Picking
It's been ages since my last post. Not a great deal to show for the gap and it might look as if I've been doing very little creatively in the meantime. But, to be honest, I've been playing a lot...Read More
Category: Wood
Headlong
In the last few posts I've indicated a disquiet about the 're-opening' process that has been going on. Just to reiterate, although I'd rather not get infected by the coronavirus that is still out there, lurking, my disquiet is not...Read More
Ouch
On Wednesday, I did something to a calf muscle during my early morning walk. Whether it was the cold weather or trying to walk too fast or what, I'm not sure. But it went into some sort of spasm and...Read More
A Citadel Under Siege
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
Light::Life
https://vimeo.com/406496952 By and large the weather has been fantastic. Until I had a small domestic accident on Saturday, I had been taking advantage of my tendency to wake early by going for lovely morning walks. Setting off at about 6.15,...Read More
Locked Down
As the coronavirus pandemic rages throughout the world, we've been told to stay at home, and only go out for necessities, to support vulnerable people or to exercise within a 2k radius from home. The point is to break the...Read More
Pandemic Creativity
Things have moved so fast. An outbreak of a flu like illness in China late last year has now become a global pandemic that has changed EVERYTHING. From midnight last Friday, virtually everybody in Ireland has been asked to stay...Read More
Difficult Times
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
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
It’s 2020
In a few short weeks I'll be 60. 60! I don't mind and I don't feel nearly 60. I feel about 38 on a good day. On a bad one, maybe 55. Anyway, it's only a number. I have plenty...Read More
Framing
I mentioned this yesterday. It's a printer's letter press tray and it's been sitting in my attic for about six months. I bought it as a kind of display cabinet for some of the things I've made over the last...Read More
Simultaneity
There are several strands of activity going on at the moment. A couple of carving projects. They are on sawn off bits of branches. I think the wood is cherry. It's quite a hard wood which is great because it's...Read More
Autumn
Despite not particularly liking the end of summer, I love the colours of Autumn. I had to leave the office to grab some milk today and on the way I found this. Beautiful. I'm working on an Autumn idea at...Read More
Beta-Blockers
This morning, I was reflecting on beta-blockers. They were referred to in the book I'm reading at the moment, as having been prescribed to counter feelings of anxiety. Some years ago, I was diagnosed with high blood pressure. I was...Read More