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Where to Begin?

Since arriving back from Antarctica I’ve lost count of the number of times I’ve been asked by friends and neighbours, “So, Luce… How was it?!” For people running late for work or trying to get their kids through the school gates in time for morning register my rambling

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An Errant Polar Bear

Frank Zappa once said that without deviation there can be no progress. Well, I am certainly enjoying being a deviant in the workshop at the moment, experimenting with encaustic monotypes, a type of printing technique using hot wax, which I've never tried before.

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A Polar Newbie

Polar research. Where to begin?

For an excited newbie like me, it’s like jumping into a puddle only to find yourself in desperate need of a life vest.

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Terra Australis Nondum Cognita

I found out last week that I have been selected as the Friends of The Scott Polar Research Institute’s Artist in Residence for 2016 and this coming March, I will be joining the crew of HMS Protector on her journey south to the Antarctic.

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