Thank you for the lovely comments you have made about my paintings. They do look much better on the small screen of a computer and I'm happier with them that way myself! I'm not always happy with my attempts though...
Lots of stuff languishes on and in, ever diminishing spaces upstairs. It's the stuff I never feel is really finished or it's not right in some way...
This last effort was so disappointing that it immediately got painted over in black so as to provide a new surface for something else. I shall resist making comments about it being suitable as a Turner Prize entry and stick to sensible utterings.
A gorgeous new tin of water colours to take "en pochade" in the campervan when on holidays. Also for my birthday this grand item...
An antique metamorphic library chair. It unfolds to produce a set of steps to help you reach the top shelf of books...
Of course that means that you need a high shelf with books on it ...
So you get Bobby the builder in to make you some and put books on them. He was coming round anyway to fix up the poor old ceiling at the top of the stairs and here it is all ready to paint...
Liz at Love those cupcakes wonders if my knitted bags sag. Yes they do. If I use tight stitching they aren't bad. I'm doing one at the moment with double knitting cotton and 3mm needles. These needles are very small for the yarn so the fabric is tight. The string bags will stretch much more. How much? I'm not sure. At the moment they are purely decorative.
After the sanding, re-plastering, shelf making and painting we had a day out. The Geat Gatsby in 3-D at the flicks. Just us two and another lady had the cinema to ourselves. Never much of a story it became a splendid show in 3-D with Gatsby's parties making a grand concert of their own. I don't think it would be much without the 3-D.
Cheers for now
Gillian
3 comments:
What a wonderful present. I've always wanted a set of library steps. Might be a bit of overkill in my little house.
Can't wish you a happy birthday obviously but - can wish you a very happy travelful, adventureful, colourful, creative new year!
What a very clever chair Gillian. I am sure you will fill that shelf with lots of books very soon. Your paintings are so lovely! Hope your bags do well, maybe you should have a stall like you used to here. I still miss your jam.
Belated birthday greetings! Hope there was cake in abundance. Thanks for the info on the knitted bags. Might just give one a go.
Post a Comment