I've been rather overtaken by events recently. Mainly I've been on holiday with 'Les Girls' - we went to Oxfordshire - a first for me.
The weather got better and better but the planned trip to Oxford was a
bit spoilt by the flooding - poor people - we were just a couple of
hours in a traffic jam but we saw streets flooded and homes being pumped
out. Had lovely walk round the White Horse and lots of nice coffees out
but the best was the laughing - the way only old friends can. Like
naughty children we got hands on in a local museum, played cards and
stupid party games and laughed till our make up ran and we hurt our
diaphragms. Peter Kay has a lot to answer for as '20 going in Jean!' was
soon enough to dissolve us into tena moments of hysterics - endorphin
rushes left us higher than teenagers on speed!
Sculpture - I have been a bit slack recently what with the holiday and domestic/family duties but I have a list of things I want to make. Getting a good run at it is the problem - dog walking and pony sorting break up the day and I like to more or less make the whole piece in a session to keep it's freshness. I saw the Edward Lear exhibition in the Ashmolean and will use his scarlet macaw to help me make a new piece in paper clay tomorrow.
I've got a black hare and a raven to finish at home and I am quite happy with my fish eagles so here are a couple of pictures:
I am attempting owls too but am finding it very hard to make them look 'real' as opposed to styalised and cartoon-like as it seems to me anything with big eyes can look cute, even a ferocious taloned predator that eats its prey alive! Too much information - I have been listening to Songs of Fire and Ice and that's where the ravens came from so perhaps I should change my audio tape to something about owls but I can only think of Harry Potter!
If there's anyone out there reading my blog - Merry Christmas'!
