Birmingham, day 1.

It's been an interesting day. 3 awards in Birmingham and I'm rather chuffed. I had a chance to see some interesting displays… first of all I purchased some wood printing blocks from Colouricious.   They are sending them home for me so I don't have extra baggage. I've been wanting to try if for a…

I had a great day today after sleeping for 12 hours. Now it's 12.pm and I'm not tired…. I visited the event when they were setting up this afternoon. I bumped into lots of friends… some for Dubai,  from South Africa, England, Australia and the USA…. So I just snapped a few shots. Kantha. I…

Kuna Print shoes.

OK folks here it is….the address for the people who supplied my shoes… I wore them on the plane yesterday… and lots of people want them….. Kuna Prints shoes.  

London in Lockdown and travel

My computer tells me that it's 4.00 am in the morning in the USA. I've just 'done' reading with Tilly in Australia via skype, its 6.30 pm there and here in Birmingham it 10.00 am. It's no wonder I get confused sometimes. !!!! I have a great room at the Hilton overlooking the lake and…

Amazing art

Leather sculpture? Can there be such a thing? Indeed there is and I was in awe at the talent of the artist. The folds of the garments and the intricate details on the dozen or so pieces (many of them life size) is astounding. When I walked out of the gallery, I wanted to run…

Life on the road

As I mentioned yesterday, my day begins with two poached eggs on rye. Pretty boring but a little less calorific than biscuits and grits. I love the ambiance of the 80's dining room with dated stained glass, pretend ivy with party lights, heavy curtains, a few long pheasant feathers thrown in for decoration, dark furniture…