Stayin' Alive In The Wall

Making Things

'I have a set of silverware made by an eighteenth century silverworker called Hester Bateman, one of the very few women working in flatware at that time. When I eat with her spoons, I feel the work and the satisfaction that went into making them – the handle and bowl are in equal balance - and I feel a part of time as it really is – not chopped into little bits, but continuous. She made this beautiful thing, it's still here, and I am here too, writing my books, eating my soup, two women making things across time. I feel connection, respect, delight. And it is just a spoon…'

Jeanette Winterson

Shining Eyes

TED Talk on Deceptive Cadence by Boston Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Benjamin Zander; about the creative device used to build anticipation when a phrase in music or literature doesn't quite 'close'. We long to go home and so sigh when finally the story does complete.

source: Be Always Opening