Got my magic back..

....it's been gone for quite a while. Started a new Art class (Printmaking, Thursday mornings, with Avril again..), have cleaned up the workshop, made a few outstanding orders and am feeling like the world is the right way up again. I am preparing for my Autumn Exhibition, which is to be called Made/Remade, with Heather Hasthorpe and some other artists, and feeling stronger than for ages. And I bought some new shoes (waterproof!) a new cycling jacket (likewise!) and had a haircut... and I'm nearly thin enough...Bring on the world, I can beat it... Image is "Journal" by Heather, from a series to be shown at the Exhibition...

November 24th to December 2nd, 11 till 5 each day
at 4, The Raveningham Centre, Beccles Road, Raveningham, Norfolk NR14 6NU ....

Sun Dancing and All That

..no image for this post, as it has been a most interesting experience, but no photographs were allowed.

Went to Wreningham, in Norfolk, to be a Dog Soldier for the first Norfolk Sun and Moon Dance. Nick Hurn was Chief, and Sammy-Jo Harvey and Cindy Hurn were the Moon Mothers. 10 dancers took part, and about a dozen helpers helped, drummers drummed, and dogs chased sticks....

I feel revitalised, and am amazed to have had such a good time while working so hard. I have been on a sort of sabbatical from life for the last few weeks - no creativity and lots of scut work, and then I went to Hampshire to teach, to my Qigong Instructors' Course in Shropshire, then to the Festival of Quilts in Birmingham, then back to chaos and a very untidy workshop... I still have to catch up with myself, and have spent all this week playing with dyes and printing. And you should see the place now...



I will be teaching Japanese Bookbinding on Saturday October 6th at my workshop at Raveningham.


Email me on helen@raindropkites.co.uk
for details...