Art Class: From the Inside of a Paper Bag
byHello! In case you noticed that I missed Wednesday’s post, I thought I ought to offer an explanation: I forgot. My longest spell of…
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Work in Progress: Spring 2016 Market Dates
byAs I’ve mentioned over the past few weeks, I’ll be ‘on tour’ this spring at a few art & craft markets in London. First…
Check List: Market Conditions
byI’ve confirmed a place at my first market for 2016, which takes place in two weeks. In the early stages, it seems like a simple…
Work In Progress: IRL
byThe season of springtime craft fairs is approaching, now that sellers and visitors are (a little) less likely to be drenched and/or frozen at…
Book Club: Cover to Cover – On Books as Accessories
byThe other morning, a group of schoolchildren got onto the train, along with the appropriate adult supervision. (This seems to be a regular occurrence….
Stationery Cupboard: The Mysterious Valentina
byI try, in my creative work, not to be overcome by complex and ridiculous affectations, but a little ritual can be just the thing…
Art Class: A. Boogert’s ‘Traité des couleurs servant à la peinture à l’eau’
byAs much as I appreciated the fairly unstructured nature of my Art classes at school, I sometimes wish I’d had more formal training in…
Work in Progress: Sample Size
byToday I received a piece of plain white fabric, approximately 5 centimetres square, in the post. From this I need to determine whether or…
Art Class: The Mechanical Curator
byI’ve written a couple of posts (here and here) about libraries of vintage botanical and wildlife illustrations. I’ve recently come across another such treasure…
Work in Progress: All Together Now
byJanuary seems, somehow, to be lasting longer than expected – a fact for which I am very grateful, having not yet completed my tax return….