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  • Velocity

    Velocity

    How do you move forward? Do you leap, jump or stride, Push off with full strength And effortlessly glide. Or Are you scratchy and tetchy And often annoyed At the friction, Inaction, All vectors destroyed, By the dragging and freezing And total imbalance That dogs you, And mugs you, And leaves you awry. Still, you’ll…

  • Frozen

    Frozen

    things I have learnt this week: 1. December is cold. Very cold. 2. Small electrical heaters are worthy of canonisation. 3. As are scarves, fingerless gloves and cardigans. 4. I am not cut out to be a market stall vendor 5. Stitchopolis has very many quilters 6. I’ve met quite a few now 7. Mum…

  • Process

    Process

    How do you start a post? I normally go with a picture tbh rather than a thought, or action, or event. Today I scrolled thru my recent sketches and found this one…no reason, no forethought, no purpose. Just a picture, a gesture in a moment. And that’s why I love it. It was me…where I…

  • Patina

    Patina

    Any really interesting surface Is made of different layers And each layer is a lifetime Then burnt back to the quick. The bumps, the dents, the feelings Ripped open then remade. Run deep, below the topcoat. And that is why I stayed.

  • pARTy

    pARTy

    It’s my birthday this week and, while I wanted a party, I wanted to do something the family would enjoy and that reflected the change in direction my life has taken over the last year. Plus I really fancied doing something a bit different. Enter…the Art Party. The aim was to get everyone getting arty,…