to be passed on to me.  The note, which today has completely  faded, was a comment of encouragement, of approval, telling me that my work was reminiscent to that of Folon. I still remember how I felt the first time reading it. It gave me courage and belief in myself. Those comments and the book thought me something that I never forgot, like Folon's birdmen, never be afraid to fly. 

Folon for Amnesty International Prisoners of Conscience Year 1977

The note was signed by the talented Kevin J. Drake, someone I knew who he was but never met. This person, without knowing me, took the time to write to me and encourage me and help me find a direction. 

Today Kevin suffers from M.E. & FM (Myalgic Encephalomyelitis & Fibro Myalgia) and he has something to say about it. Please read his article here http://josannecassar.com/something-to-say/living-in-constant-pain/ and share it with your friends. 

il-hasla l-hamra

it was a good friday

light at the end...

Fratelli

Fratelli