Category Archives: About artists.

Ahead of us..

Posted on 10th May 2026 by admin

I am absolutely full of cold, heaving, sneezing and bunged up.  This was a generous birthday gift from the OH, who caught it from somewhere and brought it back for me.  I was OK last Wednesday, my actual birthday, but … Continue reading →

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Tidying up.

Posted on 28th April 2026 by admin

If I did not know many miniaturists I would wonder what was wrong with me. I have a surfeit of stuff. A lot of the surfeit is crafting stuff.  I must have had crafting stuff prior to building a craft … Continue reading →

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What to do when you are worried.

Posted on 19th April 2026 by admin

I wish I knew.  I’ve had a lot of worry in my life, my health, the way other people have treated me, how to make ends wave at each other and quite a lot of worry about the health of … Continue reading →

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Is it art or craft? What’s the difference?

Posted on 12th April 2026 by admin

I have been very fortunate in my life to talk to, interview and look at the work of many artists. It is, of course, because of Miniatura, with which I have been involved for forty years, first as a visitor, … Continue reading →

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Ants.

Posted on 3rd April 2026 by admin

I’ve got ants. It’s very depressing. I do live in a very anty area.  A neighbour once opined she was surprised the entire street hadn’t been moved several feet to the left because of the ants. Usually however, they’re in … Continue reading →

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Oh boo…

Posted on 22nd February 2026 by admin

The power of two I have told you before; what I tell you is true.When I said it had all gone horribly wrongThat was not the end, I should know,Of the song. First some idiot (yes it was me)Used the wrong … Continue reading →

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Failure and after.

Posted on 19th February 2026 by admin

This morning I got a chance to have a good look at the failures that came out of the kiln which was pretty much everything. It was not the Chinese wire.  That was in just a few dolls and it … Continue reading →

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Horribly wrong.

Posted on 18th February 2026 by admin

Oh dear, kiln ware failure, it’s all gone horribly horribly wrong. You cannot tell until you unpack the kiln.  I carefully lifted each shelf and walked very steadily through the garage, the utility, the kitchen and the hall until I … Continue reading →

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Rainless, and, possibly, having kittens.

Posted on 17th February 2026 by admin

Today is the first day for about a month when it hasn’t rained. Naturally this prompts two thoughts.  The first is that it will be approximately four months before the first notification of a hosepipe ban.  It might be an … Continue reading →

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Batteries

Posted on 15th February 2026 by admin

I could never be in the SAS.  Aside from the fact that I am short, fat and old and for most of my life couldn’t see further than the end of my nose, literally, I am not very good with … Continue reading →

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