It’s fabulous to be back! On this year’s extended family tour in Europe, I realised that time away from making art is no vacation for me. A true vacation would be extended, uninterrupted hours in the atelier… If anything, such a long break made me even more convinced that I just could not not make art. Yet I’m going through a lesson of patience at this point in life, when some days the most I manage, is an hour in the studio at night – sometimes only a quick glance around deciding what I’ll do when not so tired. Most of the creating is therefore happening in my head instead as I haven’t yet figured out how to make a fine leather binding with the help of a 9 month old. And blog posts are kept short as I really do need to get a book sewn before midnight. (Sept09)