I love your close up photos of lichen and witches butter, what a name! The Ling looks a beautiful place to walk and soak up its ancient surroundings. Your drawings are very special. What sketchbooks are you using? I use so much water outside when I use watercolour and drip and the paper always wrinkles! Sometimes it adds something but sometimes it’s it’s annoying! 🙂
It must be very disheartening being limited by this health issue. But how brilliant that you found another way to work. It sounds and looks very exciting.
I always enjoy your writing Deborah, with your book recommendations and poetry. A really lovely read. X
So beautiful, as always, and one of my favourite poems too. My village is tucked into a wrinkle between the South Downs and the Hampshire Hangers where Edward Thomas walked and his poems run in my veins.
I dearly love Edward Thomas and I didn't realise that you were so near to where he lived . One of the great joys when I was teaching was spending time with his poems. I grow artemisia by my back door, to rub between my fingers, from "Old Man", in his memory. I would love to walk in his footsteps too.
You are an inspiration. I love how you think of ways to overcome pain, rain, snow, cold, and January in order to reach your goals. The Ling looks like an absolutely wonderful place, and your drawings are always so evocative and full of life. I love the one you did from memory. My daughter has rheumatoid arthritis, and it has really affected her hands. So, in a way, I know what you're going through. I had a fall in October and broke a bone in my left hand, and wow! You take for granted all the things you do that need two functioning hands. Hang in there! The light is coming back, and won't some warm sunshine feel wonderful!!
Thank you, dear Carol. I am so touched by what you have written. I really thought I had got on top of it, but it clearly had other ideas! Repeatedly trying to do something that caused frustration was not helping, and so starting afresh seemed to be a better tack. It means learning again, but new challenges are exciting!
I adore following your process and progress. I'm so sorry to learn of your arthritis, though. The frustration is real! x
It is hugely frustrating and very grateful it has eased for a few days. Thank you for reading it xx
I’m glad you’re feeling better xx
I love your close up photos of lichen and witches butter, what a name! The Ling looks a beautiful place to walk and soak up its ancient surroundings. Your drawings are very special. What sketchbooks are you using? I use so much water outside when I use watercolour and drip and the paper always wrinkles! Sometimes it adds something but sometimes it’s it’s annoying! 🙂
It must be very disheartening being limited by this health issue. But how brilliant that you found another way to work. It sounds and looks very exciting.
I always enjoy your writing Deborah, with your book recommendations and poetry. A really lovely read. X
It is and I really miss getting lost in linocutting. Thank you, Cally, for your kind words and so pleased you liked it xx
Absolutely love your memory sketch of the fading light, very atmospheric.
Thank you very much!
Another wonderful post Deborah. Your love for the ling shines through in your art & writing. I love the Edward Thomas poem too.
Thank you very much. I am so pleased you liked it, that is a great compliment.
So beautiful, as always, and one of my favourite poems too. My village is tucked into a wrinkle between the South Downs and the Hampshire Hangers where Edward Thomas walked and his poems run in my veins.
I dearly love Edward Thomas and I didn't realise that you were so near to where he lived . One of the great joys when I was teaching was spending time with his poems. I grow artemisia by my back door, to rub between my fingers, from "Old Man", in his memory. I would love to walk in his footsteps too.
You are an inspiration. I love how you think of ways to overcome pain, rain, snow, cold, and January in order to reach your goals. The Ling looks like an absolutely wonderful place, and your drawings are always so evocative and full of life. I love the one you did from memory. My daughter has rheumatoid arthritis, and it has really affected her hands. So, in a way, I know what you're going through. I had a fall in October and broke a bone in my left hand, and wow! You take for granted all the things you do that need two functioning hands. Hang in there! The light is coming back, and won't some warm sunshine feel wonderful!!
Thank you, dear Carol. I am so touched by what you have written. I really thought I had got on top of it, but it clearly had other ideas! Repeatedly trying to do something that caused frustration was not helping, and so starting afresh seemed to be a better tack. It means learning again, but new challenges are exciting!