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These works began, as many things do, with a question that lingered longer than expected: what would you say to your younger self?

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There is something magical about creating colour directly from nature. For me, art does not begin with tubes of paint or bottles of dye. It begins outside — with a walk, a handful of stones, or vegetables from my kitchen...

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Florence is a city that understands gold.

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Eco-Conscious Creativity Unleashed

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We are pleased to bring you something new.

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Ochre isn’t just a colour—it’s a natural material made from earth rich in iron and clay. The process of making it is long, and I follow the same steps every year to turn raw ochre into usable pigment.

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Some paintings fly before you do. Mine just boarded a metaphorical plane, off to the World Expo in Osaka, Japan—passport stamped, no jet lag. Among them, one particular painting sits quietly in its crate, probably smug, ...

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24th May 2025, at 12.00 @Muza, Zachary Street Valletta. Come and Join us for a glass of wine to celebrate the closing of the exhibition Healing Vessels: Vases and Art. The entrance is from Zachary street or else from the...

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Blue Landscapes and Ceramic Secrets: Listening to Vessels in Malta

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There is a moment—just one—that I return to again and again. It’s not the moment I picked up a brush. Not the moment I invented the idea of mixa painting, which came to me like a whisper from a dream I didn’t remember ha...

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Where pigment meets philosophy, and canvas converses with consciousness

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The paintings and vases are waiting. Some wrapped in tissue, others standing bare, unafraid. They carry their history inside them, clay and glass remembering the hands that shaped them. They will be seen soon—April 24th,...

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I finished the paintings yesterday.

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At 22, I was a mother. I wasn’t supposed to be, not yet—or so I’d told myself. But life often rolls out its own plans like some unruly carpet, folding us into stories we didn’t choose but must live anyway.

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As I prepare to step into the spotlight once again (actually I hate it), with my latest solo exhibition, I find myself confronting a familiar feeling—a gnawing blend of excitement and nerves that I’ve come to recognize a...

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Yesterday in the Sunday Times of Malta, a new article appeared about the Made by earth, check out the article in the link here - https://timesofmalta.com/article/natural-pigments-main-focus-upcoming-exhibition.1101734

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There’s a moment when my hand, stained with ochre and umber, pauses just above the canvas. It’s not indecision exactly, but a kind of waiting—like listening. In that small pause, I feel a pull, as if the earth itself is ...

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My work encapsulates the essence of life as a series of opposites. At the heart of my creations lies the quiet truth we often choose to overlook: life, itself, is an oxymoron. Moments, don’t merely exist as art; they are...

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Memories have been formed in Venice, postcards have been created...time to reflect on what has happened whilst I was here.

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Just taking one more stop on the tragetto... and I ended up here.

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Presently in Venice... and sometimes I get asked.. what should I go and see if I am in Malta? And without hesitation I always answer the Archaeology Museum...and checkout the prehistoric statues... I painted one here.

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Today I went to Giudecca, which is one of the islands of Venice and visited an exhibition which I don't think I will forget... it was an experience with evokes so many feelings.. It is the Vatican's entry into the Venice...

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Rita Kernn-Larsen's painting to know oneself which is found in the Peggy Guggenheim Collection in Venice.. standing in front of it, what really hit me was not only to know oneself but below surface lies a narrative waiti...

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William Kentridge, renowned for his animated drawings for projection collaborated with curator Carolyn Christov-Bakargiev, to premiere his intriguing new nine-episode video series, ‘Self-Portrait as a Coffee-Pot.’ This i...

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I have a strange relationship with Venice, I came here around 35 years ago and had such a miserable time, my expectations were so high and my disappointment was profound... the challenge for me now is to try and put that...

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This painting is on the Albania Pavilion, its title is whatever their name is. I actually find that offensive, although the painting is a good one technically etc... but why would you objectify women so much as to call t...

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Today I went to the Saudi Arabia Pavilion, and what really struck me was how the artist deals with past memories - how can we move on from memories? the artist created boxes in which he put his stories, and then these ...

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Am attending the Venice Bienale as an \"Intern\" I get questioned... why are you doing this, why are you an Intern after a career and basically the hidden question at your age?

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It has been a very busy 2 weeks... with Yoga sessions, Nutrition sessions all focusing on who we can flourish. It has been fantastic.. am a little exhausted at the moment. Yet the journey continues...

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These are some of the articles that have appeared about Mixa painting

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