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Bronze sky thinking
Like a lot of people this year, I have looked to indoor hobbies as a distraction. Recently I have been experimenting with gel plate monotype printing which is a cheap, simple and very addictive form of print making. Paint (I … Continue reading
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Tagged Ancient Greece, Art, Classical literature, Classics, Covid 19, Gelli plate, Homer, Lockdown, Monotype printing, printmaking, The Odyssey
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Fireworks and apples – preparing for winter
November is a bleak month in the northern hemisphere. The clocks go back an hour at the end of October. A measure aimed to help us get up to a slightly lighter morning soon has the effect of plunging us in to darkness … Continue reading
Written in the Stars
We humans are a curious and impatient animal. From the dawning moments of our consciousness we have been asking questions. Will this hurt me? Can I eat that? When will the rains come? Why do the birds leave? As time … Continue reading
A White Elephant
Mr S and I have been searching charity shops for silver spoons. The idea is to find one with an interesting handle which can be made in to a ring. We have only come across one so far within our … Continue reading
Siren Call
Perhaps it comes from being of an island race, perhaps there is pirate or viking in my blood, perhaps it is that I have never lived further than ten minutes from the shore, perhaps it is the childhood memories, perhaps … Continue reading
Blue Sky Thinking
Mr S recently came in to possession of this printed fabric of Mount Fuji. It is designed to be used as a handkerchief but I thought it looked too good to be subjected to my ever active nose. It is … Continue reading
