So I have just gone through my years photos and selected some aspects of the year as a record of some of the arty things I have done. Comments / feedback welcomed. If you are in the changing rooms a lot between chorus numbers what can you do? I sketched and they proved so popular …
Today at about 1 pm a visit to the shop from an acquaintance – his wedding anniversary is today! Could I do a special card – price set by me then changed by him and my wife that I was undercharging. I remembered to ask which anniversary. He gave me a vague concept based on …
Never an easy month as autumnal weather moves in and we have had stormier weather and rain. Each week now is a mystery as to how many visitors / customers I will see. On Tuesday I was in the shop as the weather meant it as far too wet to be outside and I had …
Quietness is predicted to fall upon the studio / shop. This was certainly true on Tuesday. However I had a new commission to work on with some pet drawings – I had expressed my trepidation and then the first drawing proved far better than I had ever hoped for. Wednesday, a dry but blustery and …
I am sat in a fairly quiet town, people unsure whether to carry on or mourn for the Queen who died yesterday. I am at the studio / shop. I have worked outdoors and indoors today as light showers come and go. Changing some of the display in the shop and considering how I should …
Yesterday the shop was shut as I lost a whole nights sleep. Today I am here after a day of catch up rest and some sleep overnight. On Thursday we had collected the new Watersports series cards from my printer and I wanted to launch them. So today a changed window display, a new rack …
So Wednesday and a mix of drawing and Lino work today. I had a small block of the easy cut material left and decided to make a small printing stamp with it. I took a photo of a local paddleboarder at the weekend and based the stamp on him. The cutting was better but showed …
My studio day today started with a phone call to a retailer I had ordered items from in December 2021. After my first email one item of my order arrived. Two further emails have not been replied to and today I tried to talk to customer service – no one available – has anyone else …
Today I did quite a bit at the studio. First was checking the proofs of my new card series of Watersports cards which I dropped off at the printer yesterday. I also tidied up the window, valentines cards. I updated my mask sign, ie I will respect customer choice and wear my mask if they …
Today at the studi / shop, I had one local customer who bought some cards, less visitors but I got on with my drawing started yesterday of pier reflections. Then some rearranging of the shop’s displays, all of the original art cards are now together on the table on the original art side of the …