When we were in Ireland,
Gina gave me her very first
Artist Trading Card. It really is a delightful piece called "Cat in a Cage" and measures only 3 1/2" by 2 1/4". Click on the image to have a closer look. Lots of fabric and stitching and utter feelyness.
I used to make a lot of ATCs myself but it lapsed in recent years. I shall have to revive the practice, if only to send Gina one in return!
Incidentally, if you click the link you'll see loads of pictures of our two days there, though be warned, there are pictures of me on display, so really not for the faint of heart. If you have a look, leave her a comment.
She really has a lovely gardener's blog.
I have a fondness for the haiga form. This is a rather lazy way of doing it -- adding a haiku (or more often a Senryū) to a photograph. What I should be doing is hand painting a picture to illustrate and make a counterpoint to the words.
Still, I am noting if not lazy, as my friend Jasfoup says.
Unlike Gina, who has a saying (and I forget where it came from) to counter any adversity:
"We're not made of paper! We won't melt!"
It makes no sense to me either, but it's terribly appropriate for many situations.
Here's a photo
K took of the three of us last week at
Chatsworth. You'll have to click it to see, but Lu is holding a big steel ball, I'm in the middle and K to the right.
Stately poplar
High adventure.
