The Decorative Folk Artist Issue 110 | Page 7

Afterthought Phew! I’m glad it has turned cooler! We’ve even had some rain. Of course, the cooler weather reminds us that autumn and winter are next. The worrying thing is - all the craft organisations are planning and preparing for Christmas. That doesn’t mean that you have to. It is perfectly OK to carry on with beach scenes, summer flowers, and all the sunny pictures. We definitely don’t want to see anything vaguely Santa- like, snowy, or including wise men … Notice the reverse psychology there? Kim