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[optin-cat id=589]Once Upon a Time & Happily Ever After
23 November 2022
I’m always transported by a good yarn. As a child I loved being read to and all my favourite stories began with, ‘onceapullietye.’ I thought perhaps it was an ancient incantation with magic powers to soothe and relax. Today I can recapture the feeling by putting on a book tape while I’m working. There’s something so calming about listening to quiet voices, gentle conversation or a radio in another room. Not necessarily what is said but more the way they say it. And it’s this feeling of comfort and warmth I try to paint in my pictures.
It’s all too clear that we won’t all live happily ever after. But I try not to dwell on that. My own stories will always be set in an imaginary world on the edge of my vision, with little pieces of the everyday thrown in to tether the warmth to something more tangible. This gentle approach is probably why people think I could be a children’s book illustrator and many will hang my prints on the pale lemon walls of the Nursery. I tell simple stories it’s true. But as Lesley Manville said of her lovely film Mrs Harris goes to Paris, It’s like a fairy tale for grownups. And although some children may appreciate my work, these pictures and stories are created with you firmly in mind, not them. I hope you enjoy this latest collection.
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…Get On Board With The Little Mustard Club
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Rain Clouds Looming
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On Our Way Back Home
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Our Favourite Path
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A Time for Togetherness
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Time For Elevenses – As The Crow Flies
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Box of Goodies
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Everybody Deserves to be Princess for a Day
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Everything’s going to be alright. In fact it already is.
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The Bubble Man
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The Empty Place Where You Once Sat
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You Deserve to Share the Love You Give to Everyone Else
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Everything Will Be Alright
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The Happy Journey
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Wherever I Go, I Take You With Me
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You Deserve the Love You Give To Everyone Else
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You Fill My World with Sunshine
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You’re Still Mine
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The Tenderness
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Little Joys – 6th August 2022
I’m delighted to share my little joys with you… a dancing figure almost out of sight, a little wren come to say Hallo, quiet times alone with trees, a tender hug, noticing how things grow, overindulgence in cake, an abundance of yellow, holding fond memories close. There are some Little Joys that take the form of wholesome sadnesses. Apparently you can’t have one without the other, so I’ll take both.
I’m dedicating this show to the memory of dear Stanley Philpot who died having lost his sight, his hair and some of his marbles but still eating treats at record speed… Missing curls all down his back, wizened grey from chocolate black, cloudy eyes and mouth gone slack, that little Joy will not come back.
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Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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Here Without You
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You Light Up My Life
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A Bit of a Rest
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Who Ate All the Cake?
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Hallo Lovely
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Happiness Is Homemade
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Well I Think You’re Wonderful
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The Tenderness of Trees
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Joy Can Be Found In Little Places
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Small Intentions Are Beautiful
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Taking Time To Smell The Roses
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Wherever I Go I’ll Take You With Me
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Curious Under the Stars
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Taking Time to Smell the Roses
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Hallo Lovely
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Joy Can Be Found in Such Little Things
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The Big Cuddle Up
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The Heart Is Where the Home Is
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Who Ate All The Cake?
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Happiness Is Homemade
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We’ll Know Where We’re Going When We Get There – 18th May 2022
These are confusing times, it’s true. But I think I’ve always been a bit confused! So much of the world makes little sense and I see my pictures as a bit of an antidote to my lack of understanding. Perhaps it’s naive of me to focus in on an imaginary world at times of such chaos and change, but the underlying themes of love and loss, heartache and whimsy are universal. And If I’ve raised a few of spirits along the way then that’s worth an awful lot.
These pictures and drawings were completed during a glorious six week break near to the Ashdown Forest a few months ago. The stillness and beauty of my surroundings gave me such a creative boost, I felt as if I were walking in the footsteps of Ernest Shepard and Winnie the Pooh! So many ups and downs and contemplative moments shared with my two (real) dogs and a host of imaginary friends. I think there must be something here for everyone: romance, dog walking, a nice bit of cake and all the wobbly bits in between. If one or two of them raise a smile then my work here is done and I’ll be on my way. I’ll let you know when I get there.
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Dance With Me ‘Til Dinnertime
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Everything’s Going my Way Today!
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Feels Like Home
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Hold On Tight
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It’s Like We’re Forever Beginning Again
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It’s Okay To Be Sad Sometimes. We Got This.
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Searching for the Perfect Picnic Spot
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You Don’t Have To Be Perfect. Good Enough Is Good Enough.
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Very Important Daydreaming Time
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It Ebbs & Flows and Comes & Goes
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What CAN’T We Do?
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The Wobbly Bits Are All Part of It
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At Least One of our Five a Day, Doris
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Cloud Chasing
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Racing the Clouds Home
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At Least One of Our Five a Day
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Dance with Me Til Dinnertime
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Dancing in the Kitchen
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Everything’s Going Our Way Today
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Hold Me in Your Arms Again
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It’s OK To Be Sad Sometimes – We Got This
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Sniffing the Breeze
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The Wobbly Bits Are All Part of It
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Very Important Daydreaming Time
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Walking With My Best Friends
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What Can’t We Do?
