BEAT Prep 2017

So in some ways it's hard to believe that a year has passed since the inaugural Ealing OPEN Studios (aka BEAT) - 2017 is with us from this Friday for 2 weekends and Wednesday 6th sees t he launch event.

A series of prints

This year I'm exhibiting with  Viv Phelan in Gordon Road Ealing (no 71) and also again with  Gordon Cookson a wood-turner and we'll also be featuring work from Dr Timothy Layden who was part of the Orchard Café experience (OPEN Ealing).


I'm hoping to take pictures of our visitors during the time we're open (Friday afternoon through to Sunday) and tomorrow we'll be setting up-   I hope to show some video things too

Sadly Helen Duff is struggling to be able to be around for her part of the event but (as a testament to her own kindnesses) she's able to get some of her good friends  to help out.


The other highlight will be John Kaye (in Cavendish Avenue w13)with over 70 years of work to select from.

Something about doors

More about the event over the next week or so.

Losing People

Sadly  the most certain thing is that we'll none of use be here forever - when you hear of people about your own age passing away it is of course a reminder of this - what can we do? Try and be an okay person when we're around I suppose.

GP 14 (dot .org)

On the subject of passing away - maybe it's more of a passing on reminders of those we've  lost are always there- this today reminded me of my dad who sadly died over 20 years ago - once a keen sailor his Sailing Dinghy was a GP 14 (general purpose 14 footer) called 'Born Free'.