"I confess I find such a place not lonely or depressing but inspiriting. You are thrown at the same time back upon yourself and forward against the mystery and majesty of nature and you may feel dimly something of your own littleness and your own greatness."

Robert Llyod Praeger 

Happy Christmas to all 

New work from an intense and wonderful week in Kerry

Cill Rialaig Project

Very glad and full of joy to be going back to this magic place for a residency in the next few days 

You have to slowly let go 

of all that you've clung to tightly to survive 

because here you need something else to survive

you need to sit with the very stuff you're made of 

rediscover solitude 

and the silence

oh the silence

and the sea.

From my fellow artist and dear friend Thomas in Berlin - an artwork from years ago

tomorrow 

last day 

afternoon (aftermorning)

penultimate

day

the evil 

comes 

Autumn Studio

'one can disappear into the forest, escaping life.'

 The book of symbols

Upcoming solo show

Solo Exhibition of new works by Natasha Pike at Origin Gallery, 37 Fitzwilliam Street Upper, D2. To be opened by Peter Murray, director of Cork's Crawford Art Gallery, 20th of October from 6-8pm. Show runs until the 14th of November.

This collection of drawings and paintings are a culmination of Pike's work and time spent in Berlin. An emigrant returning home after three years, this show explores the dynamics of identity.

Moving from rural Ireland to inner city Berlin and back, these works contain a new boldness of power and freedom fed by a fierce need to understand the city, the history and the identity of it, to gauge the individuals in it as if in self reflection and questioning. While the work is executed with restraint and discipline, the show remains hopefully vibrant.

From the studio

"Mother, the moon is dancing in the courtyard of the dead."

Dance of the moon in Santiago - Federico Garcia Lorca 

Marcus' Crown

And then there was one made of wood - thank you M

One of the beautiful gallery rooms at Origin Gallery Dublin, where Natasha Pike's solo show 'Lost in the chaos' will be held next month, from the 20th of October. More details to follow.

Also on https://www.facebook.com/natashapikeart

making hard decisions

the week was

Thomas' Berlin meditations

home unknown

From Berlin to Cork, a dahlia, an avocado and a coffee cup -  home unknown

meditations