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Category Archives: About artists.
An evening off.
Yesterday the OH suggested we have an evening out watching a tribute band. I don’t normally go to watch bands. I went to see the Beatles in the early Sixties and knew immediately that no experience could improve on that. … Continue reading
Like Christmas but better.
Opening a kiln is somewhat like Christmas but better. There has been a great deal of anticipation and several weeks of work. I started mould making in the autumn. The pouring occurred as soon as the holiday ended, with over … Continue reading
A day off.
I’m late posting because I’ve been having a day off. I don’t often do that, which is odd; in theory I’m retired but in practice I’m working more than ever. I like to have a purpose or several purposes for … Continue reading
with a capital Erk!
What have we here? Looks like a lot of something. Long term readers (hello, how is your year going so far?) will know exactly what this is. It is my dining table, which is not small and regularly seats six … Continue reading
Seriously boring.
Not me, I hope. On further consideration that may not have been the best title ever for a blog posting. The occupation which is causing serious boredom is tidying up. Not just the putting it all in neat piles variety … Continue reading
Let us now praise famous men…
Though not all of them. Fame is a tricky monkey, it can turn on famous people and claw them so badly that you cannot see them ever again without the scars. It can lean down from the lofty heights it … Continue reading
A trip in an ambulance.
It was almost inevitable. Thursday before last I had a telephone consultation with the surgeon who removed eight inches of small intestine and three hours worth of scar tissue, eighteen months ago. I told him I was wonderful, better than … Continue reading
Let there be light.
I am waiting for a dolls’ house which I am not expecting any time soon but eventually. Not only am I really happy to wait for the house, I want the builder to get on with something else. Keen miniaturists … Continue reading
Mouldy
Long time readers, (hello how are you?) already know by the title what I’m doing. To be fair it isn’t exactly a mystery because I’ve been doing it for over thirty years. Yes I am making moulds. After just one … Continue reading
The one hundredth Miniatura
As promised work is underway for the one hundredth Miniatura, which is a mere eleven months away. Last posting I promised a free gift and here it is! Well, I hope you find that helpful. There is also the modelling … Continue reading