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Tag Archives: travels
Lunchtime excursion 1 – tennis soup
There were two types of soup at the tennis club cafe – lime green and bright orange. They tasted the same. The occasional sound of laughter and lovely plocking of tennis balls outside made up for the dreadful soup. I … Continue reading
Sally Kindberg visits St Albans
The thirteenth century chronicler, artist, map maker and Benedictine monk Matthew Paris was based at St Albans, one of the reasons I decided to visit again – I first came here a few years ago. I’m a big admirer of … Continue reading
Recent notebook pages
Writing, drawing, recording conversations, sticking ephemera in my notebooks is vital to me, especially when I’m exploring, a habit from my travel writing days and much earlier. Sometimes an idea will insist on a wider audience and become a book, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Sketchbooks, Travels, Work in progress
Tagged drawings, exploring, handwriting, notebooks, sketchbooks, travels, whales, work in progress
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Maps, and feeling restless
Just a hint of spring and I’m feeling restless already, as I sorted out some of the maps I drew for the Independent’s Weekend Walk series, quite a while ago but still enjoy them, especially Cat Bells/Derwent Water. Two years ago … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Travels
Tagged Cat Bells, Cramond, Derwent Water, drawings, maps, Morecambe Bay, Pencil Museum, South Queensferry, St Herbert's Island, The Independent, travels, walks
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Sally Kindberg’s Museum of Dust Part One – Great Wall of China dust
I’m slowly adding to my Museum of Dust, and each tiny bottle has a tale to tell. My plan is to have a miniature travelling museum of dust and related stories. In the early spring of 2012 I travelled to Hong Kong, Suzhou (as recommended … Continue reading
Posted in Travels
Tagged bactrian, Beijing, China, Great Wall of China, Marco Polo, Ming, Museum of Dust, Mutianyu, Sally Kindberg's Museum of Dust, travels
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Duck Racing
Never completely successful at horse-racing, I decided to have a go with Ducks. As everyone knows, Lyme Regis became famous for its Duck Races after Conger Coddling (involving a frozen dead eel – don’t ask) was banned. Apparently Duck Racing, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawings, Festivals, Sketchbooks, Travels
Tagged Dorset, Lyme Regis, notebooks, seaside, travels
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China trip part three
Five hours travelling north from Suzhou to Beijing was a 302 km/h elevated and foggy whizz through countryside rapidly being converted into blocks of flats, roads cut into raw earth and forest of pylons. Luckily all the seats face forward as I … Continue reading
Posted in Festivals, Sketchbooks, Travels, Workshops
Tagged Beijing, Bookworm Festival, bullet train, China, dinosaurs, hotel, Kengo Kuma, park, playground, Post-It, Sally Kindberg, schools, snow, talks, the Opposite House, travels, weather, workshops
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