• Chain stitch

    Chain stitch

    do you love your life Not in a cliche, tv, sleb, thoughtless way Spouting the words without moving a cell. I mean do you wonder at how it all works How blood rushes round  Turning blue as it flows How the synapses crackle and spark in the gloom And the air moves with purpose And…

  • Animal crackers

    Animal crackers

    The fruit of a long train journey with the boys today. Seriously, go and buy the How to Draw Horrible Science book. It’s so clever in how it leads you through the basics and not so basic techniques of cartoon drawing. Perfect for a Christmas present for a keen artist in your brood?

  • starting out…

    starting out…

    Learning cartoons with Elder…

  • Proustian Preston

    Proustian Preston

    Memory is a strange beasty. The same memory can make you sad one day and happy the next day. Logic does not apply in the land of reminices. And quite right too. I’ve had a day of memories as i travelled Oop North to myUncle’s funeral. It was a testament to the man that, despite…

  • Smells like quilt spirit

    Smells like quilt spirit

    Welcome to my new purchase. This is a mystery quilt indeed . Was ahorse and buggy blanket according to the original seller on eBay. But it was hidden beauty. There was a quilt inside. You can see the feed sack coverings, the red and blue. Inside once unpicked, here is the quilt too! It smells…