Where does the time go?
I’ve been ridiculously busy with work and the butterfly park project and haven’t had time to blog.
Andrea’s residency ends in a week…madness!!
She’s been back home to Cambridge all week looking after a poorly Mum and is very stressed about finishing her work here. She’s not coping with talking to the public and working at the same time under the pressure of finishing so is only going to have 3 of the stones done for Wednesdays stone laying and finish the 4th at home and bring it back up.
I’d offered to paint some butterflies in while she was away but was terrified at the prospect of actually doing it when she said yes. It’s so nerve wracking painting onto someone elses work. Especially as I’m not a painter!!
As it happens I have been too busy, mad week at work my 3 day week has been 5 already this week. crazy.
This afternoon I got the chance to tidy up some edges, make some Burnet moths redder and painted a male and a female Common Blue Butterfly. The volunteers this morning said only one person had been in all day. I arrived at 2pm to take over, set up the paints and sods law, lots of visitors came in to chat haha.
Great though, met lots of lovely people, had a great chat about being ‘scouse and proud’ to a woman who lives in Knowsley but was visiting her ‘woolyback’ mate. Its so funny the way Liverpool/Wirral has the big divide.
Hoping her friend comes with her next time, we decided she’d really enjoy the workshops.
Anyway I didn’t get as much painted as I hoped but thats the way it goes.
Andrea’s back in the studio tommorrow so I hope she thinks they’re ok.
The workshop she held was great, pity the drawing one was rained off but Painting on stones went really well and was enjoyed by everyone who came. Such a laid back, chilled out event. Supposed to finish at 4pm but everyone was having a great time so we opened a bottle of wine and painted til 5.30 :)
