I’ve been doing some work to the look of my website. Over the years it had picked up a lot of bad habits and was running very slowly. I hope I’ve speeded it up a bit!
Poetry wins Drawing Prize – not a joke
So many people say to me they can’t draw or they would love to be able to draw.
Well now they can – easily. Just record a poem – it’s as easy as that! Take a listen…
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That recording won the prestigious Jerwood Drawing Prize.
I’m not surprised. The art world is never satisfied with drawing, it always wants more – It wants ART
ART
Alison Carlier is obviously interested in words and writing, which is a form of drawing. I like Alison Carlier’s drawings but her piece Adjectives, lines and marks, a one minute and 15 second audio work, is a poem. I gather it’s a found text that she didn’t even write herself.
There is no way this drawing.
NO! NO! NO WAY!
Before judges enter an art prize judging room, they should be made to read The Emperor’s New Clothes. I expect they are feeling a bit silly today.
Well done Alison, for pulling the wool over the judges eyes. Enjoy the prize. I hope you will go on an exotic trip somewhere and do some of those fabulous drawings of yours!
Anyway, now anyone can draw real easy. Just speak into your phone and make a recording. That’s all there is to it.
The ART world has spoken.
Denbighshire Libraries Book Week
The Shoo Rayner Book Shrine in Rhyl Library! I had a wonderful time in Denbighshire last week, meeting old friends in the Libraries.
I was reading my new book, Dragon Gold, to schools that came to see me in Denbigh, Ruthin and Rhyl Libraries. My trip also gave me the opportunity to pop into Ysgol Bro Cinmeirch, a Welsh Language medium school where I am their English Patron of Reading.
I really got to grips with presenting Dragon Gold this time. I’ve never written about magic before and was unaware of it’s power in storytelling. The children’s mouths were all open as I described the moment that Harri’s Dragon egg is made!
Thanks to everyone who came and made it such fun. I had time to do some drawing with some of the schools and they all did amazing dragon drawings, as you can see!
