So I thought I would start the day with a pre opening visit to the Artisans on the Beach and I got there about 9.50 and they don’t open until 10.00. Thanks to Coastal Organics and Hazel Weaves who were about – how events change – oh well, my outfit is from my 2017 hut …
…practice and consider where picture is cropped. Do aspects of it look dodgey now? Yes I can see that with hindsight lol. Four children also had a go at Art for fun, I recognised the style of one of them and then located photos of their work back in August at the previous shop and …
Monday, in other words. How do you start your day in Christmas week 2021 – must be lateral flow test time…clear again, phew. A breezy walk down and along the front. At the shop, then went to do some errands first and expecting that today could be quiet as effective temperature about 5C. Following the …
2015: “On a recent visit to Cass art I saw a set of Promarkers on a special offer and decided to try them out as they offered a chance to use colour and thicker markers. Similar in principal to my pigment fine liners as the ink is alcohol based and is permanent. Therefore errors become …
Friday and the forecast was a gentle breeze from the north east. As I walked down to work it was already more than gentle and the temperature had dropped because of the wind direction. I started outside the shop for about 60 to 90 minutes but then came in as it was too cold. A …
A quiet mild day meant i set up to work outside the shop today and this morning one customer for Christmas cards meant I made good progress with my wooden box,View from my window and in fact completed it. Then this afternoon a couple visited liked some pieces, but said that he would return later …
On Saturday at the shop I was quite busy to start the day and then things went very quiet for most of the afternoon. I continued a new box project on a hexagonal chest. The aim to share 7 different views of Swanage Bay in so different conditions from the vantage point of our flat …
Today I made two more videos linked to business. The first was about ‘The heart of swanage’ from Station Road, Swanage and named other local businesses through to my shop including mentions of Tilly Mead and Daisy May Arcade. The second clip was about my calendar and even an alternative motive to buy – 12 …
Yesterday I posted about the build up to Christmas and my opening hours up to Christmas Day. That’s obviously, hopefully, a Saturday that the shop remains closed. I became an artist just coming up to five years ago, although I wouldn’t accept the term “artist” at the time as I didn’t feel I qualified. I …
So it’s the day of the local Christmas fair in town. Woke early and no good morning Swanage pics from hope as it was still dark. In town around 8 am. So I went round to the shop and got set up inc art for fun space in case Nothing got going really until 10. …