Hello China includes seven original titles that I have written, designed and printed myself. They are mostly highly original, but also include the original retelling of the Willow Pattern Story, plus the retelling of the Weaving Maiden Tale. My original play for the Weaving Maiden is called Silk. Mostly in metrical verse, it captures the flavour of both the Weaving Maiden and also the History of Silk. Silk Secret is a researched narrative that captures the history of silk. Mao includes the history of Mao and has a focus on the implications of leadership. Each text contains perfect activities for middle years or even older in the case of Mao.…

  Hi everyone, I am still learning art and although my paintings are visually appealing, I have an uphill road ahead to transform my artistic skills into truly sensational art, suitable for illustrating my children’s picture book–very cute though my top painting may be.  I am at the Inspired By and Using a Model Stage, similar to following a recipe, but I added gold leaf and that dreadful stuff, glitter, as I couldn’t resist its charm as it sparkled in the sunshine yesterday. It is  ‘what comes to hand’ in my mini studio (someone explained this element of synchronicity to me once when I asked about an artist’s technique, and…