A day in Chester on Saturday, collecting the 'She Was Always Asleep' painting from the museum exhibition, plus an always happy, stimulating, and energetic meeting with the sublime miniaturist David Lawton.
Lots of smaller jobs over the past couple of days. We've had confirmation of the times and arrangements for our Morecambe performance, so created a poster and sent out messages about that, Deb's two poetry book launch events, and an update on the Christmas album. I wrote another simple Christmas song for it on Saturday night. It's a slow, dream-like piece that nobody would choose for a Christmas playlist, yet, it has lots of atmosphere and beauty. I've recorded some backing already, it requires a live, very emotion-centred performance. Here are the words so far:
Heaven's Day
I saw you standing
Among the traffic
Like a bird
On the swell of sea
Snow was floating
Your red bags full
With gifts
For someone like me
But not me
For I was flying
Through wet clouds high
And the sun's rake of heaven's day
As from you I flew away
From you I flew away
Yesterday and today we've rehearsed our Morecambe set. I've also done some test cuts with the router, how I love this tool! I'm almost ready to make mine and Deb's shelves, but B & Q are out of stock of the required stripwood. Painting is now over the for the season, I'll be too busy until the end of the year with music, music videos and these events to fit any painting in, I imagine.
