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Miniatura
I think I might be beginning to recover, mainly from lack of sleep. I never sleep the night before Miniatura and I believe few other exhibitors do either. The organisation required to build what is basically an entire shop on … Continue reading
Ay nuther notiss.
Sayve thy fingers. For sayle. Flemische devys that coyles both woll and flakks withowt twiddlerin of thy fingers bye mean of a weel. Notte ay cartweel butt a speshul weel notte offf a carte atte all. Itt hath a seet … Continue reading
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Oh my ears and whiskers.
I have been in such a terrible rush lately, I decided to calm myself by quickly drawing a picture of a slow loris. Here it is The fast loris is, as yet, uncaptured by science; the slow loris, at once … Continue reading
Getting ready.
The OH is off on a singles holiday in Spain, though as he’s doing a video call or two every day, it’s not as much of a holiday for me as I envisaged. My block of stone I have not … Continue reading
Same hall.
Whatever I said about a different hall in the last post, please ignore. I have just set up in the usual hall and so has everyone else but the layout is sideways to accommodate the restaurant facilities. What I did … Continue reading
Autumn Miniatura.
My car is all loaded and I’m ready to go this afternoon and set my table up. I’ve got three hours to do it this evening and two tomorrow. I have redesigned the stand incorporating what I hope are safer … Continue reading
Realistic.
I have been working some very late night shifts, dressing the ladies of Versailles. They are the ladies of the court prior to the French Revolution, when all was grace and elegance and nobody knew what was going to happen … Continue reading
Two weeks to the Min.
Once upon a time, with Miniatura looming I just got up and sat down and worked. I can’t do that anymore. If I don’t move around I seize up. So I have been doing a bit of gardening. This year … Continue reading
Spring Min.
Greetings miniaturist! I know you know what this picture is all about. The 24th scale articulated porcelain aunties are all top left and the children are in rows below. I may be getting better at this after only thirty years … Continue reading
Midweek Miniatura–again!
Oh it is such a joy to be writing about everybody’s favourite miniature show again. I love writing about the amazing artists, there are some, I’m one, who only do Miniatura. In my case it’s because one original artist producing … Continue reading