Two shepherds and one sheep. . .

Desktop Primary School is getting ready for the annual Nativity. Old stripy curtains and tea towels are being hunted down for shepherd costumes, any velvety plush ones are being reserved for the King's, of course. Darling little angels are ransacking the Christmas decorations for tinsel. Joseph and Mary are arguing about which one of them is going to hold Baby Jesus. Angel Gabriel's Mum is insisting that her Angel Charmaine, should have the bigger more glittery wings as she does have a starring role. She doesn't think that last years wings can be reused so has decided that she'll have the wings made by some designer she knows....

My young neighbours Josh and Ben thought it would be a good idea to take Dolly the sheep along for dress rehearsals. "We're the shepherds" said Josh "and theperds need sheeps" added Ben. 

I think Miss Lovelace the teacher is going to need a very large Sherry when she gets home.... :)

Just a little Fun and Nonsense here at Shelf Corner... :) xx

Christmas Post. . .

Hello everyone, Pockets (my pocket sized Scottie) and I are beginning to get things ready for Christmas.  I like to make most of my presents and Pockets keeps me company, lending a paw here and there. Today we've been in Christmas card mode...

It won't be long now till we will be trotting down to the post box to send our cards... :) xx

That's my Fun and Nonsense this cold wintery Monday...

London calling. . .

I decided to keep with the Lowry theme but I'm a London girl so I drew the place I call home. London. That's where I grew up. I love London, I love the hustle and bustle and I love the smell. It's a city smell, car fumes, tarmac, dust and all sorts of  foody smells.  I haven't lived in London for years but every time I stand on Westminster Bridge and look at Big Ben I know I'm home. Every time I see a red telephone box or red London bus it time warps me back to when I was a young(er) girl.

 So now I have a new obsession, everything London, red and totally British and Lowry of course... :)

What Fun and Nonsense have you been up to this week.... :) xxx
Off to See Lottie  and George and Sunday Sketches.. :)

Messing with Lowry. . .

Hello...sorry I've been a bit quiet this week.  A nasty little Tummy Bug captured me and held me hostage for a day and it has taken me all week to get over the unpleasant experience.

I wasn't really in the mood to use my brain (seeing as it was feeling fragile after the whole Bug thing) I decided to copy a masterpiece. Copy is putting it a little strongly as you can see.

Shall we say I was Lowry inspired. I really enjoyed walking into that painting.  The girl with the red bow was all dolled up and off to meet her boyfriend. The little boy was on his way home from school but first he was going to go into Mr Wibbley's grocery shop to buy some sweeties. (Blackjacks and Fruit salad - hehe who remembers those?).  One girl was off to her art class and the others had lost their little dog and were looking everywhere for him.  I do hope they find that dog...

That's my Fun and Nonsense....there's a storm raging here so I'm off to see everyone at Sunday Sketches... :)

Hubba hubba. . .

Hello, grab a cuppa, a slice of cake and take a pew dears...

Here in my art bunker, there is the town of Desktop with it's colourful neighborhood of Sketchbook (all sorts of Fun and Nonsense goes on in there). Up on the hill you'll find the village of Shelf Corner and in the valley the teeny tiny hamlet of Underdesk. Not to mention the traveling circus that has spilled out of Sketchbook (all to do with the White Deer appearance) they are still causing quite a whoha. It's chaos here most of the time with comings and goings.  Anyway, this very afternoon there was a lull in the toing and frowings, a delicious quiet moment.

So I decided to get a bit of sketching done (all part of my PiBoldMo pledge). I asked Bur Wood to pose for me. Bur is Desktop's resident top male model. Between modeling contracts he doubles up as a lumber jack, which entails sharpening my pencils. The office girls, Cigar smokin Maud, Beryl and Thing wanted to model too. More the merrier I said and everyone took to their positions.

I was sketching my lovely models when in the distance we heard the 4 o'clock Tea Train pull into Art Bunker Station.  Oh lovely I said, we'll stop for a short break. Well, not only was there the delivery of tea and cake but also a new arrival to Desktop...

"Miss Hubba Hubba" -  Bur said with his wooden jaw dropping with a clunk. The office girls (except cigar smokin Maud) were agog. They had never seen anyone so pretty. Miss Hubba Hubba's real name is Kooki Kimono. She's a writer and wanted to apply for the job I had advertised in The Paper for, A Writer.

