Tins ‘n’ Things

Posted on 28 November, 201928 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I haven't fallen off my perch although some of those people who entertained me in my young adulthood have. Clive James made me guffaw, particularly with his late night television programmes and his lighter pieces in print, although I have...Read More

Fishy

Posted on 24 November, 201925 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I haven't made candles for a while and I'd like to make a few soon. As you know, I tend to make them in used tuna tins and I like to paint the tins before I fill them up with...Read More

Masking

Posted on 22 November, 201922 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I've been drinking wine and doing arty things. Not sure that I've done this before. But it's quite a good mix. The wine has a relaxing affect and that reduces the fear of not being able to do things. It...Read More

Another Bowl

Posted on 20 November, 201921 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I enjoy papier-mache. I enjoy the whole process: ripping up the paper, diluting the glue, pasting, the mess, working out when to stop, waiting for it to dry, peeling it off the mold, fixing the edges. I like the delicacy...Read More

Just the one

Posted on 19 November, 201919 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I thought of this in work this morning and painted it this evening. I had painted the background on the teabag ages ago and I think it works well. I'm pleased with this.

Here’s some of them …

Posted on 18 November, 201921 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I mentioned works in progress in my last post. There was the Christmas tree made out of twine ... As with most things, although it's not perfect, it looks better in real life. It was made by wrapping some cling...Read More

Hubris

Posted on 17 November, 201918 November, 2019 by David Meredith

Hmmm! The young lad wanted to learn how to make Hollandaise Sauce and mayonnaise. And I thought: why not combine the hollandaise lesson with Sunday breakfast, and make Eggs Benedict? So, the young lad was up at 8.30, the brioche...Read More

November

Posted on 13 November, 20198 March, 2020 by David Meredith

I'm not that keen on November as a month. It's dark, wet, cold and windy. The long lead-in to Christmas has begun and my workplace is getting busy. I feel both tired and restless at the moment so these projects...Read More

Bizzy

Posted on 11 November, 201911 November, 2019 by David Meredith

Well .. kind of. Spent the weekend in Wiltshire celebrating my step-brother's 60th birthday. We stayed in a magnificently luxurious 14th Century manor house, ... ... relaxed, played games, ate, drank and saw Tim into his 60s in style. It...Read More

Dreams

Posted on 7 November, 20197 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I found myself needing some sleeping pills recently. Just a short course of them to help me catch up a bit. One of the things about sleeping pills is that they stop you dreaming for some reason. So, I've been...Read More

Structural

Posted on 5 November, 20197 January, 2020 by David Meredith

As a theme, 'Structural' is a little contrived but I suppose there is some structural element to each of the things featured in this post. My papier mache experiments dried and I released them from their moulds. I'm pretty pleased...Read More

Cheerful Sunday

Posted on 3 November, 20193 November, 2019 by David Meredith

On Instagram, Eileen suggested that I might use more positive words in my next paper weave. So I did. Here's my cheerful not cross words weave. Earlier in the day, I drew a bit but not very well. Hands are...Read More

Crosswords: art pun

Posted on 2 November, 20192 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I've woven paper before and I was reminded about this when I opened Pinterest this morning and saw a picture of some woven typed-on paper. And then I had an idea. Why not create a paper weave with visible words...Read More

Liver

Posted on 1 November, 20191 November, 2019 by David Meredith

Regular readers of this blog (all two of you, Jane and Christine) will know that i consider food blogging as a creative activity and so that's what I did today. Yesterday, the younger lad and I ate a humungous breakfast...Read More