Out of Hibernation. . .!

Long time no writey!
But that means I've been busy-ish. My jam jar of dead scalpel blades is filling up and I have new work done, but not photographed yet, I will get round to it, I promise.
This weekend I'm doing workshops and exhibition with the "popupgallery" again, Reeth this time, the Buck Inn, another wild and wool-y northern place, splendid!
And if the weather is good I'll be at Nawton Towers near Helmsley on Sunday afternoon for an art carboot fair! If London can do them so can Yorkshire! It's called the "Hares Eye Art Fair" and is organized by Sawmill Studios and will be done in conjunction with the open Gardens that Nawton Towers are holding, proceeds to the Red Cross.
I'll be taking some of my papercuts but also paintings as they are just filling drawers in my studio/spare bedroom and if people would like to buy them that's better than them collecting dust, so prices will be down on what I'd normally ask, though most stuff won't be framed.
I've also had a look at an exhibition call in Aberdeen that is trying to get artists to use science in their work, from a geological perspective, no excuse now not to push forward with my "evolutionary" work. Think I will give this one a try. 

Mermaid. . . At last!

Well, I have at last finished my mermaid, yee ha! Or have I?

This is what I've done so far, just 2 layers, but I'm awfully tempted to maybe add another layer of a darker blue, think I shall have to sleep on this one a little. This piece is for the Guild of American Papercutters who set a challenge to depict a subject from folklore or fantasy.


   And I thought I'd put on another clump of my "fantasy" birds, the ones that flitter around in my head not my garden!

These will be adorning the walls at a little arty do in the village down the road from me this weekend, let's hope they fly home with new owners!
And Sue . . . does the mermaid get your approval me dear???