'Exploring village, flowers and fresh food everywhere, spectacular birds and butterflies, waves, smiles, and winding tracks that continue for ever' - Christine Gaughran, Cork, Ireland.

Hot sun, warm welcomes from warm hearts, and, at the residency, warm showers - a luxury in rural Thailand.  Great to continue creative energy with only the patio between sleep, kitchen, and studio.  Seemingly endless miles of rice fields, roads traversing, flat and great for cycling.  Exploring village,  flowers and fresh food everywhere, spectacular birds and butterflies, waves, smiles, and winding tracks that continue for ever.  We stayed over New Year so there were party invitations continually.  At work and play I was impressed by cooperation amongst folk, reflecting a sense of community at a level I’ve rarely experienced in Western Europe, and, coming from Europe it was good to be able to stay a month, time to absorb and acclimatize to Thai weather and culture.  In my practice, daily sunshine was great for cyanotype process, and it’s been invaluable time for reflection and re-assessing, plus I have megabytes of photographs and video to work with, when home again in the wind and rain of Ireland.  Ok, so many thanks to Sam Rit folk, I hope to come again.  Kít teŏung !


Christine Gaughran 2015