...see the world through my eyes...

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours, in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

einstein disguised as robin hood

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours, in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

terr ib

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours, in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

cosmic seed cake

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours, in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

hi ho silver

TWSBI Diamond 580 with Platinum Carbon ink and watercolours, in A4 Stillman and Birn Alpha Series sketchbook.

hermaphrodite parent

In her haste to speak, the Infant Phenomenon will sometimes forget which parent she is talking to. Mummy is called Daddy and Daddy is confused with Mummy. When I am at the receiving end of such abuse, I give the fruit of my loins a fixed stare and the following exchange takes place.

Me (in mock indignation): Mummy? MUMMY?!?  Do I wear glasses?
Her (giggling): No!
Me: Do I have long black curly hair?
Her (still giggling): No!
Me: Do I have... BOOBIES?!?
Her: NO!!!

'No I don't!' I told her the other day, 'And if I did, I'd look like THIS'. Reaching for a pen and paper, I quickly scribbled the figure at the bottom left of the image shown above (a piece I am titling Self-portrait with female accoutrements). She was quite taken with this and immediately set about producing a copy (her version can be found at the top of the picture).

As a parent, I am naturally proud of anything the Infant Phenomenon does but I feel that this latest foray in the field of the visual arts is a huge achievement. For one thing, the resemblance to her mother is uncanny...

Crayola Pipsqueak felt-tip pen on photocopy paper.