Just been preparing for tomorrow’s visit from the Art Fund – ten of its committee members will join us in the studio.
So what’s the “Art Fund”?
Right – the Art Fund exists to buy important works of art for the nation.
And why are they visiting Williams & Byrne?
I am shocked.
A recent poll reveals that 40% of Londoners say they need to be “connected to the internet” at all times (yes, “all”) in order to remove the boredom of queueing.
This means 40% of Londoners are so addicted to distraction (sorry, Londoners, it’s what the poll says) they can’t bear the solitude of their own thoughts.
Now how have we let technology do this to us?
Here, there are two schools of thought about the effects of technology in particular and of tools in general.
Everything is clear now. What a fool I’ve been. For several weeks now, David has been as cheerful as a giraffe in a kimono, and I couldn’t work out why. Yes, work is going well. But, all the same, we’re English, which means – well, bowler hats, cricket bats and lots of milk with your tea. However, just this morning he thumped the latest glossy copy of Period Homes & Interiors on my unsuspecting writing desk (yes, and spilled my milky tea …). Oh well, few of us can resist dancing in the spotlight of media attention. And David likes to dance. Oh yes, see here. (It’s the second page he got all frisky about, bottom-right. Above it, you even see the Master’s hand, working on the Dinder Crest.)
Goodness me, we get to see such lovely things. My friend and colleague, Fábio Fonseca, has just sent me this beautiful photograph of Saint Peter (I think Fábio might be restoring it right now; his studio is in Sao Paulo, Brazil).
I could look at this photo for hours and lose myself. (I only wish I had the real thing.)