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For birds who’ve flown
And birds who nest
And birds who seek the sky,
This Valentine’s, I hope you find
Love’s feathers help you fly.
Happy Chinese New Year!
I’ll be telling the story of the Chinese Zodiac Race with my words and pictures to some great children in a Liverpool primary school tomorrow.
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…In 2022, I look forward to several exciting projects currently underway and hopefully more to come!
@MellingPrimary @KingsleyandCo_ @Ykids_Charity You were great! Thanks to the wonderful Year 5s and your adults - you were creative, inspirational, smart and fun. I enjoyed your Timelike Tales immensely! #artist #poet #writer #teacher #BCLF21 #liverpoolwrites
…However, as intimated by William Whiting in his hymn associated with seafarers, the waters hear.
And we remember.
Accompanying the paintings is a poem written by the artist which pays respect to each of the ships and their stories…
…Merseyside ships and merchant seamen played a crucial part in ensuring Britain’s survival, alongside her dock labourers, shipbuilders and ship repairers.
On a sailor’s grave, there are no roses. This is according to a German folk song sung during the war…
…as Western Approaches Command was based in these very rooms. Today, the wartime bunker has been restored and is open to the public.
The Battle of the Atlantic was a long and complex naval battle involving both the military and the Merchant Navy…
…Most British and Allied ships crossing the Atlantic were organised into convoys. In February 1941, Western Approaches Command was moved to Liverpool, the country’s main convoy port.
Western Approaches HQ is therefore a fitting location for this artwork to be shown…
As an artist, it’s always exciting to create something meaningful and true for my clients.
1/2 As an artist, poet, writer and teacher, I use maths all the time in my work.
In this illustration (inspired by MC Escher) from my Liverpool Liver Birds book, can you count how many birds there are altogether?
Clue…