I’ve found someone with whom I wouldn’t mind swapping jobs. Generally, as I’ve said before, I really do think I have the best job in the world, apart from chocolate tasting for Cadbury’s or being James D’Arcy’s dresser (although to be honest I think my interest lies more in
undressing James D’Arcy...) but on Saturday we took the children to Manchester to play at being cool metro-kids for the day. This involved having lunch in a sushi bar, and then going to see
this exhibition in the City Gallery.
Lauren Child is a goddess, and I’ve loved her work for years. However, what tipped this abstract admiration over into a raging case of full-blown career envy was a photograph of her at work at her desk. It’s all white and bright and gorgeous, of course, and on it she has
a big box of coloured pencils.
Ever since I’ve been feeling a deep and primitive need to do some colouring in. I think that may be what my life is missing these days.
3 comments:
India,
I LOVE Lauren Child! My son is crazy about Charlie and Lola, and my daughter can't get enough of her Clarice Bean books. I remember reading Lauren Child's version of The Princess and the Pea. Fabulous!
Trenda
I know the drawings. I am sure the exhibition was great.
Colouring in can be good for the muse. Go for it!
Trenda, it's just another reason to come over, you know! Get those flights booked!
I used to spend hours colouring in when I was little, Michelle. I do kind of miss it. These days the closest I get is painting bits of skirting board at odd hours of the night in an attempt to get on top of the decorating. It's just not the same!
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