When I was told that my father was not well, and furthermore, what was ailing him was the dreaded cancer, I didn’t know how to react. I don’t believe anyone really knows. He’d had some back trouble, common for older people, and the x-ray brought some unexpected spots of clarity to his doctor. By the…… Continue reading I’ll Tell You About My Dad
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Pop Up Festival Weekend
It was great to be entertaining children this weekend. Exhausting (felt that afterwards) but really, really enjoyable. Our next event is in July in London. It promises to be bigger and better, but it will have a hard time toping this one! We had Sarwat Chadda and Zena Edwards, Julia Golding, Ed Vere with a Jazz…… Continue reading Pop Up Festival Weekend
World Book Day
Perhaps we need to be thinking in terms of promoting reading more than books? I’m definitely in the keep books camp, but it would be great to see smaller numbers and higher quality. After all, the books we have are the ones we love.
Animals? Me?
I’m not known for painting animals, it has to be said. It took a long time to accept that I could draw and paint animals that look like humans , mainly because I got hung up on the word that describes this process; Anthropomorphism. Or, perhaps I couldn’t let myself enjoy considering the possibility. The work I…… Continue reading Animals? Me?
Chicken is on its way
Note all who are thinking of producing something for an audience. The idea is the easiest part!
Ken Robinson: How Schools Kill Creativity
http://youtu.be/iG9CE55wbtY Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity. Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson challenges the way we’re educating our children. He champions a radical rethink of our school systems, to cultivate creativity and acknowledge multiple types of intelligence.
The Illustrationist 