bendylouise

yes, as long as we are not too obsessed with the thing we are focusing on to the detriment of everything else.

I think i know what you mean - I think that's easy to do if you are different from those around you when you are young. That sounds good and fun, and yes I can see that you can "fiddle and fuss" for hours. The other day while I was looking at some of the stuff you posted I watched a Blue Peter short video from the 1970s I think where Mike Oldfield was showing one of the percent as hell he produced their theme tune. The presenter said he was at it for hours. I still haven't heard tubular bells. I do like that iconic Doctor Who theme. I didn't know anything about who did it I'm afraid - my ignorance with so many things knows no bounds, but I'm trying to go some way to put that right.

This is great.

Same. I'm lucky that I've seen them many times, yeah i love their accents. It's funny. I just got a notification that they are playing in London in October – I must be on some list. Yes, it's great in many way that they bring speeches and sounds forward from history. What a brilliant idea. No I know nothing about the early Pioneers of electronic sound. I thought that was Mrs. Merton! Wow, it's very interesting and awfully awfully British .

Apparently the Guardian did an audio slide show of Bobby Baker mental illness drawings with her talking about them but you need Adobe flash? I don't know whether you can see them. I can't. Here's one you may not have seen.

Loved this and then watched Stomp live Part 1 - Brooms - very clever and accomplished - brilliant. Am currently watching Part 2 - matchsticks! I suppose that's called performance music?

Yeah, thanks Howard. I was just looking through some old tickets and found another one for Martha Tilston. Actually, I've just remembered that a few years ago I saw the Unthanks (you mentioned them) do the poems of Molly Drake. They had set them to some wonderful music and Gabrielle Drake (actress and Nick's sister) was there speaking the words of her mother Molly in her beautiful voice. They have an album called Diversions and this below is the first track off it. Yes, it was Public Service Broadcasting – well done! I'll have to listen again to them.

I think that's the one where she goes round the streets on the back of a truck with a loudspeaker calling out "pull yourself together!" – It's priceless. A pictorial record would be fantastic for yourself and your psych for if you didn't have the words, or even if you did, as a record. But the thought of the DWP .........ha ha!

these pictures are really great – again,she's so talented, and funny.

Yes, she did a exhibition at the Wellcome collection at Kings Cross of these diary drawings about 14 or 15 years ago. I didn't see them there but would've liked to. I really like her drawing style too. The piece onTinguely looks amazing, shame my German isn't up to much. Yes still can't think of that band – I think their name was three words and they used famous speeches from history in their music. I noticed them gigging last year (saw it advertised, had a listen and was impressed) but my memory these days is ridiculously bad – I wonder if it's got anything to do with long Covid. Actually, it's my very short term memory. Have a look at the music catharsis forum Howard when you have time.

A few weeks ago, I went to see Cara Dillon for the first time. If you don't know she's an Irish folk singer. Her husband is Sam Lakeman, a musician who plays with her. He's one of the three musical Lakeman Brothers. The song above is one she did at the gig. it's one of several of the poems she wrote during lockdown and set to music. I think the dancer is the same one who was on stage at the gig and was really good. It was a nice gig. I went to another gig a couple of weeks ago of someone that I think I only saw once about 15 or 20 years ago and then bought a couple of her albums– Martha Tilston, daughter of Steve Tilston folksinger. It was at Cecil Sharpe house in Camden, a lovely intimate venue. She was with her long time collaborators Matt Tweed and Matt Kelly on fiddle and double bass. She's another one with a very pure voice. At the end she came into the aisle with Matt Tweed (fiddler) and did silver dagger (as a kind of tribute) to her (late) stepmother, folk singer Maggie Boyle. Here they are about 15 years ago with the live version of it. Martha also trained as an artist and did her own album artwork, et cetera.

