tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67062763119810460512024-03-13T01:42:09.208+00:00*******************this disordered life*****notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.comBlogger187125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-7992622389525244742013-01-25T22:49:00.002+00:002013-01-25T22:49:50.050+00:00It's been a while<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's about nine months since I last posted something here. </div>
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My Dad died a few weeks after my last post and my world has changed. </div>
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I was thinking about posting again here and thinking about what to upload </div>
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and then I found some pictures on my Dad's camera. </div>
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He liked cycling around the countryside around his home and often took his camera.</div>
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Thank you for all the kind comments and messages I've received around here, </div>
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I hope to be around a bit more from now on.</div>
notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-53083853636091901452012-04-17T13:14:00.003+01:002012-04-17T13:30:17.145+01:00Following the i ching<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qNKOnRgb6_34xmOzpDPrI748lf3mOh7UP9teF_-WXxjy0ASEr_luryyUn4YTNI4ZAht8CWy4FuE7CZliQA0AxRbfwpfeQJcVk4PL_7x2wVOArqqFCl1ZbW920U77xfYq2MQu2aObeQwS/s1600/001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732343302259341522" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6qNKOnRgb6_34xmOzpDPrI748lf3mOh7UP9teF_-WXxjy0ASEr_luryyUn4YTNI4ZAht8CWy4FuE7CZliQA0AxRbfwpfeQJcVk4PL_7x2wVOArqqFCl1ZbW920U77xfYq2MQu2aObeQwS/s400/001.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe1QdE6ey394Ahz0-5N-yUcifERvejNwniJuIWhz5sWQ0-PACsHa39Jq7lmTbnMBUM4ddtHtF7QhLzaH5DVHPvTzxOzDCfpQi-wqA1zyw-Va9ZAnqHhudEv2TnVnHV1fvQAzSBln7C0XO/s1600/002.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5732342370116255554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQe1QdE6ey394Ahz0-5N-yUcifERvejNwniJuIWhz5sWQ0-PACsHa39Jq7lmTbnMBUM4ddtHtF7QhLzaH5DVHPvTzxOzDCfpQi-wqA1zyw-Va9ZAnqHhudEv2TnVnHV1fvQAzSBln7C0XO/s400/002.jpg" /></a>i'm trusting in the wisdom of the i ching and being creative whenever i can...a new term starts today though so time for this will be reduced to slithers. i've probably got my priorities wrong, but i'm just trying to survive. thieves stole my number plates and they are going to clone a car and do bank jobs and i'm going to get millions of parking and speeding fines (or worse).<br /><div><div>these pictures aren't finished...i'm not good at finishing....i've finished my entry for <a href="http://thealteredpage.blogspot.co.uk/2012/03/new-open-call-pulse-of-mixed-media.html">seth's call for work.</a>...but i'm not good at posting either....i hope it will get there...otherwise it will have to go and sit in the drawer with the sketchbooks from last year's sketchbook project </div><div>which never got done.</div><div> </div><div><span style="font-size:180%;color:#33ffff;"><strong>************************</strong></span></div></div></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-50435720981848050542012-04-14T21:31:00.003+01:002012-04-14T21:37:54.776+01:00This girl blew my head off tonight<span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"><strong>****************************************</strong></span><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">i get to watch 'the voice' every week when i am visiting dad in hospital and i'm totally hooked. if you like mega voices and in your face style then check out tonight's performance by <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00r3pj0">Ruth Brown</a>. she is my new hero.</span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;"></span></strong><br /><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ffcc00;">++++++++++++++++++++++++++++</span></strong>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-81700489297776894382012-04-08T16:23:00.007+01:002012-04-08T16:51:53.160+01:00what the I Ching told memy sis has an I Ching book and sometimes we open it and throw the coins. I'm not sure about the fortune telling properties of it (in fact i don't know much about it at all) but occasionally it has been remarkably accurate. Never more so than when my Dad took part just before his cancer diagnosis and his readings were all about coming to the winter of his life and letting go of life. We were a bit taken aback at the time and I don't know about everyone else in the room but it brought a massive lump to my throat.<br /><br />Anyway, for a while now (well, since January to be precise), each day I have been doing a tiny drawing in a small diary I carry around with me...it's true what they say about doing something daily for more than 21 days...it becomes a habit. It's become a little ritual, even on days that I don't feel like making art or on days when I don't have time to make art. Each space or day is only about 7cm x 4cm so it doesn't take much to fill it. I think it's a good way to be creative even when you're on the move and it's a nice record of days.<br /><br />Here's a pic I took of the diary last week and a little picture of some figs that I drew on Friday.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAArT6MsYNNPFLkCwNtCg2s6vYruH6QBWKHa0s_qtebQZaytwOo1_0kg0QPa_djTzrMlkmUyi4hWE-OnVhQnNUb4aG2M_IZXMI3MM-G6vMZVzq0iWjOIMKsg4PzPq79kZ-7b9vew53ySi/s1600/003.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 346px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729051268669703650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfAArT6MsYNNPFLkCwNtCg2s6vYruH6QBWKHa0s_qtebQZaytwOo1_0kg0QPa_djTzrMlkmUyi4hWE-OnVhQnNUb4aG2M_IZXMI3MM-G6vMZVzq0iWjOIMKsg4PzPq79kZ-7b9vew53ySi/s400/003.jpg" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z0Pn6xYjt6EFxEOWT83hOc1tqcjvLZLGNl4XM5EG_pU_mkeIhwgTwS6Xq03G0pWZL2MKFKi6KAvooa_SNTJRJosJFZze4YIizx3yLt6a8V4LhytIZAT_mlYmHDVgXkWdi-9YqIeBiXm3/s1600/005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 225px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729051263353700146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-Z0Pn6xYjt6EFxEOWT83hOc1tqcjvLZLGNl4XM5EG_pU_mkeIhwgTwS6Xq03G0pWZL2MKFKi6KAvooa_SNTJRJosJFZze4YIizx3yLt6a8V4LhytIZAT_mlYmHDVgXkWdi-9YqIeBiXm3/s400/005.jpg" /></a>Recently, I did another I Ching reading and I asked the I Ching how I can get through the challenges I currently face. Sometimes, it all seems overwhelming with so many problems colliding and sometimes it feels like I won't get through it. The I Ching told me loud and clear that creativity is the way. I was quite cynical when i first read the readings because I felt that art had become trivial and meaningless. Now I've had a few days off work and a chance to splat some paint about it does feel like it is a way through.</div><div> </div><div>Thanks to everyone for the supportive messages on my last post and to Celeste<a href="http://celestebergin.blogspot.com/">http://celestebergin.blogspot.com/</a> for encouraging me to blog. I'm not sure what the next months and years have in store for me but I will do my best to be here and at yours and to keep being creative whenever I can.</div><div> </div><div><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 300px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5729051276910889570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoNrIdTOwN52qUM_ePKzgLZKUL2c3ZZzVHHzHtQwcI3DSjiTfb9ou8eQdX-6AdVEsKisMx1QOsBwdUwYZKMtKaoCNqLdeDKjPemfkZiVCE24p47QXjnYKTogq8Fqg-eQetEdTGrP_QxRxr/s400/009.jpg" /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-61359748916022831512012-03-29T12:23:00.003+01:002012-03-29T12:52:54.012+01:00Long Time No Blog<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UP1t37x8Dj2WZH2ug-_r0MePgrhnMoJa9LKkmYAKhD0MfRqEhRRvvjB4LB1UZ4TC7l1ob5GGYhBjG84Gzkvw9aKZWucHrGAkUvXU_D6J2NQVIxwmLIDQd2YhTRG-IFY7xzeR_rBciYwe/s1600/206.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; width: 400px; height: 267px; text-align: center; display: block; cursor: pointer;" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5725285722070394834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2UP1t37x8Dj2WZH2ug-_r0MePgrhnMoJa9LKkmYAKhD0MfRqEhRRvvjB4LB1UZ4TC7l1ob5GGYhBjG84Gzkvw9aKZWucHrGAkUvXU_D6J2NQVIxwmLIDQd2YhTRG-IFY7xzeR_rBciYwe/s400/206.jpg" /></a><br /><div>I can't believe it's nearly three months since i last said something here. A day after my last post and the luscious croissants, my precious Dad was rushed into hospital for emergency surgery (as if having terminal cancer wasn't enough). He underwent four major operations in three days and spent a week wired up to machines in the critical care unit. He pulled through and has been recovering in hospital since then. It's been a horrendously difficult time, juggling work and as much visiting as we can every day and seeing someone we love suffer. Soon he will be discharged from hospital and he'll need 24/7 care. I don't know how on earth we will cope.<br /><br />How people survive more stressful situations than this is remarkable and my thoughts are with people around the world dealing with oppression, war, torture, violence and starvation. If I survive this ordeal, I mustn't forget how unbearably difficult life can be and I must help people who are finding life difficult.<br /><br />This picture was taken by a friend in her living room...hopefully she won't mind me putting it here.</div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-48821900558380185872012-01-08T23:07:00.002+00:002012-01-08T23:33:14.891+00:00Give-away time-up<div align="center">I had a lovely morning yesterday.