Monday, 16 September 2013

A shot in the arm





A shot of candy pink


and the germ of an idea
which I am nursing.
Always the best bit of any project.
It was the same with childhood play.
The planning was all that mattered.
The game rarely happened.

Illustrations from 1965 by Gwyneth Mamlok.

11 comments:

  1. The illustrations are timeless and beautiful. Godspeed your germ of an idea!

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  2. I do look forward to learning more about pink and shots in the arm and whatever it is that is energizing you mid-September.

    xo

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  3. I believe that girl is wearing my Lecturing Hat.

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  4. Too mysterious.... Now I'm trying to join the images and come up with what your Germ might be.

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  5. yes! I so understand what you are saying. For me, the planning is almost always where the beauty and thrill lay. Enjoy!

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  6. We wait with ill-concealed impatience. I hope it's not an injection which makes your arm pink... .

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  7. I do agree and I love your illustrations- Jane x

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  8. I am also nursing a germ of an idea, which is leading me to think I might have to act, and soon. Have you heard of NaNoWriMo?
    Those illustrations remind me a bit of the Madeline books. Very sweet.

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  9. Wonderful little illustrations.

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  10. Lovely pictures which immediately transport me to my youth. Very reminiscent of Gordon Fraser cards.

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