Last night resident artists enjoyed paella from the Joya: los gázquez kitchen...
Here at Joya: AiR we have just augmented our existing wind turbine and ‘tracker’ photovoltaic combo with an additional six new static panels. This means short winter days are now longer with the extra energy to light the house carbon free...
Here we are preparing the foundations for an additional 1620 Watts of photovoltaic panels to be installed at Joya: los gázquez later this month. It’s part of our program to be continually distanced from emitting carbon into the atmosphere.
Don’t know what photovoltaic panels are...? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics

Nice turn out for my presentation at Central St Martins MA art and science this morning. Hope to see them at Joya next June...

English painter Gill Ord talking to other resident artists about her practice. Talks given by resident artists are a regular event at Joya: AiR in the ‘comedor’ before supper...

Joya’s off-grid wind and photo voltaic installation at Cortijada Los Gázquez...
Newcastle (UK) based sculptor Jill Gibson talks to Joya: resident artists and writers about her work...
New York sculptor Hillel O’Leary talks about his life and work in Rhode Island and the marble quarries of Tuscany...
Israeli curator Karin Eden let’s us know what’s happening in Tel Aviv...
English painter, designer, illustrator, engraver and war artist. He has been a personal favourite for years. He is mostly known for his paintings of the English South Downs. However, the inventiveness of his war paintings is awesome. He was sadly lost during a flight over Iceland towards the end of WW2... http://www.tate.org.uk/art/artists/eric-ravilious-1817
New landscaping work underway at the back of Los Gázquez...


Paella 'al fresco'