Through the Grape Vine

My dad has a rare genetic disease that causes muscular dystrophy, and he likes to raise money by building planters and tables out of recycled wood for the charity-run NeuroMuscular Centre in Winsford where he goes for the specialist phsyiotheraphy that helps to make his life more bearable.

While helping my dad kit out their recently-built shed, I got talking to a guy who enjoyed building ceramic dragons and he highly recommended a place in Sandbach called The Potter's Barn. Website is a little bit terrible-looking but it actually seems like a really cool place to go with a huge variety of facilities. Plus, they do Raku firings. So tempting...

By the way, if you have a look at the NeuroMuscular Centre website, they have a pretty cool Design and Print section, created and staffed by designers with muscular dystrophy

Is it illegal to draw pictures of art?

While at the Macclesfield Heritage Centre to see The Button Project, I was told by one lady that I had to write all the names of everybody whose work I drew pictures of underneath each drawing and I was told by another lady that I wasn't even allowed to draw any pictures at all which is something I haven't come across before.

had to rush the bottom right drawing due to circumstances

When I asked why, she mumbled something about copyright and then another lady who was stood next to me started telling the other lady off for being ridiculous. I came away from the experience feeling rather confused and it left a sour taste in my mouth.

Is it illegal to draw pictures of art? 

The sad thing is that all I wanted to do was write more about the exhibition, and publicise it amongst my peers because the artwork was beautiful and looked like a collection of modern-day treasure. I'm hardly raking in profit (none what-so-ever) and it's for an educational purpose.

The experience was definitely not what I wanted to take away from the exhibit.

While in Macc, we met Rachel Grant who had the most beautiful research books and awesome interactive artworks. She posed the question "what makes you feel strong" and asked for responses to be wound together to make a cocoon of fragility and strength.

Landscape is bloody gorgeous up north.

Here is my inadequate doodle response. The two squiggles are cows from a very long distance, and I got distracted while drawing the wall bit.