Well, what a surprise! I was watching a regional news programme last night, called 'Look North', as I usually do and they were showing a film about the Christmas Market and saying how it was one of the best years ever. There were shots of the Cathedral, the Castle, some stalls and then the Carousel/Roundabout/Gallopers. Who was there, on the horse, smiling away merrily...me! Now I think about it, I did spot a large camera but hadn't really taken much notice of it really. What are the chances of it being focused on me at the very time I was there, on the roundabout? It was a 'blink and you miss it' appearance, but it was great fun!
On the way back from the market, we stopped at a gallery on Steep Hill called Harding House,
http://www.hardinghousegallery.co.uk/ which is an artists' co-operative and always has a wide selection of art and craft work for sale. We were looking at various prints when one in particular made us both say, "Scruffy!"
It is a print by Alison Read, who creates very quirky printed animals. Scruffy really isn't that thin, but there is just something about the image that reminded us of him. She doesn't appear to have her own website, but here are a couple of links to other galleries if you'd like to see more of her work.
http://www.julianjardine.co.uk/alisonread.html
http://www.starkgallery.co.uk/c113-4825-4825/Alison+Read/0
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