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYc7ZwHpDjgMfTDjfxpAf1PBaF8ieD98focTt9iuv92STwPoSr0fCckAav6sG1mssYNOMDVcz0T8CcT-9nyfbiSwwlAGy0YSQjZ1BYNpFvrTeM8xZX-P_QEYrxmF29AjcUSiiuZZ01GheV/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695402841110155458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYc7ZwHpDjgMfTDjfxpAf1PBaF8ieD98focTt9iuv92STwPoSr0fCckAav6sG1mssYNOMDVcz0T8CcT-9nyfbiSwwlAGy0YSQjZ1BYNpFvrTeM8xZX-P_QEYrxmF29AjcUSiiuZZ01GheV/s400/004.JPG" /></a> some time to wander around the city centre</div><br /><div align="center">and treat myself to a few non essentials<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKtY2UaaejK2y8WF3kS2F2JW3f3rcTQOdOqNgSt1FxM-nMuinm-BOlV8oMvFsJHz_ZSUmqG8S5bCw-E4PdneAuYnDa80BlpntyyuEolCRQKzVCwz32xTDoYHNe15d7Qkt-dPZsBGuKyRG/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695402827910053826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHKtY2UaaejK2y8WF3kS2F2JW3f3rcTQOdOqNgSt1FxM-nMuinm-BOlV8oMvFsJHz_ZSUmqG8S5bCw-E4PdneAuYnDa80BlpntyyuEolCRQKzVCwz32xTDoYHNe15d7Qkt-dPZsBGuKyRG/s400/005.JPG" /></a> Neal's yard products aren't cheap<br />but they are fabulously wonderful<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDXPRW-cjzZSF049fCLap3BqNqb6Yv_7AAWJlbOzgIMWpIecoPIUVKz8_VahcMCoivgUJqQ83i8BIVd-qiKlNYw-ODrwXO3LI4Y-fHs8J5FEoIRRFWJ3cTICs91SGUCs0yXXJ_HdQt1R_/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695402826589156274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXDXPRW-cjzZSF049fCLap3BqNqb6Yv_7AAWJlbOzgIMWpIecoPIUVKz8_VahcMCoivgUJqQ83i8BIVd-qiKlNYw-ODrwXO3LI4Y-fHs8J5FEoIRRFWJ3cTICs91SGUCs0yXXJ_HdQt1R_/s400/009.JPG" /></a> These giant chocolate croissants were</div><br /><div>completely over the top but a special treat<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PUz7x4IqFOy65QfxtDPC_tHdqDOh9Db2miv_M2ou6_UEPXjQ7pyGqi7D5Q3JK-QBIJCMPo_capVpufll0GLy4TaP6g6liOqHwaS_bflbooD-V6wsa2r5Qbkg3B47dkfDWCNz1zdt4prg/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695402808999918018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3PUz7x4IqFOy65QfxtDPC_tHdqDOh9Db2miv_M2ou6_UEPXjQ7pyGqi7D5Q3JK-QBIJCMPo_capVpufll0GLy4TaP6g6liOqHwaS_bflbooD-V6wsa2r5Qbkg3B47dkfDWCNz1zdt4prg/s400/010.JPG" /></a> I couldn't resist this ribbon<br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3bZ0DS4wlvgIG5EvJFPiCzyYwSfCNQmfobc3WsFjIz2gt2y6esaZindMHhUQCHPlTOmRwJxYlFUHkKEJ8Kj1aUJk5F1N9m_xaGswVx5UXv1mlFqwMlw0uuFdrZrhzpJXCN0OhTIxfDpr/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5695402807909081170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD3bZ0DS4wlvgIG5EvJFPiCzyYwSfCNQmfobc3WsFjIz2gt2y6esaZindMHhUQCHPlTOmRwJxYlFUHkKEJ8Kj1aUJk5F1N9m_xaGswVx5UXv1mlFqwMlw0uuFdrZrhzpJXCN0OhTIxfDpr/s400/013.JPG" /></a> or this !</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>and now for the winner of the teeny weeny zig-zag book..</div><br /><div>Thank you all for commenting.</div><br /><div>I loved everyone's ideas...they are all very inspiring</div><br /><div>i now feel highly embarrassed that the prize is so measly</div><br /><div>just a tiny little book that has been (not very well) made by me!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Anyway <a href="http://ruminations-and-rambles.blogspot.com/">Rosie</a> is the winner because she's going to take</div><br /><div>the book on a journey....and who can resist a journey.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Can you email me your address Rosie and I'll get to the post office asap.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX</div></div></div><br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-35130284756147265402012-01-06T17:52:00.005+00:002012-06-08T00:13:35.411+01:00cosy<div align="center">
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</div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-32034875179738731922012-01-01T23:38:00.004+00:002012-01-02T00:02:41.886+00:00small things<div align="center"><span style="font-family:webdings;color:#336666;">*******************</span> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">it's nice to work big when space allows for it</div><br /><br /><div align="center">it can be liberating</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and bold</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and a good way of using up lots of materials</div><br /><br /><div align="center">that need using up.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">but working small is good too</div><br /><br /><div align="center">you can find beauty in tiny scraps of materials</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and focus on small buttons</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and titchy found precious stuff.</div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div align="center">I've been making teeny-tiny zig-zag books</div><br /><br /><div align="center">they fit in pockets and purses easily</div><br /><br /><div align="center">handy for hospital visits.</div><br /><br /><div align="center">they measure about 3cmX4cm</div><br /><br /><div align="center">and, because they are so small,</div><br /><br /><div align="center">maybe I should be selective about what goes in them.</div><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 242px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692815333759887938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoni_nAbANgxQMpOVdzFGWiWg6tF05SO_wrC8T61DRklXSYh4K4SfLtrupy5BQ6rs4URxadnBrWMPNfL9tby__XKGUgSquUgXw6GNnj9inmHw_65G_P801Y2kDVb4GiLNOEeHB-fXwjRXQ/s400/059.JPG" /> <br /><p align="center">I have this one to give-away.<br /></p><br /><div align="center">To win it just leave a comment saying what</div><br /><div align="center">you would use a book this small for.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">I'll pick a winner at the end of the week.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:webdings;color:#336666;">****************</span></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-21868662987788412162011-12-22T11:58:00.004+00:002011-12-22T12:23:39.442+00:00disorder and hope<div align="center">If you get a chance go <a href="http://www.channel4.com/programmes/obsessive-compulsive-hoarder">here</a> and watch a fascinating documentary </div><br /><br /><div align="center">about the lovely Mr Wallace and his incredible obsessive hoarding problem </div><br /><br /><div align="center">and have your heart warmed by the compassion </div><br /><br /><div align="center">of Mr Honey who is a ray of hope in our judgemental world.</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5688926087349837394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTPTPjvWGHrLlFtXI9qecR0Z5SzZjRlPLm1rH7iZ1T93VklxUm25oaIfZF3QZsw1kLb7i9F4cnK3ytChIr0esjrYiKM0PbVaDzLBbKVj_c5hmRmg95K0vnyLT2ThrIL4MkzyaFxZZm9MF/s400/040.JPG" /><br /><br /><p align="center">Happy Christmas to you all from me and the new man in my life :)<br /><br /></p>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-60560923016066548502011-12-04T21:13:00.004+00:002011-12-04T21:44:56.608+00:00simple pleasures<div align="center">I've learnt a lot recently.</div><br /><div align="center">More than I have ever learnt..</div><br /><div align="center">including degrees and masters degrees.</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XtJZTrp8cd9-eGM118ZlH21ckd9WpKc7gf0-HqCaR5fI4UAJEOv-CbUJNErT2MRR0vxk0FD3cltnZtCm71Fd-m3iUjxqYztacL5Tv6G93Ku9gRb4j26Rcv77qIuvtV1e7zaZTk2NNbN9/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682389444363485938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7XtJZTrp8cd9-eGM118ZlH21ckd9WpKc7gf0-HqCaR5fI4UAJEOv-CbUJNErT2MRR0vxk0FD3cltnZtCm71Fd-m3iUjxqYztacL5Tv6G93Ku9gRb4j26Rcv77qIuvtV1e7zaZTk2NNbN9/s400/062.JPG" /></a> I've learnt about what matters in life.</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpka9YAEr5K0B_bsm-4Kv_pZPjB9E8XrtMURuKztqoF7E8Yl_SJl0zG-vzqE52C4yNvBzj5LwmwnsERfvbTbzcCssjHX-ApIdUnZXbFkFrPrNl-5JdvrDK_tAkp_5l5P3BTHK4H0BL0BX/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682389438974363650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOpka9YAEr5K0B_bsm-4Kv_pZPjB9E8XrtMURuKztqoF7E8Yl_SJl0zG-vzqE52C4yNvBzj5LwmwnsERfvbTbzcCssjHX-ApIdUnZXbFkFrPrNl-5JdvrDK_tAkp_5l5P3BTHK4H0BL0BX/s400/043.JPG" /></a> I've learnt about courage and loyalty.<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CZIzLswK3sg5ZfELNr2mopTReE4jEHljUN8FIo7mwHda9-c396ql3l52-uBCuB14bjhb-BJrT3jx9BGQ6Ul4wjiImtJb4Dt8BohOBuFgBXjmjP9_xUDqg7atK-4fKe0Rdpn-DD5SPJz_/s1600/046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682386226310438578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0CZIzLswK3sg5ZfELNr2mopTReE4jEHljUN8FIo7mwHda9-c396ql3l52-uBCuB14bjhb-BJrT3jx9BGQ6Ul4wjiImtJb4Dt8BohOBuFgBXjmjP9_xUDqg7atK-4fKe0Rdpn-DD5SPJz_/s400/046.JPG" /></a> About friendship</div><br /><div>and</div><br /><div>its limits.<br /></div><br /><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjKi_DcD-GSVjVmZmGeP9hyphenhyphenIiJyDOlE5rQMmAImis8PgBzKkJI3ugIyqjcqHHdYDKeseDRPXGfuF2z94Volu820HlFoY1cOKRuc4XnQeI0I8jXVWRFzZ5CHSOn-NElv1kmD31YVrejf2d/s1600/052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682386220740682034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOjKi_DcD-GSVjVmZmGeP9hyphenhyphenIiJyDOlE5rQMmAImis8PgBzKkJI3ugIyqjcqHHdYDKeseDRPXGfuF2z94Volu820HlFoY1cOKRuc4XnQeI0I8jXVWRFzZ5CHSOn-NElv1kmD31YVrejf2d/s400/052.JPG" /></a> I've learnt about myself.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcXC0D5M79smybXNvcm84Hk-cgiqqUbnnTAOA8buTgKmce3myfBPxYid64kj4gGuf5UmziTYhj4SZezxY8KkjXxRd3TPvWHQnYOkeyksdP8U6SVjR2W4wNUiaJ2nJKqChwjzxDI7IHB-w/s1600/049.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682386216754024386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhcXC0D5M79smybXNvcm84Hk-cgiqqUbnnTAOA8buTgKmce3myfBPxYid64kj4gGuf5UmziTYhj4SZezxY8KkjXxRd3TPvWHQnYOkeyksdP8U6SVjR2W4wNUiaJ2nJKqChwjzxDI7IHB-w/s400/049.JPG" /></a> About daily rituals like lighting the fire and cooking comforting wholesome foods.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>About making the most of life.</div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cQsLdkOu-ssQbork-yCNxnjDx4DNP7PpwfKi85nkAi2B7XzJPz-f4o6nbU5TqJX2PwRGsCTIIqhof4ziYohPea_WX4gEYeJhbYWw_v-BVOaONbpxgBPrneK6WS_wiXEjbdr0EW3ArpN1/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682386200014392930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5cQsLdkOu-ssQbork-yCNxnjDx4DNP7PpwfKi85nkAi2B7XzJPz-f4o6nbU5TqJX2PwRGsCTIIqhof4ziYohPea_WX4gEYeJhbYWw_v-BVOaONbpxgBPrneK6WS_wiXEjbdr0EW3ArpN1/s400/051.JPG" /></a> and sharing simple pleasures.</div><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUw0Oc11Fb38vjUh3a6juzwysJT4msjtneuSZ5g89nuiT3lUg0w4L6J_zO-wMw_rPDOXU_29knfIaCRerLKU8lvBlVIPaiO2s6MNMd-5TPQu6Sn0yvhOk-4WMaSNUkb7LtMfDAA4tBwl-/s1600/069.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5682386195400997666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYUw0Oc11Fb38vjUh3a6juzwysJT4msjtneuSZ5g89nuiT3lUg0w4L6J_zO-wMw_rPDOXU_29knfIaCRerLKU8lvBlVIPaiO2s6MNMd-5TPQu6Sn0yvhOk-4WMaSNUkb7LtMfDAA4tBwl-/s400/069.JPG" /></a> We'll be making the very most of this festive season</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>enjoying every simple moment.</div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-76460409680927566322011-10-26T20:23:00.005+01:002012-06-08T00:04:07.385+01:00hello<br /><div align="center">
we've finally got an internet connection at Dad's house which</div>
