My nurse is made of plastic. She is British, about 6 cms tall – and very commanding. Why is she beckoning?
syb & me
It's never too late to learn to animate
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Kuretake watercolours and Mangaka pen -
“Maybe it’s a self confidence thing. Dropping pins into a glass by way of music-making … someone else might have stood ground and made a case for conceptual art there. Or maybe it’s a matter of timing. A couple of years later everyone was looking for conceptual art … But not that year.
I think you should just get on and put those watercolours up.
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Why do you like tiny things. Why don’t you make big, colourful things? … I would. “I do make big, colourful things! My necklaces were very big and colourful. Until everyone wanted tiny, delicate ones. “
“Perhaps liking tiny things is to do with shyness. When I was an art student, one time we each had to make a musical instrument from any stuff we could find.”
“Everyone was rushing around, banging on corrugated iron with bits of wood. Banging and clanging. I sat in a corner dropping pins into a glass of water. The tutors thought that was going too far. Or too quiet.”
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Well … where are these watercolours then? Are they landscapes?
“No. They’re toys.. or rather they’re model figures. I’m a bit fascinated by them at the moment…”
“… Did you know that you can buy a tiny Angela Merkel? A teeny, tiny Angela Merkel… complete with smart phone?”
What on earth is a smart phone? And who’s Angela Merkel?
“Sorry, Mum. After your time.”
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What did you mean when you said you’d got the watercolours out?
“What do you mean by being kitted out with a crayon and a fancy headscarf!”
What you do … I do. I’ll have you know that I was quite artistic too. I met your father at art evening classes, remember.
“I know. But I’m sorry Mum, I never thought to ask you what took you there.”
syb & me 