On Friday I spent the day in Oxford with Jan and Becky at Art in Action – what a treat! The company was very special, the surroundings – Waterperry House – were beautiful, the artists inspiring and the weather was mostly well behaved. I came away with a head full of ideas for developing my collage and printing, plus some new materials and a copy of the irresistible, Second Skin by India Flint who can be found as Prophet of Bloom on my blogroll. This beautiful book is all about clothes but not exactly as we know them.
Clothes are of course our second skin and clothes were the connection my mother, who was both tailoress and dressmaker, and I shared. Our relationship was not easy but I grew up with a love of colour and fabric which I know I owe to her and I’m beginning to explore these connections in my collage as well as my poetry….
But clothes bring me to more pressing matters... what to wear to the launch of the Structo Lit Mag on Saturday at the Society Club in Soho where I will be reading my short story Tokyo Dreaming? Well whatever else, I have a new scarf and some killer wedges which I bought for £9.99 in New Look so that’s a start…
And if you’re in London then why not come along? It would be great to see you there!
Have a great time at the launch Avril. I’m sure the scarf will do the trick. And Tokyo dreaming of course. Congratulations again. Wendy xxx