Category: art
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Back again…
Hello chaps, how’s things? It’s been a while, I know, over a year if we’re counting. Are we counting? Well, let’s assume we’re not bothered by the odd month or twelve of radio silence. I bet you’ve been having a rare old time, I know I have – by which I don’t really mean it’s…
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Thinking and not thinking
Just sitting here listening to thunder rumble around somewhere not that far away – isn’t May a frustrating month for weather? No sooner have you turned off the central heating for the summer when temperatures plummet and the rain decides to give you a months worth in one afternoon. Oh well. Anyway, I’m just sneaking…
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Through a different lens.
Hello again. Sometime last week when I made my way into the Hidey-Hole, I found that I just didn’t have the urge to do anything particularly arty. I know this is entirely normal and nothing to fret about, but I wondered if there was anything I felt like doing that might be even vaguely art-related.…
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Garden aspirations
Hello again. It’s that time of year when all sorts of things that have been lying dormant in the garden suddenly start to reappear. Of course, the main things that reappear in my garden are the bindweed, ground elder, creeping buttercup and green alkanet, but hay-ho, some things are sent to try us. On the…
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An early Bath…
Hello again. Spring is in the air – can you feel it? I’m so ready for the turn of the wheel this time. A day out in Bath A couple of weeks ago, I headed off for a day trip to Bath – my first visit there in over two years. It was wonderful and…
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The Secret is Process
Hello again. This is a fairly long post – but I hope you’ll read it…x I thought that today I’d talk a little about something that’s sparked a creative leap for me. And it’s really so simple, I can’t think how I forgot about it (because I suspect I did already know it, and you…
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In and out in December…
It’s no secret that I tend to find the low-light days of winter something of a challenge, which is why I’m delighted to say that so far this year, I’m managing to stay pretty buoyant. Maybe it’s the generally mild weather we’ve been having or just a determined effort to stay relaxed. Whichever, all I…
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Last week we…
Is it me, or do these school holidays seem to come around faster and faster? Last week was a bit of a whirlwind. Number Two daughter was in Paris on a school trip until Friday, so Number One daughter and I went around and about. We managed a trip to London – culture and shopping…
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A churchy day out in York…
Warning: this post contains gratuitous references to bell-ringing. Anyone with allergies to bells should stop reading now. York is one of my favourite cities in the UK, and I was delighted to be able to spend the day there last Saturday. Now of course there’s more than enough to keep you happy and occupied in…
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A touch of printing…
I’ve finished cutting the lino I mentioned in Symmetry. This is how it looked at the first printing. Both daughters want to colour it in, and I admit, I do too, so there might be more to see another day. I get enormous enjoyment from doing these linocuts. Anything that forces you to go slowly and take…
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Symmetry…
I’ve been working on a new linocut today. As with the needlepoint, I find the process becomes meditative as you get involved – it’s huge fun – just like being a child again, approaching a technique just for the hell of it, not expecting anything. I must have been designed for repetitive tasks – something in them…
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First frosts, last roses…
We’ve had a few frosts here this week. Yesterday, I couldn’t help noticing that one of my roses was still putting out blooms. After I’d walked the dog, I took the camera into the garden to capture the splash of colour – the frost already turned to water. The roses have been good this year…
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