Yes. i see her as woman who suffers as women do but because (very fortunately for her and people like us and actually everyone) she has talent and art training, she is equipped to express herself in a fantastic way and therefore help to put a huge spoke in the wheel of social norms. When she was in the mental health system she drew her existance out once a week, every week between 1997 - 2008. (pic below) and she does the brilliant performance art which is funny but very important and often poignant with its social commentry. BTW i dont know if Neil was her husband or psych. i That LUP sound piece - i know i dont appreciate it but it does sound really good and interesting and i really like the idea of making sounds using different techs. It v clever. What's that band who just do sounds?

yeah very good. She's great. Just watched how to shop. Oh God its funny.

Well said Snowbear!

I like that analogy it's great. Also love the exquisite Waterhouse pic. So medieval. What a gorgeous colour (the dress).

Great Roy, glad things are looking up. I have a friend who had that op and I think she had some laser treatment at the same time and went through lots of eyedrops and sore eyes and restrictions and now after a lifetime of wearing glasses, and pretty bad sight only wears grasses for driving. She's very pleased i think. I myself have a slight cataract and it really makes a difference specially when trying to read or do art. You'll be able to doing some more painting if you want now your sight is better. Must be such a relief.

Ha that's cute. I like teapots, but I don't use one. You're right, that one is real fun. How are you Roy, have you done any painting?

That's a really great poster Fingerprint also by Barbara Galińska”

Beardsley made it for Oscar Wilde for his play "Salome". It's an extremely strong image and message. I really like this art nouveau style in pen and ink and the Ed Burne-jones above. Ella Ferris Pell, Salomé, 1890. Timken Museum of Art, San Diego

Thanks Hal – The Outfit sounds interesting too but I haven't got Netflix unfortunately. Let me know if you see Phantom Thread.

Love that Paula Rego drawing. I didn't realise, but she died in June 2022 in London, aged 87. Not sure if she was still able to work. That exhibition looks really good, I like the lady in the bath/trough being milked by a cow! I wonder if The exhibition will be coming to London? I see that they'll be a film and appearance by Bobby Baker on the 25th of May an updating of an earlier performance. Wish I could see it. There's an exhibition on here at Tate Britain "Women in revolt" that I wanted to see for awhile, but the way things are going I won't get to see it as it closes soon and physically i'm not in a good way. Tate Britain is less accessible for me unfortunately and most importantly, there's no suitable seating for me there so if I went, it would be really difficult. I might just have to read all about it. I might have to be spontaneous, just like you've been – well done by the way, it's good to change things up sometimes. I've seen a really good arty film called Phantom thread 2017 by a Paul Thomas Anderson. I know you haven't got a TV Howard, but it's on BBC iPlayer. I don't know whether @Halwould be interested. It's a Gothic-y piece about an obsessive dressmaker and a relationship he has with a foreign waitress in 1950's London. Daniel Day Lewis (in his last film) plays the dressmaker. Also stars Vicky Krieps and Lesley Manville. I thought it was brilliantly done. Words like exquisite and delicious describe it for me. Oh and familiar!

Ha, i love that and you're giving me ideas! Was it done instinctively, or planned out? The bright colours and patterns are fantastic. It looks kind of aboriginal. You don't have to say that, and i dont know about that but thanks and thanks to you for starting this thread and starting me creating for the first time in over 34 years – it has changed my life. By the way, it doesn't matter, but that last picture I did above "getting old "– does it mean anything to you? I'm just curious to know whether you see what I see at all. No pressure if it means absolutely nothing except a pattern! I think that's very true. Everyone should be doing it in a fun way – even those who don't think they're able to create anything. Wouldn't you just love it if loads of people on this OCD forum were to create stuff – whether they were to post it on here or not - it would be so therapeutic and fun for them – and if they posted it, great fun for us. If not, on this one, the craft forum. BTW that pic you did above is really great, what are the mediums? I found a plastic sort of swizzle stick when I was cleaning out a drawer yesterday and I thought i'll keep that for a dotting tool, but actually being plastic the paint would probably just drop off it! I think going backwards and forwards from paint to paper would hurt my back anyway. just sharing.

Getting Old

The very first time i've used a stencil and it came out ok. I used it for a quick Birthday card for a friend.

I seem to be obsessed with making abstract art pieces at mo. At least it stops me thinking for a while and like I've achieved something. Here i tried to use coloured pencil scrapings on watercolour but it didnt work well.