My Worst Day Out
Or Rain on Memory Lane Alas, I am definitely a creature of habit - in summer, I forget I’ll need overcoat and gloves in a few months; on vacation, I cannot imagine going back to work (my family will tell you it’s the opposite that is really true) and when I interrupt...
CAROUGE – September 4, 2005
I’ll be signing books and all at the show in Carouge on September 4th, from 2pm until closing time (it’s like the warranties on cars… until closing time or until I get cramps, whichever comes first). Tickets with numbers will be distributed, so it will be quite...
THE FELLOWSHIP FESTIVAL: August 26 to 29, 2005
We will be at the Fellowship Festival this August. (The last edition was the best LOTR festival we have ever attended, so we’re really looking forward to it.) More news as soon as I have it.
The Meaning of Life
Or the Palimpsest Samizdat There are times when I am sure there is a meaning to life, others when attaching a meaning to something we are perhaps intrinsically unable to grasp seems not only pretentious but meaningless. In all this, there are a few things I feel I can...
TOLKIEN 2005: Saturday August 13, 2005
Tolkien 2005 will take place in Birmingham, August 11 to 15, 2005 UPDATE: I’ve had to pass on this one. Work beckons, and occasionally grabs you by the collar and says “You will stay home and get this done!”. Next time, maybe.
THERE AND BACK AGAIN: Friday July 1, 2005
“There And Back Again” will be shown at the Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival on July 1st at 4 pm. It will be showing in the cinema APOLLO 3. (I think the number three indicates the number of seats, so if you’re in the area and want to go, best reserve...
On the Inside
Or One Line (and a Multitude of Brushstrokes) of Thought Right time to get going on this cover no more putting it off why did I tape off such a huge format for a trade paperback is beyond me but there’s no help for it now first wet the whole sheet oh no the brush...
“TROLLS & LEGENDES” FESTIVAL: Sunday June 26, 2005
This festival takes place in Mons, Belgium. For more information, visit their site. The event itself takes place from the 24th to the 26th. I’ll be there on the afternoon of the 26th.
TOLKIEN EXHIBITION, CAROUGE: Monday June 27, 2005
The exhibition will be open from June 28th to September 4th, 2005 This is the biggest and best selection of my Tolkien-related work so far, with a lot of older pieces that have been in storage for a while and quite a few new pieces that haven’t ever been on show. June...
LORD OF THE BRUSH: Sunday June 19th 2005
The documentary “Lord of the Brush” (also known in this household as “Emporer of the Eraser”, “Prince of the Pencil Shavings”, “King of Coffee Cups” and other creative denominations depending on how tolerant everyone is with me) will air on BRAVO on June 19th, 8:00...
Pointy Ears
Or “...Wonderful Folks, Elves, Sir! Wonderful!”* Nowadays, elves seem to come in all sizes. They dwell amongst humans, and only reveal their ears and elven garb in large gatherings where they can pass unnoticed - or conspiciously admired as the case my be. And, I seem...
Attention: Wet Paint
Or Thoughts from the Damp Side I love walking in the rain. It does bring back indelible memories of the paper route boy I was in elementary school - rain-spotted glasses and jeans clinging to thighs - and the farmer’s kid - wet through in calving season, drenched and...