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Christmas in Space!

How about having Christmas in Space..........? I find the idea fascinating .......... the possibilities for alternative Christmas food and celebrations are infinite! I did this piece when I was ten years old. I was taking part in a competition, the subject was 'Christmas in Space'. Unfortunately the art techer forgot to send it off to be judged............ This is a self-portrait, it looks like I was enjoying myself with those aliens. Of course, there is the possibility that some people might feel their Christmas is always a version of 'Christmas in Space".......... Some might feel aliens are sharing their Christmas meal with them. Maybe if the dress code was 'alien attire', the festivities would seem less surreal. There will be ten adults and four children sharing the Christmas meal round our kitchen table, the evening of Christmas day. A whirlwind of activity and chaos, large quantities of food, flowing wine.......... interesting combinations of personalities ..................... Need I say more..........

Girl meets boy.

This is Cassie's little story. Cassie is six years old, and everything is drawn by her. Before you go any further, remember this is a six year old's love story.................. inwhich, girl meets............ ............boy. Love at first sight? Definately love at first sight. I interrupt events to bring these rather fetching knee-high boots to your attention. Cassie is a modern girl, so things progress rapidly. The expression in the drawing of the legs says it all...............joy! And as with all satisfying love stories, this one ends happily ever after. A round of applause for Cassie! Barbara Cartland? Cassie Cartland more like.

The first Christmas card.

Our first Christmas card arrived on Friday! The Christmas lights have been put up in town, and a local pub has a board in it's window showing the countdown to Christmas day. The local garden centre has rigged up it's blacked-out grotto to display anything that lights up. I love going into these areas. It is like entering a magical wonderland of sparkle. The more kitsch something is, the more enchanted and childlike I become. Those snowy scenes with tiny ice-skaters magically skating round an ice-rink, a church or house lit up near-by, hold a special fascination for me. I remember going into a shop once where a great big cuddly polar bear was slowly breathing and sighing, and I was totally drawn into believing this mechanical wonder. It was hard to drag myself away, especially when the urge to snuggle up with him was so strong........... This Christmas card we received is by Mark Hearld, designed for Godfrey and Watt Gallery. I love it, and there's the bonus of feeling like we've received a free piece of Mark's work!

Mark Hearld prints.........to satisfy your curiosity.

Some people have expressed an interest in seeing the prints we bought from Mark Hearld's show....... ...........so here they are.