Hi there. Thanks for popping in. I’m glad you’re here, because I have just had a moment of clarity, if you’ll forgive the pun, and it’s important to write it down, before I slip back into the chaos that is my life this week. I have just figured out why I actually (usually) enjoy doing art so much more nowadays than I used to. It’s because (mostly) I love my work, also, I have (mostly) managed to evict those two pesky…
Hi there. Thanks for dropping by. You may already have heard our good news about Paul Church? He has finally, after much arm-twisting and cajoling, quit his city job to come and work at Clarity. Phew. Double phew! Just when I was wondering how I was actually going to cope with the new workload, too… Nobody – and I mean NOBODY – is happier or more relieved than me to be welcoming Paul on board full time. He has been…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Rainy Monday, or what?! Had a bit of trouble finding my mojo today; in fact the harder I tried to be creative, the less success I had! I’m going to look into that. I reckon it comes more easily when you aren’t forcing it… By 5pm I was really running out of steam. But then I remembered Eileen’s fabulous, thoughtful artwork which she gave me at Ally Pally, and it was as though I…
Good evening! Late again. Ally Pally packed up and back in the van. North Circular M11 M25 Dartford Tunnel More M25 A21 A26 Home. Lost my mojo just as we turned into the drive. Sorry. Had fully intended to do something arty, but – to coin a popular urban acronym – CBA. However. I do like looking back to see what I got up to a year ago to the day, don’t you? Can you believe this offer was launched…
Hello there! Thanks for popping in! Back home after a busy day at Ally Pally. It was great to meet friends old and new. Look who turned up! Diane from this ‘ere motley crew! Poor thing. She took a bad fall on the way in, and hurt herself quite badly. All her lovely face was grazed. I felt terrible for her. Hope you got home safely Diane, with no more incidents! So I spent the morning getting in the Groove….
Hello lovely people! Thanks for popping in! Wish you’d brought a mop though. Can’t stop long today. On the way back from setting up at Ally Pally we hit a deluge, a torrent of rain. Got home to a sizeable puddle in the kitchen. Mmm. Never been a fan of puddles in the kitchen, have we, Ena…. The plumber and Dave were already taking up the carpets upstairs and investigating when we arrived. Rain surge or a leaky pipe, that is…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Late again as always! Went up to London for an important meeting today, and am so happy to report that it was very successful. The first blueprint for the new Classroom Shows on HOCHANDA LIVE were drawn up today. Believe me when I tell you this is going to be brilliant. More will be revealed…. Now I have to get my thinking cap on, but we’re on the right track! I was sooo excited…
Hello there. Thanks for popping in on this rather wet Wednesday. Wednesday’s blog, although called ‘Mindful Wednesday’, is the blog where we look at life and its rich tapestry. Don’t you sometimes just shake your head in dismay, disappointment or disbelief? I can only speak for myself, but there are times in life where no amount of trying to work out the why’s and wherefore’s is either productive or useful. Can’t control it. Can’t help. Can’t change it. When I was younger…
Hi there! Tuesday evening and all is well. Been a very busy but productive day. Just a messy stencil blog, using the Sunflower stencil I designed for the Crowborough Retreats this year. So how do we arrive at this place? Start by picking an inky Gelli plate piece from your inky Gelli Plate stash! I used A5 Claritycard – the coated card. Same size. Good plan…. Time to put it through the mangle, or E-bosser, or Gran Calibur…. See? You…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got back from our Clarity Open Days in Yorkshire. Very happy with the way it went overall. Could have been busier, but hey! The visitors who came had a good time. It being so late, and my neck being what it is, I decided to dig out a blog project from last year which I particularly enjoyed making. It was funny. As soon as I saw the artwork in the file this evening, …