Cars are not allowed to park on King's Parade in Cambridge after 9.30am so Primavera Gallery owner Jeremy Waller asks his artists to deliver their work before then. From London, that's difficult, but Jeremy kindly invited me to stay overnight with him and his wife Sheila at College Farm, near Ely. Knowing that their surrounding fields have become a sculpture garden and that they have…
It's four years since I last flew across the Atlantic so I've planned a brief solo trip, starting next week. I have oodles of exciting plans, which include galleries, studios, trains and most importantly, family, in London, Cambridge and Salisbury. Earlier this year Jeremy Waller, owner of Primavera Gallery in Cambridge, emailed to ask if I planned a trip over with more jugbirds soon. Since August…
Just over two weeks ago I took the train to Cambridge for the day. I had landed at Heathrow the previous afternoon for a planned twelve days in England. It seemed to be a good plan to get a box of twelve jugbirds delivered to Primavera right away, and in spite of jet lag I managed, and had a wonderful day. In an earlier blog…
This is my last chance to take a look at my new bird friends before I wrap them and nestle them into a padded box for their long flight to England. Some of these are brand new designs so I'm glad to have a photographic record. That way I don't have to re-think which colours go where to give my best interpretation of a particular…
Once again I have packed jugbirds into a smaller-than-carry-on-size box ready to take to the airport with me tomorrow. I think the allowable size is now smaller so some will have to go in my hand-bag too. Good thing I only want a book and passport besides them. While I am travelling to Cambridge, Berlin briefly, London and Salisbury…