The Justified Sinner

It's been a while since the last post, largely because I've been feeling pretty negative about this country and didn't want to write a stinking rant about how awful Britain is becoming. SO, to get it over with quickly, in Brighton last weekend, me and Dingo were kept awake by the constant noise of a "party" which is scummy neighbours across the road were having, abused by someone who was urinating on his front door - from the party - and then, to cap it all, Dingo was physically assaulted by a completely different piece of chav shit who also spat all over me.

And that is ALL I am going to say about this.

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We had a really good time, despite the awful weather and the incidents above. We went to the lovely Camber Sands, a longish hike from Rye, possibly better known as E.F. Benson's "Tilling" of Mapp and Lucia fame.
Camber Sands is lovely and we will be going back there in the summer.

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The week has been very busy: I finished the articulated bangle and am pretty pleased with the way it worked out;





and I was experimenting with the cold enamels I bought in Italy at Easter. I've managed to get them to work and have now re-started work on the St. Hubertus piece, enamelling the engraved coin which is the centrepiece.





I was in Edinburgh all weekend, which was really nice. Caught up with Mark and Jeff and Robert and Gidona. I finally got Robert and Gidona's wedding present to them, which was a relief! I also caught up with my old friend and associate, Joey D, who is a clothes designer working in a similar manner to myself, in that he takes old clothes and remakes them into new ones. His newest work is amazing and I'm delighted to see that he now has a working website and an online shop. I bought one of his latest bags from him, made from old tweed jackets:





The great thing about his work is that it looks as rough as could be imagined, but it is really well made and built to last: this picture doesn't really do justice to the bag. The pockets on it are all functional too!