And that is my Fun and Nonsense for today...I'll be sharing with Lottie over at Paper Saturday, Sketch's Scribble's and Stuff and Sunday Sketches

PS.  I love to get back to everyone that leaves a comment on my blog but there are a lot of you that are (no-reply blogger) which makes it difficult and in some cases impossible.  To fix the problem you need to change the email setting in your Google+, just tick the box.. :)

Halloween. . .

 When little witches and bunnies get ready for Halloween

A sight the like you've never seen.

The washing comes out, rub and scrub and dub a dub dub,

The moths take flight, what a hub bub.

Black cats howl and robin's scowl,

Watchout!...something spooky, is on the prowl,

Oh, it's only Mr Owl.

The cauldron is polished and ready to bubble,

The broom, the broom is all of a muddle.

Pumpkins, bats and little black hats, dance.

Twirling and swirling around and around, to the sound of a witches cackle.

The Moon is shining bright and white and full and stoic

Everyone is ready for a night of trick or treating, sweets and magic.

A little Fun and Nonsense from my Sketchbook... I know I'm no poet but it's a start... :D
I'm entering into this fun competition... Susanna Hill's Halloween Contest..

Little Miss Farm girl. . .

Little Miss Farm girl came to play with Little Miss Hopi. Both of them are now in my dining room. The girls chat away telling me which colours to mix and what looks good and what doesn't. We have been working on a very large canvas.  Hence why we trickled out of the small art bunker into the dining room. The painting on the large canvas started out as one thing and has totally morphed into something completely different. I find that happens a lot when I'm using acrylics.

Sometime this week the girls and I will have to turn the dining room back into a dining room. The art bunker will have to be tidied again. My art supplies will have to squeeze themselves into small dark corners or possibly hide in the garage. That's a very scary thought.  Why, I hear you ask.....welll, The estate agent is coming to look at the house, which means that from now till we find a buyer, we will have to pretend that this is a show-house and no-one, no-one at all lives here.

That's my Fun and Nonsense for today...but shhhhhh I'm not here... :) xx
ps.  Am going to see if I can hide some stuff at Sunday Sketches.. :)

Little Miss Hopi. . .

Having a great week  messing about with acrylic paints and big canvas's.   Little Miss Hopi stepped out of my canvas and is wandering about the dinning room.  She loves the new colours I've bought and has been busy splashing bright colours about.

That's my Fun and Nonsense today...

Lurking under my desk. . .

Hello everyone, I managed to escape from Madame Whooohooo's tarot reading nonsense and since Wednesday I've been lurking under my desk.

Miss Arinée Kid a very large spider with a passion for knitting lives here under my desk. She spends her days knitting and spinning her own yarns, the most beautiful fine silk. I asked her if she dyes the yarn too. "Well deary, I used to but it's a very messy business, you know. I prefer to send out to the Chameleon brothers. They have the whole dyeing processes down to a fine art. They love nothing better than messing about with different colours all day".

Miss Arinée makes a lovely brew and the yummiestest victoria sponge cake. She's going to read my tea leaves later....wonder what she'll see... hope it's not a right murky mess...

What Fun and Nonsense are you up too....drop me a line and let me know... ;) xx

Wednesday Mayhem. . .

Well here I am perched on this ruddy brunch with a disgruntled Owl. Madame Gypsy Rose Wooohooo is not best pleased. That makes two of us. Yes, I'm all for the magical White Deer taking up residence in my art bunker. After all she had a message for ME. I was right there with all the spiritual meaning, soft music and gentle bell chiming. I was taking onboard my renewal, going with the flow and  relaxing. There I was just beginning to tune in and comune with Mother Nature, spread my wings and be reborn (so to speak).  When the inevitable circus arrived. Well meaning do gooders that want to spread the Love.  Excuse me, the love was for ME. It was my turn, my time to shine and bask in the love. Me on my own AND NO SHARING!

Just for once I wanted it to be ME ME ME. Me in the spotlight, Me the centre of attention, Me getting accolades, ME.

But no, in MY art bunker, there are queues of magical beings and furry animals waiting to file past the White Deer and be smiled upon. Stalls with White Deer T-shirts and flags have sprung up over night.  I can't move in the bunker for acorn sellers and happy magical campers. Yippee, feeling the LOVE....

I thought I might take refuge up the oak tree till things calmed down.  And there I find Madame fluorescent 1980's Pink feathery blamonge Whooohooo telling fortune's to the stars. There she is telling Twinkle Twinkle Little Star that she has a bright future before her.   Ummmmmm, pish posh...

Off to find another hopefully quiet corner.... that's my Fun and Nonsense this wet a soggy Wednesday...xx