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means that I will be able to keep in touch with blogland while caring for him.</div>
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It'll make things a little easier for me to have a world outside work, cancer and caring.</div>
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I'm having a good lesson in how hard life can be. </div>
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It's hard to remember what my life was like before</div>
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and it feels like I wake up every day in a horrendous</div>
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bubble of disaster while normality seems to surround everyone else.</div>
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We are a small close family, dad has prostate cancer,</div>
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I have a thyroid problem which I've struggled with for years and </div>
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now I can't take the medicaton for it because it makes my heart go bonkers</div>
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and my lungs fill with fluid...if anyone has had similar problems I would be very</div>
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interested to hear from them. . On top of this, regular car, house, work</div>
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stresses sometimes seem like the last straw.</div>
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i see these paints and sometimes think i can paint my way through this nightmare.</div>
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70Fye7U2KruOQhNzolIKvxKg7BP2mmsYxQRuUu4gukSRwDS-VrWtuq-PgJ5UGvp590Kl4GsDCenhV92b-imFkgKdywaz_0iO26jJkpzupgtVp0NuST4GynJZcfT0Z3ZO3I_b18JLuexbL/s1600/015.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5667884343493582530" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi70Fye7U2KruOQhNzolIKvxKg7BP2mmsYxQRuUu4gukSRwDS-VrWtuq-PgJ5UGvp590Kl4GsDCenhV92b-imFkgKdywaz_0iO26jJkpzupgtVp0NuST4GynJZcfT0Z3ZO3I_b18JLuexbL/s400/015.JPG" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 400px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 300px;" /></a><br />
sorry to offload<br />
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I know others have difficult lives too<br />
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and there must be plenty who experience much worse<br />
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i don't know how they survive.<br />
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i don't know how i will survive.<br />
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all i can think of is that if i do survive this ordeal<br />
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i will have learnt a lot about how hard life can be<br />
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and i'll be able to use my experience to help others.<br />
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it's good to be back here.<br />
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<b>x</b></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-48369635520472292672011-09-03T15:00:00.002+01:002011-09-03T15:10:43.007+01:00print<div align="center">it's been a bit of a nightmare week</div>
<br /><div align="center">and i don't really have anything creative to show from it</div>
<br /><div align="center">here's one i did earlier</div>
<br /><div align="center">my head's so fuddled from stress and lack of sleep</div>
<br /><div align="center">i can't even remember if i've posted this before</div>
<br /><div align="center">the night's are getting darker</div>
<br /><div align="center">and the air has turned cooler</div>
<br /><div align="center">i chose this print because the colours</div>
<br /><div align="center">make me think of autumn and winter</div>
<br /><div align="center">i made it using a reduction technique</div>
<br /><div align="center">with lino. it's easy...cut and print..cut a bit more and print..</div>
<br /><div align="center">keep going and keep going using different colours each time you print.</div>
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspjqjHSF77MUIWjrwgPJMdhhoj4H1raDTcxo4gZP0ReLFBilEBee4-nMrnEu3SBYYLBlYUjo0pttItDk177V5Gjw5G6opds9dsB7IMs_YsBLesc_aecyWzceb_CHU7Fs4oGYcpiAlxvnA/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5648133916492354882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhspjqjHSF77MUIWjrwgPJMdhhoj4H1raDTcxo4gZP0ReLFBilEBee4-nMrnEu3SBYYLBlYUjo0pttItDk177V5Gjw5G6opds9dsB7IMs_YsBLesc_aecyWzceb_CHU7Fs4oGYcpiAlxvnA/s400/003.JPG" /></a></div>
<br /><p align="center">i'm still waving</p>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-24925216113168291142011-08-25T21:13:00.003+01:002011-08-25T21:21:54.812+01:00seaside memories<div align="center">our holiday by the sea seems an age away now</div>
<br /><div align="center">i haven't even had time to unpack the beach treasure</div>
<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnDvXX2DGHshlGPYJXJbxcQph_lkw9DOsWmDK1pkLB8LICpbK-OB5OdlvjyK4OaNad3bTkW0cOXVsjiDw4ewrgwvFyw25p7UGT6XA8tpyTBFI4SSxQyLPw2H2tv2Jqle705j7R762pyk9/s1600/005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 173px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644889926301973890" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEnDvXX2DGHshlGPYJXJbxcQph_lkw9DOsWmDK1pkLB8LICpbK-OB5OdlvjyK4OaNad3bTkW0cOXVsjiDw4ewrgwvFyw25p7UGT6XA8tpyTBFI4SSxQyLPw2H2tv2Jqle705j7R762pyk9/s400/005.JPG" /></a> or the stash of art i started by the sea</div>
<br /><div align="center">and will hopefully finish sometime soon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb7lEY8XkgO6tGRs2Pa4MFwF5ux4O50X0yz27lu8eRnUO8VW95aDJ_F6RX8G78-KqPJnp6uOaHYC-TMUxHPKnhl-5UH14lcoICVBrSpQze8c-5za4bjZPA4rFvNvwuqPsKOBMNQxUmSqP/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644889922005304994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitb7lEY8XkgO6tGRs2Pa4MFwF5ux4O50X0yz27lu8eRnUO8VW95aDJ_F6RX8G78-KqPJnp6uOaHYC-TMUxHPKnhl-5UH14lcoICVBrSpQze8c-5za4bjZPA4rFvNvwuqPsKOBMNQxUmSqP/s400/029.JPG" /></a></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-66641329139522964792011-08-17T23:42:00.002+01:002011-08-17T23:52:11.440+01:00waving to strangers from a train<div align="center">a ten minute ride on a seaside toy town train</div>
<br /><div align="center">with 3 little kids behind me</div>
<br /><div align="center">shouting and waving hello</div>
<br /><div align="center">was the complete antidote for</div>
<br /><div align="center">recession</div>
<br /><div align="center">cancer</div>
<br /><div align="center">and </div>
<br /><div align="center">riots in our streets</div>
<br /><div align="center">everyone smiled and waved back</div>
<br /><div align="center">young</div>
<br /><div align="center">old</div>
<br /><div align="center">even the crack heads under the bush shelter</div>
<br /><div align="center">it was the best £1.75 i have spent in a long time</div>
<br /><div align="center">and i'm gonna make it my business to travel</div>
<br /><div align="center">toy town</div>
<br /><div align="center">more often<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-hQSohu0HBwDXMamW_SsnI7GgGPmLbAMtoTZs4lwNz5JogBrLnP9M_LacT2sRKpXJKeD3Xbi45xx8Ntcza3tul4knO3QWzLx9GcZE0O6tOK9tFBFQzts4RTx20LpYI8kP9J73lV5wqyb/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5641959889309656098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm-hQSohu0HBwDXMamW_SsnI7GgGPmLbAMtoTZs4lwNz5JogBrLnP9M_LacT2sRKpXJKeD3Xbi45xx8Ntcza3tul4knO3QWzLx9GcZE0O6tOK9tFBFQzts4RTx20LpYI8kP9J73lV5wqyb/s400/014.JPG" /></a> it occured to me that blogging is a bit like waving to strangers from a train</div>
<br /><div align="center">i'm </div>
<br /><div align="center">waving </div>
<br /><div align="center">to </div>
<br /><div align="center">you
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<br /><div align="center"></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-57137394311562430632011-08-12T01:20:00.006+01:002011-08-12T01:31:35.038+01:00holiday art day whatever + 1<div align="center">there's been<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqh44VpiNMm0AzxGNyIHdrCJHNmg7Kj5Ez2OlKPjgsOJP2IKoa5fDQDWp4qFPFQ-K2Pgf4Amu2upvwEJBFvvg76ZsJEYQuBTVJ8LyJXDWcP_kJt2YCYx7CDcQjbxHRHNCFOnRZbcP3NPO/s1600/059.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 279px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639759995591019698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglqh44VpiNMm0AzxGNyIHdrCJHNmg7Kj5Ez2OlKPjgsOJP2IKoa5fDQDWp4qFPFQ-K2Pgf4Amu2upvwEJBFvvg76ZsJEYQuBTVJ8LyJXDWcP_kJt2YCYx7CDcQjbxHRHNCFOnRZbcP3NPO/s400/059.JPG" /></a> so much art
<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJEqJWGmfqKNanOfcqlWHtYL-Rt-31auhOJNyhy6hh3Srkw4IRBB3riReLJ6kzVE_N_wBqfYw65SSytTcMok0vNVzWhP0oCHHtHohyphenhyphentrKfvT6WuTH7PjfdtE6dtWE0RgFVbIwspFU08zU/s1600/020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639758838940162034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlJEqJWGmfqKNanOfcqlWHtYL-Rt-31auhOJNyhy6hh3Srkw4IRBB3riReLJ6kzVE_N_wBqfYw65SSytTcMok0vNVzWhP0oCHHtHohyphenhyphentrKfvT6WuTH7PjfdtE6dtWE0RgFVbIwspFU08zU/s400/020.JPG" /></a> going on around here
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFwVoAYJgX6dhfPyIm3x1-fxLr_4UJZHnCoQCvw6xKw5cJuQHyTrKOUOZ63xP1tYcxFFDbwfQoYxH-ouL7-9n8n5Y3BMw-t-kgumOON8vIWSAWIM0htjOhR-nfR1vU8cQSrYU9r8b4tX/s1600/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 386px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639758832498521394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYBFwVoAYJgX6dhfPyIm3x1-fxLr_4UJZHnCoQCvw6xKw5cJuQHyTrKOUOZ63xP1tYcxFFDbwfQoYxH-ouL7-9n8n5Y3BMw-t-kgumOON8vIWSAWIM0htjOhR-nfR1vU8cQSrYU9r8b4tX/s400/018.JPG" /></a> even the birds are leaving </div>
<br /><div>coordinating sculptural forms </div>
<br /><div>on the balcony
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6OhH-_AXd1jgXK6tiWafw1tK66jIVoNPRqBOsrnYiHtX4yOJR_s5-gGA29LH39iwC0N7ulknV8vqh2hTzdGZoqPq8a8YopWIb7gPA11nL2BxEIn5dV3PL3OqPBc_FE7lVVIh7XO6d6-p/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639758831813556370" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6OhH-_AXd1jgXK6tiWafw1tK66jIVoNPRqBOsrnYiHtX4yOJR_s5-gGA29LH39iwC0N7ulknV8vqh2hTzdGZoqPq8a8YopWIb7gPA11nL2BxEIn5dV3PL3OqPBc_FE7lVVIh7XO6d6-p/s400/003.JPG" /></a> </div>
<br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-23448034597608053202011-08-11T13:30:00.004+01:002011-08-11T13:47:20.937+01:00holiday art days whatever and whatever<div align="center">see that man lying on the beach?
