New Chapter

 Well here's a thing!

I'm sitting here and while I'm meant to be trying to stop the habit of late nights I'm failing and have become distracted by 'Chapter'!

A while ago i was thrilled and surprised to be asked to contribute to a book!

I can't write well, but never mind a small detail!

It's chapter with a hefty sounding title and needs to be ready to be seen by July and in by December

So i'm trawling back through this blog, which has been very helpful for process thoughts and timelines and now I'm on studio history, less clear, and i'm feeling nostalgic, as Lin wrote to me to remind me it's Sam's birthday he will be 40!! never! and reminding me he first came to Shallal at 16! 

Oh my...

what a joy and a pleasure to know him.

Card made today while in a Tate gallery workshop 'love the paint sticks', cake made this evening.

This week saw a Spring Sharing, a Shallal 2 performance and a Tate visit.

Busy but good times. 

Quiet shock of:

https://homelesslaw.org/statement11142025/

re:

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/ending-crime-and-disorder-on-americas-streets/

I can't believe the US executive order to make institutions for people who are homeless. I've spent my working life in response to the quiet horrors of many aspects of life i saw at Budock Hospital  and so much has improved but i've always known you can't relax, as it can always slip back and when times are tough some people 'pick on/ostracize ' others.

We need to know people who we may view as 'different,' we need to see each others gifts and how we enhance each others lives, where we need to care more, learn to work together better.

Very moved by ....and here is was obviously called away by life and don't know what i was going to write

Posting this anyway

have good and blessed day!