Hi folks, it's Phil here, Debbie's artist's assistant and other half.  Many of you probably know by now that my lovely Debbie passed away in hospital on 10th Oct, after a very traumatic 24 hours.  I can't detail it all here, but her ongoing problems turned nasty after a fall, and was (eventually) blue-lighted for emergency admission.  It was all too quick, and loss of blood pressure could not be halted with the inevitable results.  Very sad day!  She will be missed and remembered by many as a kind, caring, artistic, generous person.

I hope I'm doing this correctly - don't really know what I'm doing, but hey-ho, got to try!

I'll leave the blog running for now, and try to check back now and then to see what's what.

RIP Debbie  💔💔💔

WOYWW 687 - Don’t fall off your chair!

 It’s me!!!

Been a while but things got pretty bad here due to my stubbornness to get help with a pressure sore on the side of my tummy but I finally reached breaking point about 6-7 weeks ago & had to admit defeat

Won’t go into all the grisly details - Sally Sore, as she has become known, appeared at the start of the pandemic & I figured my little problem was a drop in the ocean compared to Covid & aimed to manage it myself … or, rather, ourselves as Phil has been pushed to his limits too

So after two & a half years of pain that has pushed me to the very edge of what I could cope with I now have the district nurses helping me & I have finally been able to leave the bedroom after six long months & slowly, slowly things are improving - even to the point of managing three pieces of art in the last fortnight!  

Still need plenty of lie-downs when it all gets too uncomfortable but, generally, things are on the up!

Am sounding very sorry for myself but am aware of how much worse others are dealing with so do have it all in perspective I hope

*****

So to my work desk (ok at the moment it is the dining room table) - started a new piece yesterday but didn’t think to actually photograph my desk in true WOYWW spirit so beg forgiveness - in all honesty I didn’t think I would ever get back to it so please allow me, dearest Julia, to break the rules here & just share the three pieces I have managed

Not really pleased with any of them for various reasons - composition of “Little Birds”, colours of “Computer Bug” & a few things of “Pink Bohemian” - but can live with them as I crawl my way back

LITTLE BIRDS

COMPUTER BUG

PINK BOHEMIAN

All inspired by the wonderful on-line classes Finnabair does for her Patreons 

Hopefully I will remember how to link up tomorrow & may, or may not dip my toes back into the world of WOYWW - taken a few naughty words but I think I have remembered … so THE STAMPING GROUND is the place to head

Please do not feel you need to leave any comments as I have no idea if I will be in a position to make any reciprocal visits - it is just lovely to be back with inky, messy fingers again

Much love 

xXx

WOYWW 658 (Father Frost’s Hut)

 One of Finnabair’s video classes for her Patreons was Father Frost’s Hut & as soon as I saw it I knew I had to give it a go

Father Frost is the Slavic equivalent of Father Christmas but with a beautiful blue coat as opposed to our much more familiar red (a certain fizzy drink manufacturer has a lot to answer for!)

The idea of a winter wonderland certainly called to me so I gathered together some bits & bobs & set to work

   Nowhere near the standard of Finn’s hut of course - she really does have the magic touch - but I am quite pleased with the outcome & really enjoyed the process

It is now extremely difficult for me to do any sort of art these days due to an ongoing little problem (body, not mind) so instead of a few hours this took several days … but what is it they say about it being the journey & not the destination that matters?

Also really difficult to WOYWW on a regular basis so HUGE apologies if I am not able to visit you back - I will do my best but it really is dependent on my poorly tummy

The wonderful world of WOYWW desk hopping can be found over at Julia’s at The Stamping Ground