Continuing with figurative work in clay. Have several old sketches to work from, of things I've wanted to sculpt for years! It's going well. One or two people have offered to sit for me, which has never really worked out before with friends but it all seems to be coming together just right, right now.

Hope to make sketches of Estelle and Kate, and what with Rory and other sketches I have too, that should be enough to keep me busy for a while. I am becoming fascinated with the physical form again.

Should start getting things fired soon, which is going to be very exciting. You never know quiet what you're going to get until it comes out of the kiln!

We're getting some sunshine at the mo, which is lovely. Still cold but hey, sunshine!</div>

Boy oh boy it's chucking it down today! Got my waterproof on and went out for a very long walk. Went over to the other side of town, saw Lee and sat by the River Wensum for a few minutes before heading into town to buy Mum's 65th birthday present; all going out for a meal tonight.

Splished about with some water on the Sigurd (Siguröur Fáfnisboni, as Ása told me) picture this morning, as I am beginning to mark it out and sketch it in in water colour pencils. Not sure how long I'll keep using them on this - I may change to paint at some point. I should probably have another one on the go really. I'm finding the invention of a landscape and a viking quite a challenge. Hope this works out.

On the way into town I stopped at Beckett's the army surplus store and got myself a dog-tag personalised with the words 'show us your cunt'. Well, it is Summer ;-)