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You Really Are Special
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These Are The Days – 17th-29th April 2021
The bigness of the natural world and the smallness of our selves within it. The wonder of nature and our beautiful lives. The pain and hardship we put ourselves through when we don’t think we are good enough, forgetting we have everything we need, right here right now. These are the days. For which I am very grateful.
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A Sunday Trot
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Another Grand Adventure Begins
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Dancing With My Bird
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I’m So Small But You Always Notice Me
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Just Me and You and the Dog
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Just Walking the Cat
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Lean On Me When You’re Not Strong
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Love You Much
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One Step at a Time
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Secret Smooch
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The Afternoon Cuddle Up
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The Importance of Small Things
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Travels With My Dog
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Wherever Life Takes Us
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A Different Point of View
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Barefoot in the Bluebells
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Completely Quackers
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It’s Cuddle Up Time
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Kindness Goes With Everything
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Love Is All Around
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Remembering the Unforgotten
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The Very Important Welly Testing
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Until We Meet Again
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We Will Always Be Together
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I’ll Be Loving You Always
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With You By My Side
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Never Forgotten
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Love Love Love
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I’ll Be Loving You Always
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It’s Cuddle Up Time
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Lean On Me When You’re Not Strong
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Love Love Love
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Ooo It’s a Secret Smooch!
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Small Things Are Important
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Things Are Just Better With You By My Side
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Until We Meet Again
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We Will Always Be Together
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Jig Doll
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Jig Doll “M”
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Jig Doll “U”
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Jig Doll “S”
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Jig Doll “T”
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Jig Doll “A”
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Jig Doll “R”
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Jig Doll “D”
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Hope Floats – 9 October 2020
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A New Beginning
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Dancing With Fred & Ginger
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Did Someone Say Biscuits?
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In My Thoughts. Always.
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It’ll Turn Out Fine
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Home Is Where The Dog Is
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Keep Strong. Carry On.
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Merrily Merrily Merrily
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The Sausage Taxi Company
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Best Friends
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Pucker Up
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Being With You Is Like Coming Home
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A Right Cuddle Up
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Pack In A Stack
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The Donut Shopping List (Blue)
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Warm Dog, Warm Heart
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The Donut Shopping List (Yellow)
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We’re Not Lost – We’re On Our Way
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A Right Cuddle Up
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Being With You Is Like Coming Home
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Best Friends. Always.
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Warm Dog, Warm Heart
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Dancing With Fred & Ginger
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It’s Our Cloud… Let’s Make a Wish!
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Pucker Up
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Stay Strong & Carry On…
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This Is The Place Where We Always Sit
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Always
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The Magnificent Seven – 17 July 2020
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A Rainbow After The Rain
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And Then the Sun Came Out
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Cat Walk
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Flying a Kite for Old Friends
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Just the Necessaries
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Just the Two of Us, You and I
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The Great Sausage Run
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Tomorrow Is Another Day
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The Anything Is Possible Collection – 27 June 2020
Five Column Pots
Tall Column Stoneware Pot by Sicilian Potter Roberto Gagliano. Slightly wider at the base than the rim. Experimentation with glazes and multiple firings have enabled Roberto to produce a finish that draws attention to the figure at the top of the pot, providing a unique and earthy colour way, perfectly complimenting Sam’s textured figures. Rust coloured Tenmoku glaze -to an old Chinese recipe- at the base, fades gradually to a mottled beige with toning removable lid. Inside, the pot is beautifully finished with rust coloured glaze.
- Height of pot 52cm approx. This does not include the height of the figure which is shown separately.
- Diameter of pot: 16cm at the base, 14cm at the neck approx
- Height of the complete piece is around 80cm, just short of 3 feet tall
The pot can be shown lidded or with the lid separately displayed, as you will
Five Classic Pots
Classically shaped Stoneware Urn by Sicilian Potter Roberto Gagliano. Perfectly balanced with pleasing lines. Experimentation with glazes and multiple firings have enabled Roberto to produce a finish that draws attention to the figure at the top of the pot, providing a unique and earthy colour way, perfectly complimenting Sam’s textured figures. Rust coloured Tenmoku glaze -to an old Chinese recipe- at the base, fades gradually to a mottled beige with matching removable dome shaped lid. Inside, the pot is beautifully finished with rust coloured glaze.
- Height of pot 54cm approx. This does not include the height of the figure which will be shown separately.
- Diameter at widest point 28cm approx
- Diameter at neck 14cm approx
- Height of the complete piece is around 80cm -some are taller than others – just short of 3 feet
The pot can be shown lidded or with the lid separately displayed, as you will
Little Art Show (the first) 6, 7, 8 March 2020
Paintings
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Remember I’m Always with You
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Spots and Fat Cats
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Love the Little Things
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Flying Free
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A Very Good Dog
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All I Need is You (And You)
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Who’s a Silly Sausage?
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Time to Rest Before the Walk Home
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The Wanderer Returns
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Hold On Tight To Your Dreams
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Days Out with Friends
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Drawings
Ceramics
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Mr Mustard Himself
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Best Sit
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Doris, Best Sit
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What’s That, Doris?
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Hattie and Almondine
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Sitting Hattie & Budgie
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Doris “Bookend” 1
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Doris “Bookend” 2
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Little Love #1
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Little Love #2
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Little Love #3
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Little Love #4
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