Tag Archives: breaking the rules

The freedom to get it wrong

Posted on November 18, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Watching the fish in the pond the other day, I noticed that although they all swim, as you would expect from fish, they all swim differently. The huge sturgeon glide through the water with no appearance of effort at all. … Continue reading →

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Normality

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Sue Vincent

“Normality is a paved road: it is comfortable to walk on, but no flowers grow on it.” Vincent Van Gogh There are certain things we learn in order to live as part of a society that has, at least, the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, The Silent Eye | Tagged 2.4 children, average, breaking the rules, normality, quote, Van Gogh | 2 Comments

Tanka on haiku – questioning the rules of beauty

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

There are many set forms of poetic structure. Books and websites abound, setting out the rules of form and content that allow us to label our work and provide a framework in which to explore a concent. The very stringency … Continue reading →