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD3Ijrv_HYuGy5IGxBdvHeezyiisxfY7mrkeDpOXdRBSL1603WPgDC3tLWXF_a_aZFBarTvm8an2WWWBzySaIe6NODmS58-aVHaH3INY_zaveU-B9T2XvBgO2IThRlxFegZSvz8YjAoEV/s1600/010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 215px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639575862553622722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJD3Ijrv_HYuGy5IGxBdvHeezyiisxfY7mrkeDpOXdRBSL1603WPgDC3tLWXF_a_aZFBarTvm8an2WWWBzySaIe6NODmS58-aVHaH3INY_zaveU-B9T2XvBgO2IThRlxFegZSvz8YjAoEV/s400/010.JPG" /></a>that's how i feel in this place
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<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1r3AJb_PxZxtpkzoWM7AJ38XPgu2619J7LAfYeiDmrj_iJ4H95_tyxRJbw41habi5N1i2VqlhHndXy9uhVn5tX82L4hVA7uxd7CWHxVFrUJe1PjxsGfPmv8Xp6yC46gX16dCT-cmut7D/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639575860106620658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_1r3AJb_PxZxtpkzoWM7AJ38XPgu2619J7LAfYeiDmrj_iJ4H95_tyxRJbw41habi5N1i2VqlhHndXy9uhVn5tX82L4hVA7uxd7CWHxVFrUJe1PjxsGfPmv8Xp6yC46gX16dCT-cmut7D/s400/012.JPG" /></a> holidays by the sea should be prescribed by doctors as a tonic
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi9NIhxUL11xRg97iMd-CjE4YJ00uuhUdwoZZHyE7QhzMtXE6BuVUcqrY3i9eSqPLZYME3kLFESjhwaXZzk4dqgW8rI7J72YZzHLBpuzUBUMQKzGZxWWw4HhstUIVF7YUtmZztHxwjSsb/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639575850536685074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidi9NIhxUL11xRg97iMd-CjE4YJ00uuhUdwoZZHyE7QhzMtXE6BuVUcqrY3i9eSqPLZYME3kLFESjhwaXZzk4dqgW8rI7J72YZzHLBpuzUBUMQKzGZxWWw4HhstUIVF7YUtmZztHxwjSsb/s400/011.JPG" /></a> there's enough inspiration here to last a lifetime</div>
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHZ9GKlNuvA-lMHRQWtKu8eJ8Mt7MoUzQywQyfumfrbxkn2fkC5TpqofGAQMRHYCATeraMMJqKUWftJ3tNMT-D1Fl7ZEfnYs9wFgBLD8Df32kTejL8-Img_Lm1Q72CrYR96XZB5klYE0s/s1600/009.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639575847548545874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBHZ9GKlNuvA-lMHRQWtKu8eJ8Mt7MoUzQywQyfumfrbxkn2fkC5TpqofGAQMRHYCATeraMMJqKUWftJ3tNMT-D1Fl7ZEfnYs9wFgBLD8Df32kTejL8-Img_Lm1Q72CrYR96XZB5klYE0s/s400/009.JPG" /></a> nature is a wonderful artist</div>
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<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii5bKDCSF0W9WA2PGkLAWf9USxLLA8vJE8a42RWAOfv7ap_GVilKie1U_IKvqeTtmJ8Jwm5VE_HfyLPhqk64ToklzAqZEqywR4V7jczAkU3_FCHlzZCZG_sQwmKX55_fC2LSUddT4mzez/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5639575844568776418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiii5bKDCSF0W9WA2PGkLAWf9USxLLA8vJE8a42RWAOfv7ap_GVilKie1U_IKvqeTtmJ8Jwm5VE_HfyLPhqk64ToklzAqZEqywR4V7jczAkU3_FCHlzZCZG_sQwmKX55_fC2LSUddT4mzez/s400/008.JPG" /></a> i can only try and capture a fragment of this beauty</div>
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<br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-63942955939739338252011-08-09T09:13:00.009+01:002011-08-09T09:45:05.913+01:00holiday art day 3<div align="center">as predicted i didn't get much art done on day 3 because a friend came to visit</div>
<br /><div align="center">and we had too much paddling, ice cream eating and seaside tatt monitoring to do</div>
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbarmfrXb4YrBt1juA35OtHf7XzF5VHSPxy1rVwC0GxkwNbt2zTlnwnbcqH7dxcWwJYqA1LzL4O08cnfvz1UMrqmUvbjZu5_tY3-5LA9QYtz8G0PWmpguhZIceP3-cBplghMuFkzSqNpzi/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638772023737548914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbarmfrXb4YrBt1juA35OtHf7XzF5VHSPxy1rVwC0GxkwNbt2zTlnwnbcqH7dxcWwJYqA1LzL4O08cnfvz1UMrqmUvbjZu5_tY3-5LA9QYtz8G0PWmpguhZIceP3-cBplghMuFkzSqNpzi/s400/008.JPG" /></a> i seriously love these shelves...i could fill them with handmade goods</div>
<br /><div align="center">for noone to buy</div>
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYAFNX-w1okRmemC4pwOemebvOIX2vjPD3use-fP8H-KUJYMYj0MVvoDVkaFffGtuIC-la2DEZNscxONAZsEC9ij8ljTz6jw2yd3qQwmrWWhnWT_LYnYJsWyuJuPF3pV-WeeLIhULpoTd/s1600/012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638771811044051106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimYAFNX-w1okRmemC4pwOemebvOIX2vjPD3use-fP8H-KUJYMYj0MVvoDVkaFffGtuIC-la2DEZNscxONAZsEC9ij8ljTz6jw2yd3qQwmrWWhnWT_LYnYJsWyuJuPF3pV-WeeLIhULpoTd/s400/012.JPG" /></a> i'm extremely spooked by the way digital stuff doesn't photograph</div>
<br /><div align="center">like when computers go wonky when they're on tv</div>
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<br /><div align="center">I'm even more spooked by my reflection in the photograph</div>
<br /><div align="center">but then my reflection always spooks me
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8PPbxKIgFyzEXcIlUukOnhwOU8pWA3xTRq-NGKqTMT2VLnq7Fb4pQlzNxCLi-G5oNh8M8ssP1a7clZoQWzGcaNuHWdjo4W0pNENboZ8djx2i-FB1-l_erpjq-ytqHiKy-JmgME48vfKr/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638771811507886034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC8PPbxKIgFyzEXcIlUukOnhwOU8pWA3xTRq-NGKqTMT2VLnq7Fb4pQlzNxCLi-G5oNh8M8ssP1a7clZoQWzGcaNuHWdjo4W0pNENboZ8djx2i-FB1-l_erpjq-ytqHiKy-JmgME48vfKr/s400/011.JPG" /></a> i've got one of these plastic letter signs for my craft stall</div>
<br /><div align="center">but it doesn't have stars</div>
<br /><div align="center">if i could find some stars for my plastic letter board </div>
<br /><div align="center">it would be like a dream come true
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA9fcIve15-qvQeainL-98RrozvvrF4HQKF3UeVuobahYNPT6vYqJ-YVfDVUkcK4PZGwZWdKdiGx2e3BDE2POBMMy4afOiIbwdln5JV4vdEg_X_pk-H_iu97HHsl43OjpTbUSUhZgxzY2/s1600/008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638771808859589746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjA9fcIve15-qvQeainL-98RrozvvrF4HQKF3UeVuobahYNPT6vYqJ-YVfDVUkcK4PZGwZWdKdiGx2e3BDE2POBMMy4afOiIbwdln5JV4vdEg_X_pk-H_iu97HHsl43OjpTbUSUhZgxzY2/s400/008.JPG" /></a> sorry i'm daydreaming about signage....</div>
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<br /><div align="center">i might not have done much art but i was drinking in the colours of the sea
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<br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638769119697903986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEih3QD3petaHPN6PVZywfTfBa3c8F5TH0Bjlox19oWQCSyaSjdUsXSNQ2jiBlML3yCA9PRhyphenhyphenQ-yd2PCdlQXJFNxfm1UHEbSPC6Ljueahn3WmNvTHCfAXv1UDL8R9JR-rjVfCK0ThGsmWSNZ/s400/004.JPG" />
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<br /><div align="center">which change constantly</div>
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<br /><div align="center">very inspiring for me
<br /></div><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638769111730892386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCB6Ouquthd4lYW7n4X3Vh3R_86C4h_x6xilh3u8bNzTWLijGsXLFAiTYPexK1DbCA0EgDxqt-xdCYK-54SeB7vktfKNX3jQXwfOazQHib4x_Yxb2NeVJ6fLhI6U-W_9ttzP8WpjrfowO/s400/001.JPG" /> I think these colours come from the tones on the headland<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638770441748063186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj96tttZIlZsxws_IbXX0E_ZrDfsj6gQk-Tz6Jjb876Ai-rLzElVEcnafiwf4fYvy2S_2qfZbrzrmDqFIOXVFNP5XspkQ1SV6Tnfm2rok4kokpOWtiS0xl1q4fNabSNHBYAUMppGo1nFPhA/s400/072.JPG" /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOEwTrNbgbxsUi1EDKVrdA573OTJTl1tIQP-RGW7r2qui0RKMgI8Z-dy1Oxo2Ie7Nd_pC-SkZCgVwYSieWFeK520T7mqZJ6FIGL3O7AU1UbcBhUr20uTBZCF9pC6Fale4g-9LVkdRgN5O/s1600/074.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 202px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638767130152365266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNOEwTrNbgbxsUi1EDKVrdA573OTJTl1tIQP-RGW7r2qui0RKMgI8Z-dy1Oxo2Ie7Nd_pC-SkZCgVwYSieWFeK520T7mqZJ6FIGL3O7AU1UbcBhUr20uTBZCF9pC6Fale4g-9LVkdRgN5O/s400/074.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJpBVgbSfVDd8GbTbbP50I-5DQMnbg5FLerjaw6p50tSgBPVPKNKNGAvAngZ6GpuEdXr4NCYpOdtoqY-qzgYIxemUOgQvRVNtlvoIKI9etj9vol-lFiEkNSsR6uIF7TA6JmECcRp9nBAar/s1600/074.JPG"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrzA_31ybFN7pqwG8LqoXS6gz_56lLx7vS4PcCAjjA2wYdpnuxB_OZv0TQMfv2Ry3pLXECEPVM0efZt1GGC0cTAvSBsNWRJZeaD-6Z0ON5bSCoZKakjtG6MwgdDWrjsrNd5hTV8ZKMd3N/s1600/073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638767125389842210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikrzA_31ybFN7pqwG8LqoXS6gz_56lLx7vS4PcCAjjA2wYdpnuxB_OZv0TQMfv2Ry3pLXECEPVM0efZt1GGC0cTAvSBsNWRJZeaD-6Z0ON5bSCoZKakjtG6MwgdDWrjsrNd5hTV8ZKMd3N/s400/073.JPG" /></a>
