good morning everyone

[Dee Sa]

a bit late to start this, I was up with the lark but had lots to do.
The sun is actually shining but for how long I ask myself ? Must do all the shopping today as the "torch" is coming a couple of streets away [ boring] tomorrow and I wont be able to drive down our street or nearby ones, friend of mine could not do his deliveries in Dover a couple of days ago because the roads were all closed for the "torch" no deliveries no pay so he was none too happy.
Have a good weekend one and all.
Dee

[yogasun]

Hi Dee

It's super weather here in East Devon and promises to be a great weekend. Beach later I think! x

[sandyRoe]

Namaste. It might be a decent day here in Belfast.

[excelsior-1]

good morning everyone.
bright here in cambs.

Dee ... i have responded to your request.

[albaqwerty]

Morning folks xx

It's lovely here today, hope it stays as might tackle the rest of the front jungle.

This blooming torch is affecting peoples' work and quality of life. Ridiculous.

[spotit3]

Good Morning one and all. Looks like we will ave a fine day here in County Down. An extra long walk with the dog methinks.

[excelsior-1]

good morning spotit. hope you'll have a good day.

not a fan then alba?

[DTCwordfan]

Good Morning all - 7-15 is a late start for this thread, I too have been up and about and could have been on here sooner. Possibly the morning of the year so far out there - opened the shutters and it looks beautiful out there, the sun a replica of Ann's avatar.

For alba, wbm, etc - my Perranzabuloe pic is 99% done and sitting over on Arts. Gear up for the next one.....

[albaqwerty]

I don't mind it, but one never hears stories which Dee has described.

Morning DT x

[excelsior-1]

hello DT. beutiful isn't it.

i consider myself educated - but i must confess i've never heard of a perranzabuloe.
would you please enlighten me.

[albaqwerty]

It's the church in the village of Perranzabuloe, quite rare as it has an usual tower. Can't remember the full story, sorry.

[excelsior-1]

thanks alba.

as it happens - i've just seen it on the other post.

very detailed - quite remarkable.

[DTCwordfan]

It moved 3 miles in 1804 - picked up its steeple and chancel and walked three miles down the road from St Perran - where it was being engulfed by the dune sands. They retrieved as many of the blocks as they could and built the main tower from those and part of the main nave; the secondary ones, the "transepts" and the entrance were built at different times and materials, hence the textural change in the drawing......

[albaqwerty]

Buildings did strange and interesting things in those days.

What's the plans for today DT?

[excelsior-1]

thanks DT

you appear to be very gifted. i'm impressed.

have a good day today.

[DTCwordfan]

the outline of the old tower can still be seen in St Perran as they left the massive blocks behind (though the mind boggles as Perranzabuloe's are certainly big enough) - the Church is called St Piran's which just adds to the confusion!

Its very popular with weddings and I hope I find more who have married there re sales of prints - since gaining the commission, I have orders for 5 more prints and the Church are thinking of taking postcards, a PCC decision.

[albaqwerty]

You are highly skilled DT, very talented.
Aren't you worried someone might print off anything from your posts? I'd hate to think of anyone trying to rip you off when it's you who has done all the hard graft.

[DTCwordfan]

Plans here - well may take the mater off to see the drawing site and there's a nice pub some 2 miles on, then wind down to St Agnes and Porthtowan where my printer is to pick up a block of material and pay him - and a St Just ice cream perhaps on route, may be even get to Hell's Mouth (really good video of there on Youtube):

[excelsior-1]

people would not be so inclined .. surely?

[gness]

Good Morning All. Breakfast on the patio at last. Looks like a beautiful day ahead. xxx

[DTCwordfan]

No, alba - as they wouldn't be able to get the definition of all the fine lines involved - it needs highly specialist printing too with a technique literally called "Tomcat spray" in French and there aren't that many printers out there. With Laser printers, one loses a lot and the prints become very flat.

As to others, I very rarely sell the original (just friends or specific commissions - then on the latter, I clearly mark the back that IP and copyright belongs to me).

Keeping the original is a better business model as I can make far more than the original, particularly when we get on to second round orders on cards, or multi-print orders.