I've apologised and made my excuses, more than once, for having been missing, or gone silent, or having neglected - or whatever - these pages.

And I've been absent again during November and December but this time I make no apology because, not only have I been busy, very busy, which in these times is a cause for celebration rather than apology but also, as I mentioned in... The next outing... of 01.11.11... the very nature of this site has been under scrutiny, examination and, as a consequence, reconstruction.

Following my decision to 'come out from under my stone' by mounting the exhibitions I decided that I should continue to 'put myself about a bit' with the aim of capturing my share of any work that is out there. And to this end I was offered and, unusually I fear, I decided to accept some advice as how best to set about this goal.

It was Naoise's great friend Sinead Ryan of Presence Marketing who offered to hold my hand and lead me along the path to greater and finely focused exposure.
And this is ongoing work - interrupted first by the busy spell before Christmas and then by the holiday itself.

But this effort will resume, with purpose and vigour, as soon as normal life resumes in the new year.

First, the new website will go live and then, later in January or early February, there will be a 'launch' of the new website and brochure.
The date and location will be well heralded here once they are set.

And, my good news is that I go into the new year with a small order book - a rare and valuable commodity - but I will try not to neglect these pages as a consequence..........