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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 223px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638376365919822274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGnksTPWQwvKp-5PddIJlk_s6WgE9BUblwWFtMwHvKBQM5aHQjMLhAYfZ-uvN1u77cAijfEujfhh2DkPRsxvE0O7Z5tqTY_THGUpHOPT0eupgqsZpdNDiqXE98yuvSqkmY-wh0wBt8QaI1/s400/075.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFndOsLDokMiLtfkjEYvb_mQqrUigjR0AQ6I1OEUmdCaBZyvRNN89MfUx3BTZPloP89cFbKRC3RI3rV-K4VTb1Cm9zi-Ps6yDJT4SadeBJgrjacpyP0xVgLwgtScGHP_oRRuy4Xq5Bjjk/s1600/065.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638375980186891970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYFndOsLDokMiLtfkjEYvb_mQqrUigjR0AQ6I1OEUmdCaBZyvRNN89MfUx3BTZPloP89cFbKRC3RI3rV-K4VTb1Cm9zi-Ps6yDJT4SadeBJgrjacpyP0xVgLwgtScGHP_oRRuy4Xq5Bjjk/s400/065.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9j0-JH5GoKtdLANVw6VpD046A3PVjH1sBFKWqjfxChSfjk0RfBKkIp2_gvLS3bfdgLq4yrdVL5oMrT-LC8_SE0vkbqFk9JY7pjMkap8DTpJiAgKOeBRZHoJ7Xz3j1gwDT0kiLz1GpyBf/s1600/064.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638375974976162434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr9j0-JH5GoKtdLANVw6VpD046A3PVjH1sBFKWqjfxChSfjk0RfBKkIp2_gvLS3bfdgLq4yrdVL5oMrT-LC8_SE0vkbqFk9JY7pjMkap8DTpJiAgKOeBRZHoJ7Xz3j1gwDT0kiLz1GpyBf/s400/064.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_9chztfyxXWVicjV2_T3phfbKFhNbnaaoVIst6TdZlby8bJqTkbG9SN_xBz5urLbPfXsYAD7Vpe_rkvBpSPZNSckOtYBrbr5xhmI6tcQcEFFCNk8cu1jHGqwGwUR1icIuhxDCIp5jZFU/s1600/062.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638375970885017762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_9chztfyxXWVicjV2_T3phfbKFhNbnaaoVIst6TdZlby8bJqTkbG9SN_xBz5urLbPfXsYAD7Vpe_rkvBpSPZNSckOtYBrbr5xhmI6tcQcEFFCNk8cu1jHGqwGwUR1icIuhxDCIp5jZFU/s400/062.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXgvSs8tOjB1Rg2cbc9O5txTOfbkyQLOGxeOiodFv-Vlj0jpxp494C7Rgtdfojs2UYjcPfkQcwNPm6KJ2SxCdIClz35dIbbPWZ15iMXfWKSPjwLzVBzW0vGP4K4itG_CzA_5PdGoMOp4P/s1600/061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 234px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638375964913998962" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnXgvSs8tOjB1Rg2cbc9O5txTOfbkyQLOGxeOiodFv-Vlj0jpxp494C7Rgtdfojs2UYjcPfkQcwNPm6KJ2SxCdIClz35dIbbPWZ15iMXfWKSPjwLzVBzW0vGP4K4itG_CzA_5PdGoMOp4P/s400/061.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRSzIYvNsDl8vn4RLov8mBOmnRPd8n7-mtUC3n5Hr3OCtwjmdIJ_kYfnm3VFtx3UVnI4VZ2SWJ0caKm_aKsohugBWCd0QHgZNICUGI_PrKIlleMiN7lps6dFH_tIHmlaAt5UQHooJ0DxT/s1600/060.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638375962079235010" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihRSzIYvNsDl8vn4RLov8mBOmnRPd8n7-mtUC3n5Hr3OCtwjmdIJ_kYfnm3VFtx3UVnI4VZ2SWJ0caKm_aKsohugBWCd0QHgZNICUGI_PrKIlleMiN7lps6dFH_tIHmlaAt5UQHooJ0DxT/s400/060.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-133267840146369352011-08-07T10:11:00.010+01:002011-08-07T11:05:36.286+01:00holiday art day 1<div align="center">with precious Dad installed in front of his beloved rugby</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">(notice the tea paraphanalia on the table)</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2mSERkzVg9aT4fbu7IszCon1nK6vvVeBiqv9YlCZpJ-SX51ALhJmW53twioUnCnFlWlQR91WblhrcAZbSy4lCizfypp6dftiH-ec5spJpaJrCcTwcx4XFRgZKliwt0CLvf4l21iqDuV3/s1600/030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 153px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043893154919474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE2mSERkzVg9aT4fbu7IszCon1nK6vvVeBiqv9YlCZpJ-SX51ALhJmW53twioUnCnFlWlQR91WblhrcAZbSy4lCizfypp6dftiH-ec5spJpaJrCcTwcx4XFRgZKliwt0CLvf4l21iqDuV3/s400/030.JPG" /></a>my sister and I got on with our art<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2cdgZgAZC6LQ5BKm36pdq7xgvEZvRpjyEG4YBWXZmINWljlXFRo24jTsl0ww8AVVSMymdl9plJjrvQvHgC1LrS8Iv_prkRxVHgNP8lXTTcISlFcFu6cNtYesYkNwB8eVrbZT8K_rHRJ3/s1600/029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 169px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043890192878194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz2cdgZgAZC6LQ5BKm36pdq7xgvEZvRpjyEG4YBWXZmINWljlXFRo24jTsl0ww8AVVSMymdl9plJjrvQvHgC1LrS8Iv_prkRxVHgNP8lXTTcISlFcFu6cNtYesYkNwB8eVrbZT8K_rHRJ3/s400/029.JPG" /></a> she's been sketching the landscape<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANDfv7qnrv_sV_MSim8PvmpvvdylXjeywEYmY7lPpCGxS3ae2zo05_XzCK7jQpR0jcP9IJpWzHiKIVxQkLe5-KlDxn_5OUaFBqJGxRWDtDA4L89WM4RoEb8iE4KSuEnmqt6itxBEViXFQ/s1600/004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043418125683554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgANDfv7qnrv_sV_MSim8PvmpvvdylXjeywEYmY7lPpCGxS3ae2zo05_XzCK7jQpR0jcP9IJpWzHiKIVxQkLe5-KlDxn_5OUaFBqJGxRWDtDA4L89WM4RoEb8iE4KSuEnmqt6itxBEViXFQ/s400/004.JPG" /></a> wheras I started to explore tea<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E4WRLJWLmNmKT-dtZfa-IiuACviO0To6TN55Sz9adDQUaN3at8eCikvSi5D7xuoNrH58v8e3Y47Sc_mF3YmUbTAcR3SyY3SaBvJvY1D4aWbTHNPUF6P0CufCRjyY1XXXM9xhZPOZ5Oja/s1600/003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043410174286002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2E4WRLJWLmNmKT-dtZfa-IiuACviO0To6TN55Sz9adDQUaN3at8eCikvSi5D7xuoNrH58v8e3Y47Sc_mF3YmUbTAcR3SyY3SaBvJvY1D4aWbTHNPUF6P0CufCRjyY1XXXM9xhZPOZ5Oja/s400/003.JPG" /></a> I've got a few bitter gripes about the obsession with tea</div><br /><br /><div>and the number of cups a day I end up making at work, home, everywhere</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpCKhNRghK49AtscvsTUhCo5IM2RuVUbWkgxWjVg4fFu68d46EIdU1AGBIx2QSMvuEOHj-3MaMUgX9MEr5RAvrjL5mDNKhhWKXRxRGQdPkdcjez40BH_ayEKdtK_-c9MpZGP2PDnehGiQ/s1600/011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 288px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043407077295282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvpCKhNRghK49AtscvsTUhCo5IM2RuVUbWkgxWjVg4fFu68d46EIdU1AGBIx2QSMvuEOHj-3MaMUgX9MEr5RAvrjL5mDNKhhWKXRxRGQdPkdcjez40BH_ayEKdtK_-c9MpZGP2PDnehGiQ/s400/011.JPG" /></a> i used the dreaded tea bags to paint on torn up watercolour paper<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDUPab3rm7yne7vHRrrZCikkOC_uJlANILMcw8CHjBD2UOxyrxet9HvnV7kgPWfwoke-RtqPf70E7Zv8vn9IldDx_ra58Pxy7lSdgRrlV2F-_qmSdV3zlc2kjTu3FfBQqz-Ua1TXZTbAX/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043403955868946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVDUPab3rm7yne7vHRrrZCikkOC_uJlANILMcw8CHjBD2UOxyrxet9HvnV7kgPWfwoke-RtqPf70E7Zv8vn9IldDx_ra58Pxy7lSdgRrlV2F-_qmSdV3zlc2kjTu3FfBQqz-Ua1TXZTbAX/s400/013.JPG" /></a> and dyed some white cotton tape<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHDEHOoK1ShHutexjbp5ndh7_-ZR3-cELUvBksckpqgmhc12TbiiHPZvqxajHBwDqxhNlqtmVU07gxiqcgqRV-Y3OAqorr7_f8gatMhOXYT264z-zSNags-w7yB_05WS7o5o6pQW2vNdZ/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638043399159532706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHDEHOoK1ShHutexjbp5ndh7_-ZR3-cELUvBksckpqgmhc12TbiiHPZvqxajHBwDqxhNlqtmVU07gxiqcgqRV-Y3OAqorr7_f8gatMhOXYT264z-zSNags-w7yB_05WS7o5o6pQW2vNdZ/s400/021.JPG" /></a>then