In the Garden

How fantastic it has been to be able to work outside in the garden. I have taken advantage of the glorious sunshine to sit out and work on my books; mundane folding and stitching requiring little equipment and enabling me to drift off into reverie. Within a few feet amid a tangle of rambling rose is a Blackbird's nest and as I am invisible to the pair of them I have been entertained by their song. Fortunately most of my neighbours must have broken arms as for once there isn't anyone in the middle of a mammoth DIY project. Bloke next door retired early and is ALWAYS doing something, but he was working around the front of the house at something quiet for once.

I love my little garden but so wish it had the sun till it set. As it is the last rays hit the back corner at 6pm. But now we have the allotment there is the option of going there for the last of the sun. We were there the other night watering, digging and planting till the plot was in shadow and it was near sunset.

How Long?

How can it possibly be so long since I posted? I probably shouldn't have started two blogs. I thought at the time I would keep one more 'professional' and let it be a showcase for my work and the other a platform for whim and fancy to dictate what I wrote. Looks like I made a mistake.

I have been working towards building up a good selection of framed prints, mounted prints and other bits and bobs to (hopefully) sell Friday 14th May between 6pm and 9pm at Liverpool's Bluecoat Arts Centre.There will be many stalls selling lots of lovely contemporary art and craft in the courtyard, part of Light Night in Liverpool when many galleries and other venues will be open till late evening. I will be there again 29th May for LOACA ART'S regular monthly Contemporary Craft and Art Fair.

It has taken longer than expected to get enough stock together as I recently took up a space at a new art and craft outlet in old farm cottages, part of Carr Farm Garden Centre, Meols CH47 9RE.



All the framed prints I had went there and I have been very busy preparing more items to have there for sale as well as the Bluecoat. To compliment the prints I am making books with my images on the covers, and some very cute hessian block canvasses with my Maguerites on them (only 10cm x10cm). The dratted printer has been testing my patience to the max. It's preferred modus operandi is to accessorise any print with jazzy yellow lines all over it. It takes great cunning and stealth to outwit it and get decent prints for my book covers.

Am also waiting on tenterhooks for several parcels, one of which has been a no show and the other a re-order from a second company when the first let me down. It is getting awfully close to the wire I just wish I had everything finished and ready to go.