Barbara Gray Blog

Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Decided to spend the morning alone in my artroom, clearing the head, focussing on positive things, and doing something constructive. Here’s the result.  Plus a clear head.  First thing: find my favourite Groovi Plates:  Woodland Animals and Treescape  Composition. Group the hares.  Add the background. One panel of the treescape will do.  Shall I cut it all out? Lot of time.  But then again, it will help the head. Besides, I want to practice…

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Hi there, Thanks for popping in. Grace just called me from New York. “Mum! What’s going on in London? You ok?” I didn’t even know there was a problem. Had pulled the early shift at work, and had come home for a  little nap before doing the blog and some artwork.  Boom. In the hour it took me to have a little sleep, the Mother of all Parliaments came under siege, people were killed and maimed on Westminster Bridge and…

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Hi there!Thanks for popping in. Back to reality with a bump today! Did I really sign us up for that many TV shows  on HOCHANDA in April ? ? ! Well, today was spent making plans, drafting proposals,  figuring out what was what. Rosie oh Rosie! aka Rossella. If you’re reading this, brace yourself! Maria, Tina, Paul and I are all over it too mind! BUT: Now we’ve got another parchment expert in Rosie, to join Tina, Maria and I can…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Well, it’s Monday, and it’s time to come home. Could I stay a little longer? Has the Pope got a balcony?!?! Linda and I were exploring Maribor yesterday, and we even found an old, delapidated building by the river which we decided had great potential. “Would you buy it Linda?” I asked. “I think I’d have to ask Rob first, but he’d love it too I’m sure” she replied.  And so would Dave. I…

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Hi there! Thanks for popping in. The third day in Slovenia and a great success. Full workshops and everybody happy to be in the Pergamano seat or doing Groovi. Linda was in fine fettle,  The guests were soaking up all the techniques  and ideas. Next to us there was something quite different going on. Now you’ve all seen face painting at the mall,  when the kids queue up and get Spiderman or Ariel painted on their face, and then it…

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Hi there. Thanks for popping in. Sometimes technology and I just don’t synch. This morning I got up at stupid o’clock to blog before I went off to work. Wrote the whole thing, came back to the hotel just now, after another fab day – and whay do I find? Blob link no worky, and all text been deletey! Don’t you hate it when you have written a whole script, and the gremlins go and delete it for you? Darnit!!!…

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Greeting from Maribor! Home of the oldest vine in the world, and in the Guiness Book of records. Yesterday morning, a lovely young lady called Laura took us on a guided tour of the city. I know. It’s a hard task – but somebody’s got to do it! Blue skies, and spring is most certainly in the air. These trees are all along the water’s edge. We couldn’t work out what they were… Asked Laura, and believe it or not,…

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Hiya!Thanks for popping in! Just a quickie before we set off on our adventure today. We are being collected at 9 from the hotel to do some sightseeing for the morning. I know. It’s a hard task, but somebody’s got to do it!! Then we’re off to the shopping mall for lunch before the work begins! It is brilliant. All through the mall are tables of crafters, being taught be artists and artisans from all over the world. This beautiful…

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Hi there! Perga/Burger Man again! Just had a garbled call from Barbara & Linda….. Apparently, they are stuck in a shopping centre  with a poor signal (yeah right!) and  could I post the blog that she prepped earlier! Mmmmmm, what do we think? “Stuck” in a shopping centre? Don’t you call that late night shopping? I think Barbara mentioned something about 2 new dresses, a handbag, shoes,  chocolate before the call cut out! Anyway, I’ll let you decide if they…

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Hi there! Greetings from Ljubljana! Distinct lack of vowels in this language, I cn tll yu!! Firstly, many many thanks for all the kind birthday wishes and beautiful cards. You do spoil me. xxx OH MY WORD!!!! What a brilllllllliant day! And it’s not over yet! Firstly the company.  Linda Williams.  What a great travelling companion! She’s wearing bifocal sunglasses, (snazzy) so she gets to be the map reader and navigator. I just get to pose on various bridges. Here…

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