I went off to seek inspiration and took photos</div><br /><br /><div>with my crappy camera of anything that caught my eye</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>the lift buttons<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wkvk98NPf6Br-hoMhuX8aAHPU4aIK6oPmmKjdAdhpWsgo_zyChPnM2TtEGHD4vSbOfdeCzsEw9e1zNakPGCWA1-yu8nkzpKf0Xwm-HrHyq-rSk93JgxmmI58eE67XSgnpP0XKsP0aa4w/s1600/032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042741470580626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2wkvk98NPf6Br-hoMhuX8aAHPU4aIK6oPmmKjdAdhpWsgo_zyChPnM2TtEGHD4vSbOfdeCzsEw9e1zNakPGCWA1-yu8nkzpKf0Xwm-HrHyq-rSk93JgxmmI58eE67XSgnpP0XKsP0aa4w/s400/032.JPG" /></a><br />the beach huts<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhWp2rzg3F5_4U1fqTfq-QnMhs31A04wL37uOx1azXsdIkQxqbWG0WljwDVK-ymUb-JXv7ruMbEKHQat96sAX1gOF7YcyWoR-QtedV3L38r10uh-f_JFWaQXN0sAYjWD11BJLOfnwdxa0/s1600/035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042743399909970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHhWp2rzg3F5_4U1fqTfq-QnMhs31A04wL37uOx1azXsdIkQxqbWG0WljwDVK-ymUb-JXv7ruMbEKHQat96sAX1gOF7YcyWoR-QtedV3L38r10uh-f_JFWaQXN0sAYjWD11BJLOfnwdxa0/s400/035.JPG" /></a><br />this one could be used for a friend's birthday next year<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWJYIoQPJ90_i-R1PWC2l1z9KNh3zjdeOEuKqe47ByjhiNPWEht7r2VezHEqP4J1rea0w3l4OedQ7oHc4PYUnz5jUwsCdQNPYv61qsWgdjnCtHLtoBk2g8YZAvKv_F1wlVd3nX4dmdjwK/s1600/034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042737399863554" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBWJYIoQPJ90_i-R1PWC2l1z9KNh3zjdeOEuKqe47ByjhiNPWEht7r2VezHEqP4J1rea0w3l4OedQ7oHc4PYUnz5jUwsCdQNPYv61qsWgdjnCtHLtoBk2g8YZAvKv_F1wlVd3nX4dmdjwK/s400/034.JPG" /></a><br />as usual i was drawn to concrete<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDcvg3s_5ccu6nmBMsTotn24qXw1Xu972cKnGWnwKqGY6W1zmiK7t15_Fa2OWYCyAzSS8ol1Y8GFW3h1glT5pioDeHLMYAv0odgjMoy_sElkomDsJRgzs0xZpbGCrn3Py4rit_5VfXlIM/s1600/048.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042060971665026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgDcvg3s_5ccu6nmBMsTotn24qXw1Xu972cKnGWnwKqGY6W1zmiK7t15_Fa2OWYCyAzSS8ol1Y8GFW3h1glT5pioDeHLMYAv0odgjMoy_sElkomDsJRgzs0xZpbGCrn3Py4rit_5VfXlIM/s400/048.JPG" /></a><br />and the marks on roads and pavements<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_3oZtvbPCZphz7o6068nX6QQRvQomr4eatNgTHmafUR-4LevfN6b5HDGTULCSSOo9tBzSWatkckYdx7ELh1WJ-Jqos25Dub3H06rMpqpP5YrptZA3V3hPSpt5d58TN84r77pIiQtSN0J/s1600/047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042057967216050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_3oZtvbPCZphz7o6068nX6QQRvQomr4eatNgTHmafUR-4LevfN6b5HDGTULCSSOo9tBzSWatkckYdx7ELh1WJ-Jqos25Dub3H06rMpqpP5YrptZA3V3hPSpt5d58TN84r77pIiQtSN0J/s400/047.JPG" /></a><br />i love the colour of the sea and sand</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>pale<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wXh0VWtRUtanaLy8VnlcLBSG_WPicznHaCcXMG54pYJUBJ1pmkNxFAdaCR4yS0oizEDubkipRs2PgEXaBV2GLWHFGaW4X-mEPvb4X22VDgLI3yGU4lBhyEwI5QF-e9De-BKVAzMksJBd/s1600/045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638042053248517442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5wXh0VWtRUtanaLy8VnlcLBSG_WPicznHaCcXMG54pYJUBJ1pmkNxFAdaCR4yS0oizEDubkipRs2PgEXaBV2GLWHFGaW4X-mEPvb4X22VDgLI3yGU4lBhyEwI5QF-e9De-BKVAzMksJBd/s400/045.JPG" /></a><br />and the colours and marks in the rocks<br /></div><br /><br /><div>lines</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvMAh_GZXkEkE58Jr7mFjxN3Z-q6PxHOsYop2OV-pocLLLR0NDkCCiU3A5-d24OQTqbSh5Lbr9dYphQiFO1rScKSIP_lbai_yvSEEyntmUsYMYzNe2NlhxC_EFfm9AYuNilTm3XCnEkTf/s1600/044.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638040914611232402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcvMAh_GZXkEkE58Jr7mFjxN3Z-q6PxHOsYop2OV-pocLLLR0NDkCCiU3A5-d24OQTqbSh5Lbr9dYphQiFO1rScKSIP_lbai_yvSEEyntmUsYMYzNe2NlhxC_EFfm9AYuNilTm3XCnEkTf/s400/044.JPG" /></a><br />the shapes and tones on the beach</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>circles<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTyGMvjeRa3CAsxOPi8u3fF4ZUXtMn-kWYv4WNPsV9ZpeAL-T5Zw8u5FVf73ed2VfE29kENUy1li8u3z8a66ZY41NJFJXuO894QDrWbmv2M8dtAHnXKZ9TFcauc15HnNAn_FgLXkMY0Fi/s1600/043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638040908322805058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguTyGMvjeRa3CAsxOPi8u3fF4ZUXtMn-kWYv4WNPsV9ZpeAL-T5Zw8u5FVf73ed2VfE29kENUy1li8u3z8a66ZY41NJFJXuO894QDrWbmv2M8dtAHnXKZ9TFcauc15HnNAn_FgLXkMY0Fi/s400/043.JPG" /></a><br />andy goldsworthy inspired land art</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>more circles<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9GrbHAA3gCfzPlsY3z3JNbNG_JwN7E68KiMGFCwSSh_3P9j67tGwUj01rEXYUxJ7wDmlIHmJRcDYSwrErqpqgI8RhCFkPL5qeFkgng-Y6_awCelPjbCuz4XkQ4U9Ovt0e9fDYUYERqZD/s1600/042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638040903157084770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN9GrbHAA3gCfzPlsY3z3JNbNG_JwN7E68KiMGFCwSSh_3P9j67tGwUj01rEXYUxJ7wDmlIHmJRcDYSwrErqpqgI8RhCFkPL5qeFkgng-Y6_awCelPjbCuz4XkQ4U9Ovt0e9fDYUYERqZD/s400/042.JPG" /></a><br />and more lines<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dph9tUajvcy2ovXgDmx7VQ-euUxOtbw4ItqzFtIe4wrR5fAZI7fTAyO6S8GYNUgHJaO8Rm0fXLSx928enCkI4Ac8UrWpTlwgOTcSUNBx3cx9qjSjgLg4ReQiV6Jri4YFQY-8_8EmR5BJ/s1600/038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638040897970802018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4dph9tUajvcy2ovXgDmx7VQ-euUxOtbw4ItqzFtIe4wrR5fAZI7fTAyO6S8GYNUgHJaO8Rm0fXLSx928enCkI4Ac8UrWpTlwgOTcSUNBx3cx9qjSjgLg4ReQiV6Jri4YFQY-8_8EmR5BJ/s400/038.JPG" /></a><br />i liked these painted pebbles left by kids outside the beech huts</div><br /><br /><div>makes me want to paint pebbles</div><br /><br /><div>makes me want to leave art for others to find<br /></div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SoieX_rq980BjEnAqWcwxWpNTdPX3ttm0xsWnOLjxuDUtjvEqCemRSzGgzijm81oSDURipRBRdEvUbUp7EWaSfqM3H1tcM-Tl6ZOw3xdlX4z2uUjorao0vDRx0Eck6GCzVC3lNwK0C7d/s1600/037.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5638040894554212642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2SoieX_rq980BjEnAqWcwxWpNTdPX3ttm0xsWnOLjxuDUtjvEqCemRSzGgzijm81oSDURipRBRdEvUbUp7EWaSfqM3H1tcM-Tl6ZOw3xdlX4z2uUjorao0vDRx0Eck6GCzVC3lNwK0C7d/s400/037.JPG" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-74515018147925104982011-08-05T21:43:00.007+01:002011-08-05T22:14:27.049+01:00art studio home from home<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">we are away for a week...a bit closer to home this time </span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">and I'm digging the lights outside our apartment.<br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuK4XmIwBrR3jVnSb-VdUvgpVCX9lc_wjXj3XJXrZDBOHR0CulYDFfVdE1WwUMvJp-wTfLpmchTwenjeho455SpB4qQTt_fkQbivShJpFFcF2Jtpz4dgF8olIB5uFKKgWrQIov2dw1ZW2/s1600/010.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637478475474828978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuK4XmIwBrR3jVnSb-VdUvgpVCX9lc_wjXj3XJXrZDBOHR0CulYDFfVdE1WwUMvJp-wTfLpmchTwenjeho455SpB4qQTt_fkQbivShJpFFcF2Jtpz4dgF8olIB5uFKKgWrQIov2dw1ZW2/s400/010.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;">not on public transport for a change....means I've been able to bring </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">more art stash than I could ever use in a week</span></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObTQa26BQo8vCcq1VOUaMs2oOKqpvk9ptnMuDLDHBGsrJZPW94DBJfOdxssQK76vqpjgtTsUoTBhx8SY76Mxlb5zhmkK1IFkd63_u8k2WomTsqbNIFWVRCO1HwR2XoCzpK-13gspOEo3s/s1600/023.