My Dad's steel ruler

They don't maker things like they used to... its true. The steel ruler I got with my kit for college is lethal. It is thin, flexible and has sharp edges, resulting in several nasty cuts to my fingers when I was trying to fish it out of my bag. So I decided to use my dad's steel ruler which I had lying around the place. It is thicker, heavier and it doesn't give you nasty cuts when you are trying to grab it out of the bag. I had been using it for quite a few weeks when I had a good look at it. My dad must have prized his steel ruler because he engraved his name on it. On one side he put his initials in his own loopy font... priceless. Now I'm very fond of the old ruler too.

Who's a pretty boy then?

I'm sure I've met him before

Give me sunshine

My hanging basket flowers haven't been getting much sun lately

But when they get a little sunshine...

...they love it

This is the road to nowhere

 

 

 

 

 

 

Mmmmmm

Beautiful day on the beach

Fossils on Whitesands beach



Fossils on Whitesands  Beach

Life Drawing using oil pastel

In today’s Life Drawing class I used lots of oil - oil pastels, oil bar and sunflower oil. Its a bit messy but I like the result. Think I’ll have a go with oils again.

Gifford Woods

Harvey and I went to Gifford woods on Saturday and we saw some real signs of spring

 

There were also some signs of a sneaky artist around the place.

 

 

 



Prestonpans Tapestry

I took a look at the Prestonpans tapestry a couple of months ago. It has some great craftsmanship in it and it tells an interesting tale about the Jacobite  rebellion. The tapestry is huge, it went around the walls of St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral  in Edinburgh. The tapestry follows the route taken by Bonnie Prince Charlie from Glenfinnan in 1745. Each part of the tapestry was made in the area that the army passed through, which    means there are many different styles of embroidery  used in the telling of the tale. I particularly enjoyed looking at the East  Lothian section. The battle of Prestonpans is feature prominently and a  quirky bit of history about the battle is that the unfolding carnage was watched by a group of people from the tower just outside Longniddry, which still exists today. Here are a few photos of the tapestry.

A bridge to nowhere

I do believe there is an exhibition at the Bleachingfield community centre, Dunbar with the same subject.