out the back door

now that the nights are getting shorter i actually get to see the sunrise on the way home. this is what could be seen out my back door the morning before the snow arrived. yes, the sky was actually that colour - no photoshopping or anything

birnam

so these are just some of the things to see in birnam. the theme of the show was 'in transit'. after that you were pretty much eft to do what you wanted. there's all manner of other interesting things going on this weekend but as i'm cx racing i think i'll be missing it

a novelty

i surprised t on the way to the race by taking us into the place where i'm taking part in my first group show, due almost entirely to persuasion by her, and also because she'd had her gardening incident, she couldn't make anything herself (which in its way makes my point about having plenty in reserve should the need arise!). it may not seem like much but people have been trying to get me to do this for ten years, at the very least, meeting with a resistance that makes my can't-be-botheredness about writing seem almost casual!

but anyway. i rather loved it and i think, seeing as i'm still lurgied up, i may even go back today for another, longer look. of course i'm not happy that i'm one of the few who chose to use a canvas but i am happy that almost everything, well in fact everything maybe, is non-representational. there's all sorts, textile work, craft based things, found objects. it's a real treasure trove and just goes to show the wealth of imagination we have here and beyond.

anyone passing birnam and has ten minutes or more, should go and have a look

martin o'neill

red

can't get this to look quite like it does. this photography malarkey seems more complicated than it first appears

flowers