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637478238469305746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhObTQa26BQo8vCcq1VOUaMs2oOKqpvk9ptnMuDLDHBGsrJZPW94DBJfOdxssQK76vqpjgtTsUoTBhx8SY76Mxlb5zhmkK1IFkd63_u8k2WomTsqbNIFWVRCO1HwR2XoCzpK-13gspOEo3s/s400/023.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> sewing stuff<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rNSW-Mq36LCHgjZQtFeaueLRUCnOvr89xC1J40t6j70xwIrDK9B4cY9j0JEN_0jq4B8ZnTDnFv2m632ulfv9iCbjMU_AHaFC-XliCkFr1htBsySQg6-oNJi4IzvBkr-7RPivYJGq2FrD/s1600/022.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637478230017634066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0rNSW-Mq36LCHgjZQtFeaueLRUCnOvr89xC1J40t6j70xwIrDK9B4cY9j0JEN_0jq4B8ZnTDnFv2m632ulfv9iCbjMU_AHaFC-XliCkFr1htBsySQg6-oNJi4IzvBkr-7RPivYJGq2FrD/s400/022.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />painting and drawing stuff<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMZxKfFbN4-hioLyzp8AII-sRezwJZspSeoJuMUMblmDiXnE7EwmnP5JpRr1keYQz4jzi76P4ZMynUoCvXhY9HL0R54bdRL-RVPfMfhR2aZrbvF-sY0rxG4odmml3kYggr0_9eR9YoX4Y/s1600/021.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637477974832691410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZMZxKfFbN4-hioLyzp8AII-sRezwJZspSeoJuMUMblmDiXnE7EwmnP5JpRr1keYQz4jzi76P4ZMynUoCvXhY9HL0R54bdRL-RVPfMfhR2aZrbvF-sY0rxG4odmml3kYggr0_9eR9YoX4Y/s400/021.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />sketchbooks<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjsZd6FkpfXJxVqX2ZWZYwpGCy9lbdF0HxqNQxj5Jlpy5dUlaDjM_BM0gO1Y99gas6w-set6S_5bjwKOgFpStOM0AbicwUllmhF8wUPlAfz2l_hyphenhyphenFrsZ6_iWBAofG1KoYj7NFM7qPHDAT/s1600/020.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637477964401073074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIjsZd6FkpfXJxVqX2ZWZYwpGCy9lbdF0HxqNQxj5Jlpy5dUlaDjM_BM0gO1Y99gas6w-set6S_5bjwKOgFpStOM0AbicwUllmhF8wUPlAfz2l_hyphenhyphenFrsZ6_iWBAofG1KoYj7NFM7qPHDAT/s400/020.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />brushes, tapes, paints<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-nWQ7aP8QCo3xehDhGC7SvzHR-0sLKoL1EKj-8wAp4AXUkH5VWRYv7VPyJe1bW0NvnCCT46xuGoGOgRk-FGS74gyjuxHcDQPk_SwAXhGE8BQDbfaohwlwUoIYD_xuLGlSreLVJXU7RF6/s1600/019.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637477939533030674" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY-nWQ7aP8QCo3xehDhGC7SvzHR-0sLKoL1EKj-8wAp4AXUkH5VWRYv7VPyJe1bW0NvnCCT46xuGoGOgRk-FGS74gyjuxHcDQPk_SwAXhGE8BQDbfaohwlwUoIYD_xuLGlSreLVJXU7RF6/s400/019.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />papers, papers and more papers<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQCf3R51b9JJSHnVMUveXJtyAj69AuvqjSreORgAwNzYpvGJcXyZnWiCcxYo_YkvpFrCb-_t7-1TqvMn8IcWoFOf-xXJCLeZGpBAnuLyDsL5OuxiErkBkslPJtk4UD1f9detHEIyrk_3n/s1600/018.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637477930429554786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqQCf3R51b9JJSHnVMUveXJtyAj69AuvqjSreORgAwNzYpvGJcXyZnWiCcxYo_YkvpFrCb-_t7-1TqvMn8IcWoFOf-xXJCLeZGpBAnuLyDsL5OuxiErkBkslPJtk4UD1f9detHEIyrk_3n/s400/018.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />printing sets<br /><br /></span><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-fSuabfFftDKzrAosbcnk_dhQjagjHENvfhyN7b7PXlYHcivWK3VbC3BSKtgFy3p_NtwVrSxWaH7Xv8Cpvd4emq-2KgH5Xbc4c9z04oaTXANkRrlfA3JnAPqBPNULLXFbu80dTtDAKkT/s1600/017.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5637477924648851970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-fSuabfFftDKzrAosbcnk_dhQjagjHENvfhyN7b7PXlYHcivWK3VbC3BSKtgFy3p_NtwVrSxWaH7Xv8Cpvd4emq-2KgH5Xbc4c9z04oaTXANkRrlfA3JnAPqBPNULLXFbu80dTtDAKkT/s400/017.JPG" /></span></a> <span style="font-family:courier new;">rain is predicted so maybe I'll use it all ;)</span></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-41895917979411276122011-08-02T23:00:00.007+01:002011-08-02T23:15:55.404+01:00operation finish off some art<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;font-size:130%;">It was good to sit down tonight and finish off some bits and pieces that have been hanging around for a while...I've put them together in a little medley.</span></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A8a6_7-fGEaBnVEYC_X33g1UZJix7e7h5sATRnsJRxZRrvRRfqlCJdjUtQnpiBwAZYBlUuMnXz8seEBq11GMz9vlWYOCMbdvotpJ8uUN_2W2QBbekjscHWKh3ScJYwrj1z1vmcgLRk8R/s1600/st+ives+medley.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5636382098006174386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-A8a6_7-fGEaBnVEYC_X33g1UZJix7e7h5sATRnsJRxZRrvRRfqlCJdjUtQnpiBwAZYBlUuMnXz8seEBq11GMz9vlWYOCMbdvotpJ8uUN_2W2QBbekjscHWKh3ScJYwrj1z1vmcgLRk8R/s400/st+ives+medley.jpg" /></a> </div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-15063895850232733182011-07-17T10:45:00.003+01:002011-07-17T11:12:06.440+01:00bed and breakfast chic<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Thank you for your comments to my last post. They really help.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqfXzsAIDHW2ROiFkzzCTzxzc1O2E4jQzJtdphPZKgUE-IXmELHaBEws6H9A5gii_lMYr-iBIRdSpAiT_EPKFzSiBNfXGQ1_60ML0mQ6HJxv3g7lOsJ9vMM1USKIMSVqL81TJNC3QvKaC/s1600/003.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630256470971486786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXqfXzsAIDHW2ROiFkzzCTzxzc1O2E4jQzJtdphPZKgUE-IXmELHaBEws6H9A5gii_lMYr-iBIRdSpAiT_EPKFzSiBNfXGQ1_60ML0mQ6HJxv3g7lOsJ9vMM1USKIMSVqL81TJNC3QvKaC/s400/003.JPG" /></span></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Just like a short break at the seaside in kitsch heaven.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG22a6MQALWafYmWZ3tZHAJ3jaYtLHXsuBjdbdnl2thyphenhyphenn2wx9bhYKwxTAemMkJmhZvW1hJ53Ee4CG5M5AfKrIMwkpmBvLp6yX9gOKdA0PkoWLspsx9-YyDuNKhUeyof5UcZhFCqaOc1_a/s1600/019.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630256469380765938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSG22a6MQALWafYmWZ3tZHAJ3jaYtLHXsuBjdbdnl2thyphenhyphenn2wx9bhYKwxTAemMkJmhZvW1hJ53Ee4CG5M5AfKrIMwkpmBvLp6yX9gOKdA0PkoWLspsx9-YyDuNKhUeyof5UcZhFCqaOc1_a/s400/019.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />not a farrow and ball wall in sight<br /><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl9sef9ZbKgllmUsdFoMN2l7Q-asgYC4WfTLRJkTdkH-XxPhrCpHLoXpw2FebRYIqmZlHT6pR9muhPo-ADlzYLab97eb3yvWDSvKFhNDb4xQrQD54-pOCRX0IiS655yeJvPIU7PbbrSc9/s1600/015.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630256464063986082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtl9sef9ZbKgllmUsdFoMN2l7Q-asgYC4WfTLRJkTdkH-XxPhrCpHLoXpw2FebRYIqmZlHT6pR9muhPo-ADlzYLab97eb3yvWDSvKFhNDb4xQrQD54-pOCRX0IiS655yeJvPIU7PbbrSc9/s400/015.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />totally unpretentious<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi_sjtLAc8p-4v8fOjKHpTFpFFb_Vyfqrt6aKOibVwiVvIVZ4Ei83EV8jBQPGJKlOjrgFFCV89xGYYgU42tsG4ohcHQVtOvHolFqO6XwJ31vB2tcoa3p3lHrUf_yhsb4u4DTT-x-UGHj9/s1600/006.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630255997863283570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLi_sjtLAc8p-4v8fOjKHpTFpFFb_Vyfqrt6aKOibVwiVvIVZ4Ei83EV8jBQPGJKlOjrgFFCV89xGYYgU42tsG4ohcHQVtOvHolFqO6XwJ31vB2tcoa3p3lHrUf_yhsb4u4DTT-x-UGHj9/s400/006.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />a refreshing change<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFWCZ9edY5vGPKmL04u6nkX2ez4olLznoBbYjNwVyJx-djliSX9dD32Ofvw9ImjOlYdczwRJfdPbh9DcLruTphrNyJ-eALlgAQzponaVeLLYaAlYYpOj_ommzeXhmg3B3P7lo72q1ZCU6/s1600/007.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630255992026860722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAFWCZ9edY5vGPKmL04u6nkX2ez4olLznoBbYjNwVyJx-djliSX9dD32Ofvw9ImjOlYdczwRJfdPbh9DcLruTphrNyJ-eALlgAQzponaVeLLYaAlYYpOj_ommzeXhmg3B3P7lo72q1ZCU6/s400/007.