Two Red Rubber Things

Well I seem to have tipped over the top of the roller coaster and I am now heading down the other side and squealing like a girl. The Artsbank have commissioned me to create at least two twelve foot figures and one life size addition to their 'Death of Steel ' exhibition. So thats me entertained for about seven months at least. I have just started the first piece and will be posting updates on the site as it progresses.

  Away from art, Christmas has been a very quiet affair, no parties, very little drink but a ferry load of food. I currently look and feel like I've swallowed a beach ball. A suggested cure for this was to take the sister in laws dog for a walk. Bev held onto the lead while I was in charge of the kak sacks. Things went well for the first five minutes but then the dog pulled to the left. It gave a surprisingly expressive look which relayed both guilt and humiliation and then it assumed an obvious and very public squat by the side of the main road. So. The dog squeezed out its load and then wandered off with Bev while I did the right thing with a very thin plastic bag. The warmth in the palm of my hand was a little unnerving but the process was completed with little fuss . Then as I tied the bag top I noticed the wet brown smudge on my right thumb. After a suitable amount of swearing and scowling the rest of the walk was completed with me two paces behind Bev and the dog. The still warm turd swung from my left hand while my right arm was fully extended in an effort to keep my hand as far from my body as possible and my thumb was at full extension so that it was as far from my hand as possible. Hence the 'hitch hiker from hell' look.

Happy new year   Ray.