('If I can't have love I'll take sunshine'. Art installation by Glenn Ligon) Thursday evening: Honestly, I scoffed a huge mound of pasta, then went back for seconds. Sometimes you just need to carb load, don't you? Now I'm lying on the sofa, listening to the test match commentary of England versus India and wondering what's for pudding. But before eating anything else I'll show you a few photos from Leeds Art Gallery. I was there yesterday for this month's Stitch Art group. Because I was early I'd the chance to wander around an exhibition about the representation of women in art, as well as other collections. Okay, in no particular order - I love the framing of this. How the girl's portrait is enhanced by the light purple and blue pattern. It's by Skye Davies, and is called 'She's in a world of her own, you see, Ecclesborne Lavender'. This is by Walter Crane, 'At Home: A Portrait' and shows his wife, Ma...
I've been having fun. Well, at least I've been learning some new skills, and isn't everyday supposed to be a school day? Anyway, I've filmed a short video of the fabric book I made in response to Ann Wood's 2025 stitchbook challenge. Initially, I rashly decided to try a commentary. However, it was all 'uhmmm's' and 'ahhh's and rabbit-in-the-headlights what should I blurt out next? So I ditched the commentary idea for now. But I did listen back to what I'd said, and it's weird to hear your own voice, isn't it? I mean, we talk all the time but we hardly ever hear ourselves exactly how others hear us. Our accent, our tone of voice, the way we might hesitate or let a sentence drift away. I'm rapidly developing a newly found respect for YouTubers and other content creatives. It's really not as easy to talk clearly and coherently as some of them make it appear. The video's only about 3 minutes long, and it's simp...