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />badgers and squirrels on lace are the new </span><a href="http://www.conranshop.co.uk/"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Conran</span></a></div><br /><div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcmy-S-FZ55WUTLDbhkJ7dlTh4xK7gW3rxdexrj9aaaxoGitJd-LdGiS2PxQe6v18wg9d2O58ddNpocqofW81ldlifcUUw5-cgf4ghgblLYMCCCyBn_T54NWrUtUELplfeRTZP2VZRHS3/s1600/010.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630255989083829586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglcmy-S-FZ55WUTLDbhkJ7dlTh4xK7gW3rxdexrj9aaaxoGitJd-LdGiS2PxQe6v18wg9d2O58ddNpocqofW81ldlifcUUw5-cgf4ghgblLYMCCCyBn_T54NWrUtUELplfeRTZP2VZRHS3/s400/010.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:courier new;">loos like this are hard to find<br /><br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBpG-ZjroDEF5pZnU1_QfORsyjyZj8ac9Gkirw_hq1M3kyC_JqmARLybjZNe3zhwJjP-A6uhawaSepFGNQFZ2L988_H2EEGBgT-4zd5un3JcJoiwGXceQ9L9f7SBrjBwNBOVQWdjwIu7M/s1600/012.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630255977020631762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRBpG-ZjroDEF5pZnU1_QfORsyjyZj8ac9Gkirw_hq1M3kyC_JqmARLybjZNe3zhwJjP-A6uhawaSepFGNQFZ2L988_H2EEGBgT-4zd5un3JcJoiwGXceQ9L9f7SBrjBwNBOVQWdjwIu7M/s400/012.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br />quilted toilet paper and plastic flowers<br /><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOxvrihjJYydmZGCiknidJwfxOOYPA5hDb27RbIC6TvMT-ZP7Nyvv2f9gVdo1uGd8OFE9FfFvOuE_bAOJhSPSwM6ivmCgBj-Vdf3402hNb2Xfsoj70AV-H8ojQ8VU1ipPf-0D7WLFjVPD/s1600/018.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5630255972951193874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitOxvrihjJYydmZGCiknidJwfxOOYPA5hDb27RbIC6TvMT-ZP7Nyvv2f9gVdo1uGd8OFE9FfFvOuE_bAOJhSPSwM6ivmCgBj-Vdf3402hNb2Xfsoj70AV-H8ojQ8VU1ipPf-0D7WLFjVPD/s400/018.JPG" /></span></a></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">frills and lace</span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-family:Courier New;"><a href="http://www.bridlington.net/">Bridlington</a> is the new <a href="http://www.stives-cornwall.co.uk/">St Ives</a></span></p>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-22364709349918567562011-06-12T19:46:00.003+01:002011-06-12T20:03:13.825+01:00<span style="font-family:courier new;">I don't feel much like blogging these days..but maybe if I do it will help. Cancer has got a hold of my lovely Dad and it's breaking my heart. It's so hard to see someone you love suffering so much and knowing that he will be taken away from us. I lost my mother to cancer when I was 11 years old. I don't know if I can get through the next days, weeks, months and years. I'm just doing my best to get through each day.</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvdCko6oU6l3nOM27M1Up28frMH3bhdCeS6NMZK2nqcoCsmX6LWGPgIKWhB5SDJaglX0WzEVbUK_qmdxxkaCme2DfbgZFJ44EQcWkcDhS2dX-Cv_K5IB-uGL8joDn6GLm3ZwOMc9hMhZq/s1600/100.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617407514225968386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFvdCko6oU6l3nOM27M1Up28frMH3bhdCeS6NMZK2nqcoCsmX6LWGPgIKWhB5SDJaglX0WzEVbUK_qmdxxkaCme2DfbgZFJ44EQcWkcDhS2dX-Cv_K5IB-uGL8joDn6GLm3ZwOMc9hMhZq/s400/100.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;">Today my friend took me to Ulrome on the East Yorkshire coast to see some caravans and chalet's that she saw a couple of year's ago. You can see photographs of them <a href="http://valeofyorkdarkrooms.co.uk/powergallery/galleries/ribbon_fullsize/index.php?gallery=4&theme=dark">here</a>. We were shocked to find the sea had eroded the land and the dwellings had disappeared. I found these broken tiles at the edge of the cliff..I reminder about how temporary everything is in this life.</span><br /><span style="font-family:courier new;"><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGiRmWJdw7ZEwAb539rdoRq6VqVfLlq8-_o-s2ibdahiK3DaX7sY7J8FcGIBBwqCxDaTbYWwG8PfxhxA40i_nG-iS3ZmhQ87jaEsuyHlIOkudkNQvyYfb_u8Of_9NIHb5SJHA57SEG-G/s1600/036.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617406733428194194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcjGiRmWJdw7ZEwAb539rdoRq6VqVfLlq8-_o-s2ibdahiK3DaX7sY7J8FcGIBBwqCxDaTbYWwG8PfxhxA40i_nG-iS3ZmhQ87jaEsuyHlIOkudkNQvyYfb_u8Of_9NIHb5SJHA57SEG-G/s400/036.JPG" /></a> <br /><div></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-17121792177209574662011-03-31T21:24:00.003+01:002011-04-03T15:54:44.703+01:00patchwork crochet<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5YwiVgSfd_-ao0Qi3wSIPtFsPjyX0dk9bggCwSBZEM8xmbYn7g9r83qtQPoAQSCzXA49V7AQM_EOlYeV87VSZtr9Z0So94FipzYsG8xxp3u9gZfUJa6Vl9FClc_kuvYjEd64cYsBb0iJ/s1600/001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590342906437452770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA5YwiVgSfd_-ao0Qi3wSIPtFsPjyX0dk9bggCwSBZEM8xmbYn7g9r83qtQPoAQSCzXA49V7AQM_EOlYeV87VSZtr9Z0So94FipzYsG8xxp3u9gZfUJa6Vl9FClc_kuvYjEd64cYsBb0iJ/s400/001.JPG" /></a> anyone know how u join crochet squares together? <br /><div></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6706276311981046051.post-34363027162636140882011-03-31T21:22:00.003+01:002011-04-01T20:17:40.500+01:00shell and bone<div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;">it was weird drawing these two things one after the other. I drew the skull first but when i went on to the shell i started seeing a skull in it. </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brian_Cox_(physicist)"><span style="font-family:courier new;">Brian Cox</span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> was telling us the other night that everything on earth is composed of the same chemical elements...and now i'm kinda wondering if skulls and shells are made up of similar stuff? drawing one seems a bit like drawing the other.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxxNNJYnbpmucWqzceHYVL3xXuRKCzkclBrbNMdDUVApwma-qeph23uss6CLOrL30sS_ufJetxIS-ljWy-GJl_Tb37uBSQQIz_1TW0IkCp10hDEUWhSnd6cBdwoF6Rhbt5l6eUpcN6tCK/s1600/009.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 252px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590342481480932738" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoxxNNJYnbpmucWqzceHYVL3xXuRKCzkclBrbNMdDUVApwma-qeph23uss6CLOrL30sS_ufJetxIS-ljWy-GJl_Tb37uBSQQIz_1TW0IkCp10hDEUWhSnd6cBdwoF6Rhbt5l6eUpcN6tCK/s400/009.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> And what happens on a sheeps head (or whatever this thing was before it died and i drew it)...where it's skull becomes it's horns? What happens to the skin around the horn?...it cant just stop otherwise it would just peel back and little beasts would be able to crawl inside. How weird that horns are just bones sticking out.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-family:courier new;"></span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikkaidotwM-flpZO6pr67gM-_ngw9CLz6y95ohO3-xYRD24tDk6f_vZeNFps-6X_AyXxT0Oz25wG7bEJVCl22Ewb60NPFy-MXUAlyTa1nLpNANOQqHs7Mtx-CAs0CZQ9D_R5YzIIb1Rsz/s1600/008.JPG"><span style="font-family:courier new;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5590342474507340402" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikkaidotwM-flpZO6pr67gM-_ngw9CLz6y95ohO3-xYRD24tDk6f_vZeNFps-6X_AyXxT0Oz25wG7bEJVCl22Ewb60NPFy-MXUAlyTa1nLpNANOQqHs7Mtx-CAs0CZQ9D_R5YzIIb1Rsz/s400/008.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:courier new;"> oh well..i'm going to make some eggy bread.</span></div>notmassproducedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11022403591463571541noreply@blogger.com4