A box of delights: or, when the needle falls.

A sudden yearning for old records, fed by a comment by Stephen Fearing led me to search the internet to see if I could still buy a record player. Years ago, before I worked in children's books I would divide up my painting time by the length of a record. You had to stop painting to turn them over.

And yet there was something so much more satisfying about the crackle and the fall of the needle and the slight up and down of something slightly warped and scratched by playing.

So now, once again I can listen to me old records. And some, like Stephen's Out to Sea, are so familiar, though I had forgotten that I also had Blue Line. Others, like Radical Dance Faction and Ancient Beatbox had slipped out of my memory.

Until the needle fell.

Music is like scent.

It brings back such memories.

In my studio

My studio is now run by dragon time. I chose to have the large clock without numbers and although at first I thought that the clock was a 'bit plasticy' have decided that it does look good on the wall. Will do some more designs soon to add to the ones at the gift shop for The House of Golden Dreams.https://www.facebook.com/TheHouseofGoldenDreams

First mug design almost finished. One more to go, and a powerpoint for Sunday ( talk at Oriel y Parc) and daughter to wave off to Peru, and cousins to see.

I want to play with the idea of time and make clock designs.

17.28: Wednesday

22:06, Tuesday.

Back to work

MBF mug, almost finished, painted with water that has danced in a healing bowl.
Great new ritualistic way to begin my working day. Put the bowl, with water in a pool of sunshine and watch the sound make the water dance. Beautiful.

Just waiting now for confirmation on roughs as to which the MBF want for their second design.

Common dolphins off the Pembrokeshire Coast: or, what I was doing when I should have been working.

The Sea Woman: or a story by a campfire.

Reading in a very special place, with birdsong.

Cover image for The Panda's Child.

My hands smell of the summer scent of tomato plants, from picking out the side shoots. They are green bushes, some with small flowers.
I am excited after talking with Catherine Hyde. We are working on a book, together, hoping to find a publisher soon. Little Evie in the Darkwoods.
The washing is hanging on the line in sunshine and breeze.
Time to paint.

A list on a sunny day.

1. Finish horse.
2. Draw out Pand'a Child cover
3. Work on 2 mug designs for MBF.
4. Roughs for East of the Sun.
5. Change front page of website (long long overdue)
6. Play with Procreate on the iPad.
7. Work on I am Cat.
8. Start big painting for Art in Action.
9. Write list for Art in Action.
10. Take in washing.
11. Write a book.