Art in the library - Galiano Artist - Tad Suzuki (curator) What were women’s lives like in the pre-modern, feudal Japan? Indeed, they had diverse works and professions (beyond “geisha”!) during the Edo period (1603-1868) under the samurai rule. Women’s professions and everyday lives were widely depicted in the illustrations of various block-print books and […]

Art in the library - Galiano "Light and Shadow" - paintings by Susan Lambert I paint landscapes, with acrylics, on canvas. When I try to think why, I’m stymied. Until I start to paint. Then I get still and focussed. I find energy in the work. I enjoy it and am restored by it. Painting […]