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“It is not your business to determine how good it is, nor how valuable, nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours, clearly and directly, to keep the channel open.”
– Martha Graham
Shot on 35mm Ilford Delta Pro 400 with Nikon FE + AIS lens (50mm?), processed with Foma chemistry, scanned with Canon 6D and Nikon 105mm f2.8 ais lens on a PN11 extension tube; post-processing with Darktable on Ubuntu Linux.
As the year draws to a close, I hope you’re finding good cheer and a little peace somewhere between all the chocolate wrappers and mince pie crumbs.
I leave you with an Austrian carol sung by Bryn Terfel that I adore, as well as a heart-warming Christmas story told by the one and only Joanne Gale – you’ll want to share this hidden gem.
The year of Covid has flown by and Christmas is just around the bend! If you’re after that unique stocking-filler or fabulous find that elicits the sought after “Wherever did you get this?!” then check out The Rare Monkey picture books!
“Any children’s book should have the principle target of entertaining its young reader first and foremost, but if that book is able to add a moral to its story, then it becomes the perfect children’s book. The Rare Monkey does both,” – review by BookWorm Mummy.
Optional gift wrap, dedication messages AND signatures by author Joanne Gale and Yours Truly (who did the squiggles) available at The Rare Monkey Book Shop.
Both The Rare Monkey with the Colourful Bottom and The Rare Monkey Can’t, Couldn’t, Can! are self-published and printed in the UK on responsibly sourced paper-stocks – a ‘Rare-ly’ special gift that supports a small, creative business.
Hope to see you at The Rare Monkey Book Shop and wishing you all happiness and health this festive season!
The Rare Monkey with the Colourful Bottom has now been adapted into a storytelling children’s show. Actor and author of the book, Joanne Gale gave the first run at the Faversham Fringe Festival and subsequently featured on the Dominic King Show on Radio Kent thanks to Mike Adams who was reporting from the festival. I took some pictures:
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