I have just returned from Glasgow Spring Fair at the SECC with a rather full order book.  The Scottish economy seems to be booming!  It was lovely to see many of my regular galleries and shops and to meet several new ones.  Just got to make it all now...which is what I say every year.
The van had a puncture when I came back to it on the Friday morning but Enterprise dealt with it swiftly and fairly.

I have just had a phone call from Marianna Sheldrake of the lovely Happy Glastonbury shop in Glastonbury (!), which is a fantastic family business.  Marianna and I have worked together before and she has now asked me to design a range exclusive to her shop - with all the pieces especially adapted to her designs.  This is a great opportunity for me - and a brilliant excuse to go up to Glastonbury more often.

I have also commissioned her to do a range of her hare cards featuring famous megalithic Cornish sites, such as Men an Tol and the Merry Maidens....so watch out for those coming into the gallery in the Spring/Summer.

Better get on with these orders now.....

As everyone who knows me well will tell you, Christmas and New Year are my least favourite times...anything that has ever gone wrong in my life went wrong at this time...so we have escaped disaster this year and the tree is back in its bin bag with all its ornaments on ....as it has been for the last 20 years!
Talk about recycling.

The weather has been exciting and dangerous and parts of the coastline have been changed in Cornwall for ever....but it's passed now...with some of the biggest waves I have ever seen down Sennen Cove...and Margaret who has lived here all her life says she's never seen the like either!

My attention is turning to new work for the Scottish International Trade Fair at the SECC 19th - 21st January, and I have added loads of new work to the website....lots of dogs and sheep to amuse my lovely Scottish customers.

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And some new people too....

The galley has been really, really busy over the Christmas period...even selling a big Heather Howe painting on New Year's Eve!

Kara has accepted a place on the BA Theatre course at Falmouth...I am delighted for her..a really good course in a fantastic town!

Happy New Year and hope to see all my lovely customers at the show, and hope to meet lots of new ones.