Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Finally, what so many of you have been waiting for! Dee Fitzsimmons has made some new friends, and they’re coming out to play at 6pm this evening on HOCHANDA! Dee will be inspiring you with wonderful colouring techniques and real art from the soul, and my dear friend Paul will be holding Dee’s hand throughout the 5 hours, adding his own flavour to her art, too. The stamps are being made as we speak,…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. All the best laid plans, and all that! My neck just clicked yesterday afternoon – and that was that. Went to put my jacket on, and it froze. Hurt like hell. One more night in a hotel bed would have polished me off totally. So I finally had to accept that it was game over, time to stop, time to hand over the keys. Dear Paul took the reins on the Pergamano Shows, did…
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Wednesday’s blog from the heart, right? On my way out the door to pottery, and then off to Peterborough, to be there early doors tomorrow for the 8am Pergamano show. Do you ever start a piece of artwork, and it just isn’t coming together? Of course you do! It is the lament of the crafter! Well, it was my turn yesterday. I was working on a demo for tomorrow, and it was just rubbish….
Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Well, as the sun sets, the moon rises, and this day draws to a close, I ask myself: what did I learn today? Well, I learned that you can’t put soluble Solpadeine in your Kambukka water bottle. (I know what it rhymes with too!) Prep wasn’t going well, the Pergamano show is looming at 8am on Thursday, and – in the words of 70’s Blockbusters Sweet – I haven’t got a clue what to…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Apologies for the late post. It will take a couple of days to get back on the early train again! The NEC certainly knocks the stuffing out of ya! On the way to work through Edenbridge today, we were waiting at the lights, and look what was set up on the side of the road to the left! How cool is that?!? So I whipped out my phone, as you do, and took a…
Hi there. A quick hi and bye from me this evening. Just got in from the NEC. Long day, but pleasant day. Met a lot of lovely peeps again. Our lads drove up from Kent, to help break the stand down quickly and efficiently this evening; Dave had planned ahead this year, got the van into pole position in the loading bay – and we were out withing 2 hours. Teamwork makes the dream work once again. All in all,…
Hi there Day 3 at the NEC, and blogging on my Phone in the middle of nowhere is proving beyond me. No internet to speak of. And my eyes keep shutting! Another very busy day. Loads of familiar faces and old friends. Here‘s a lovely lady, who has been by the front door all week: So much to see here! So much to admire! The knitted Queen is pretty epic! If you had to give her a caption, what would…
Hi there! Greetings from the NEC. Bumped into a few friends, as you can see. A right old motley crew!!!! Busy, bustling day on the Clarity Stand. While Paul pedals away at one end, showing off the Groovi system, I’m ploughing my way through the new bauble stamps, even did some shrink plastic with the heat-gun. Great fun!!! Time to go out for a nice meal. There’s a great restaurant in Meridan called The Barn. Great food. Nice ambience….Taking Norma…
Hi there! Thanks for popping in. Just got back to Norma‘s, where we stay whenever we do the NEC show. It‘s like home from home. Just perfect. Over the years, Norma has become a dear friend. She makes us so very welcome, and is such a wonderful woman. Not a mean bone in her body, as they say. A hardworking farmer and smashing human being – that‘s Norma. And she makes the best full English ever! Sets you up for…
Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Mega scramble here this morning. Piling more stash than I will ever be able to demo this side of the General Election (Ugh) into boxes, ready to add to the van for the NEC set-up. Have also packed enough clobber to last till Christmas, should I feel the urge to stay in Birmingham! So yeah. Carefully mapped out strategy, to be employed over the next 5 days. It’s an old favourite of mine. See…