Zoomorphic animals are featured prominently on the Bayeux Tapestry. 617 images frame the tapestry.The image above is above the portal in the Bayeux Cathedral…. (Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Bayeux) I've added my own interpretations to the creatures…. and illustrated them in a fictional manner.

Gallery Etherial and magical is one of the best ways to describe it. It’s the third time I’ve visited this Church. It’s one of the greatest architectural masterpieces of the Western World. I’m a great fan of  Ken Follets books. He describes in graphic detail the construction of Cathedrals such as this. In Medieval times…

Writing as we face the onward trip in a  small commuter to Chicago…..hopefully we’ll have a little bigger plane to Paris. !!!!! I had the responsibility of getting us safely to the airport in the “red beast….” The GPS had us in the tradesman's entrance of the airport…. I was stressed to say the least….

There seems to be a lot of excitement about the new online magazine…..I'm excited, and it will add to the amazing wealth of information on quilting, travel and personal journeys through creativity on the web. I'm glowing after a day in the sun on Mackinac Island. Last year I took 25 ladies to the Island…

This is a wonderful new online magazine and it's free….!!!! There are free quilting patterns, articles by many people in the quilting industry and even gardening and recipe hints….. I'm a little nervous about the centerfold !!!!!!  YES, like all worthwhile magazines, it has a centerfold… who said quilting was a craft for old ladies…!!!!…

11.00 pm, it's been a delightful day today. Class was enthusiastic and the projects are coming along really well. Some folk are here from Canada and Pennsylvania… We attended the start of the Annual Canoe Race. 99 teams were entered from all over the world. They will race right through the night and the oldest…

  I have both of the Rhino's with me on the road and i can work on them when I have a few minutes to spare….. and a big table of course….The pen I use for the fine black illustration is a 0.5 uni pin by Mitsubishi. However, I also have other pens…Prismacolor premier 05…

Surprisingly and a little disapointedly the weather has turned cold. I've never known it to be this cold at this time of the year….I know it is only temporary, however, it would be nice if it warmed up again. I had a free day today, no teaching but a few ladies came round for a…

Back online on my own computer, just for tonight. 11.30 pm. and I've just checked all my emails… so now I can write the blog. I'm in Baxter tonight home of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. We have class tomorrow hope that big blue ox keeps his distance. I mentioned the word "tornado"…