Supporting the D Cause

Izzy Thomson is on the threshold of managing her own Diabetes Type 1 - not just in another country but far, far away. And before that she's doing all she can to get the money for her travels.

Along with several other artists and craftspeople I've donated some handmade pieces to Izzy's cause. It's going to be a fabulous exhibition so well worth a visit this weekend!

Life is scary enough as it is without having to check blood levels every ten minutes or two hours or whatever.

Log Book

I'm so busy at the mo. that putting photos on here and trying to put into words what I'm doing takes up too much time. It feels like wasted time to be on the computer a lot ...

Since the new year i.e. 1st January or thereabouts I've been keeping a note of all the stuff I create in this lovely little notebook.

As you can see, it's leather bound and hand-sized, and I keep it near the place I sit in the lounge along with my puppy-shaped pencil case. In any spare moment I jot down what I've been doing and it's proving to be a useful aide memoire as well as revealing how some paintings seem to be finished with a title and then become more complete with a new title a few days or weeks later.

The notebook was a small Christmas gift from a friend. It's better than a computer any time!

Plans are coming together

For eight days in September, NEOS 2011, I shall be exhibiting paintings and who-knows-what-else at Johnshaven Gallery in Main Street, Johnshaven. I am very excited! It's a beautiful village where very many artists, potters, jewellers and sculptors live and they open up their studios especially for the event. I am most honoured to be invited to the jeweller Ranjit Barry's gallery to adorn her walls and create some additional interest.

The entry in the brochure will say, "Visit the recently renovated Johnshaven Gallery where resident glass artist and jewellery designer‚ Ranjit Barry‚ will be displaying her work in fused glass‚ semi-precious gemstones and crystals alongside the handcrafted cards of Leiana Henderson and Bern Ross‚ painter‚ author and textile artist. Bern is known for turning the ordinary into something extraordinary - who knows what may happen?"

As well as showing paintings this is giving me the opportunity of showing some of what I do in the way of Textile Art so ... watch this space for a few hints of what's to come!