Life of Carmen, Uncategorized

The journey starts when i walk out the door

but yet again, i daydream over my coffee and time flakes up and flies away, and i dash out the door with my small black wheely case heavy as fuck (full of what? nothing!), and my daypack stuffed with books and snacks. bump bump bump bump bump down the stairs. and thus i am out …

Culture and Art, Life of Carmen, Uncategorized

The mobile technology

i am digging the mobile technology. mesmerized by the subtle elemental equations. The weight,  the colour, the materials,  shape and motion. the kitchen mobile was bicycle spokes and red embroidery thread, small arborite counter sample tiles in oak panel and leather and high-gloss black, terracotta and luscious deep red. And tiny wooden clothespins. And best …

Life of Carmen, Politics & Activism, Uncategorized

My life in Surrey

I remember when I first heard about the massive highway-expansion project called Gateway, five years back. My immediate reaction was physical, a hot blush of outrage, like in the cartoons when the red flag is waved in front of the bull. I sputtered – “that’s…not…happening!” And i knew then and there that i could not …