A Citadel Under Siege

Posted on 27 April, 202027 April, 2020 by David Meredith

I've struggled a bit this last week. Since the restrictions began, I've done my damnedest to stay positive. I've told myself I'll stay healthy, that the Irish Board will survive, that the pandemic will be over sometime, that working from...Read More

Difficult Times

Posted on 22 March, 202022 March, 2020 by David Meredith

Right now, at this minute, I'm finding this difficult. I'm scared. Not really for myself. Well, a bit. But mostly for other people I know, and like, and love, and don't want to lose, or for them to feel scared,...Read More

Anaesthesia

Posted on 22 February, 202022 February, 2020 by David Meredith

I've been off work, recuperating from my hernia repair adventure. It takes me ages to get over general anaesthetics for some reason. So for most of the week my head has felt fuzzy. I've been able to do things (I've...Read More

Sunflowers

Posted on 12 January, 202012 January, 2020 by David Meredith

Once you pop you just can't stop! This was in my head and now it's on a can. I'm very pleased with this, especially as, although it was in my head, I had no real idea about how to do...Read More

Daisies on a can

Posted on 9 January, 20209 January, 2020 by David Meredith

Super-short post this morning just to show you the finished daisy tuna can. I'm quite pleased with this and it's been getting a good reaction on Instagram. I did take care over it, layering the gouache. In watercolours, one seems...Read More

New Year, New Candles

Posted on 7 January, 202012 January, 2020 by David Meredith

Short post today. I've been working on those tuna cans and looking forward to another candle-making session. It'll take a while but here's one I finished this evening. And here's one I've just started. There's a lot more to do...Read More

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

… and Candles

Posted on 25 June, 20195 November, 2019 by David Meredith

I enjoy the process of making candles. It's a bit like cooking with a bit of chemistry thrown in. I think that this is the first time I've made scented candles in painted tuna cans so ... yay! I may...Read More

Poppies and Bees

Posted on 23 June, 201911 October, 2019 by David Meredith

I've spent a lot of time on this idea. I made a few poppies yesterday out of rice paper but they looked like poppy day poppies and that's not really what I wanted. I've painted poppies in watercolour. Some weren't...Read More

Why?

Posted on 1 April, 201914 April, 2019 by David Meredith

I rarely ask myself why I'm doing this. You know, the creativity thing. But over the last few days I have been thinking about it a bit. Sometimes it serves as a distraction: something to divert my mind from thinking...Read More

Cans!

Posted on 13 March, 201913 March, 2019 by David Meredith

So, today I came across some items on Pinterest about things to do with tin cans. I didn’t see anything about using them for candles, as I’ve done but there was mention of decorating them in various ways. I spray...Read More

Making Stuff

Posted on 6 March, 20196 March, 2019 by David Meredith

Annette's birthday was last week. Annette is the spouse of my old pal Richard who lives in Brussels. I sent her a WhatApp birthday message and included a picture of one of the white roses I had made from rice...Read More

Today, I have been mostly making …

Posted on 25 February, 201925 February, 2019 by David Meredith

Paper Roses! Well, I bought Christine a little origami rose in the English Market in Cork at the weekend. Curious, I looked up how to make origami roses. Woah! Difficult. A bit beyond me, even at my most optimistic. So...Read More