When painting my abstract pieces my focus is on getting myself out of the way so I can channel whatever moves through me as purely as possible. Because creativity is wedded to freedom and spontaneity for me, it is my main task to create the best conditions for this to happen. This is a spiritual practice and is supported by my connection to people, animals, nature, places and meditation.
In 2017, after a 3 month ordination retreat in the mountains of Spain, I was given the Buddhist name ‘Akashalila’ – ‘the play of luminous space’ It is since this experience that I have taken to painting and is where I am now.