For the whole of January I’m benefitting from the opportunity to step out of my day-to-day life in London and to immerse myself in drawing and writing at ComPeung artist residency in Doi Saket near Chiang Mai in Thailand. ComPeung was set up in 2007 by artist Ong Kesorn and has since then hosted over 100 artists from all over the world. Residents stay three at a time in small houses built by Ong himself using earth from the site and recycled materials. The accommodation is