Category Archives: About artists.

Christmas on the cards.

Posted on November 22, 2020 by admin

Despite lockdown all over the place, Christmas is on the cards, mainly because I am making them. I’ve been doing it so long, I can’t even remember how long, possibly thirty years.  In the course of the clear up I … Continue reading →

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The eyes have it.

Posted on November 17, 2020 by admin

Having spent ten days without my lenses in my eyes I am off for biometry, which is to say, measuring the eyes without the mitigating effects of contact lenses, to see what they can see. Well I can save them … Continue reading →

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No Time to waste.

Posted on October 25, 2020 by admin

No time to waste. If I’m sounding like the White Rabbit, it’s because I have no time to waste. It’s the last room tomorrow. Finally after a year and a quarter of house makeover, I’m on to the final room.  … Continue reading →

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Sawdust

Posted on October 18, 2020 by admin

Are you an Autumn enthusiast? I am in a qualified sort of way.  It might be something to do with getting older but I do see Autumn as a sort of death of nature. The cannas are doing a last … Continue reading →

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Nikki’s (very small) miniatures.

Posted on October 12, 2020 by admin

Middle age, I often think, is a bit like jam.  There you are sandwiched in between your elders and your children, trying to care for both in some very sticky situations. Nikki compensates by miniaturising and is firmly of the … Continue reading →

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Sylvia’s room.

Posted on October 4, 2020 by admin

I am aware that regular readers here are usually creative people. If you suspect that further time spent at home could be looming in the future, you may appreciate creative inspiration from other readers. Sylvia makes lots of room boxes … Continue reading →

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Going up the walls.

Posted on September 27, 2020 by admin

I have finished going up the walls.  It took a couple of weeks because I had to have enforced breaks when my metal arm seized up. I don’t suppose Michelangelo had the same problem. (If you have low self esteem … Continue reading →

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A happy week.

Posted on September 24, 2020 by admin

Last weekend should have been Miniatura, which is always a happy week.  It lifts me, cheers me, gets me out among those I regard as blessed, being the folk who miniaturise the world and all their troubles.  But it did … Continue reading →

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Fame at last.

Posted on September 3, 2020 by admin

The long birthday card got on television! It was on Hochanda’s birthday round-up show at 5 o’clock on September 2nd.  You can see it by going to www.Hochanda.com clicking on Rewind, then, on the next screen, on recent, then scrolling … Continue reading →

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The long happy birthday.

Posted on August 31, 2020 by admin

I do enjoy a shopping channel, most of all a craft shopping channel.  What a good invention! I am currently enjoying Hochanda, which stands for Home Of Crafts Hobbies and Arts.  It announced its fifth birthday and a competition to … Continue reading →

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