Blog 1 - Starting a Memoir

Writing age 9yrs with charcoal burners and my Dad in Syria.

Among my Mum's papers I found the two sheets of paper, pot marked with typewritten punctuation. The tightly packed text had bled out on the Indian paper through age but I was looking at myself age 11yrs and the account I wrote of the day when the King of Nepal and I celebrated our birthdays together on June 11th 1966. This together with my Mum's diaries has encouraged me to join The Memoir project 500 handwritten books which will be based in the Brooklyn Art Library. This is run by The Sketchbook Project. My Mum had always intended to share her writing but the need to work and life in general got in the way. Her death has encouraged me to share my rather unusual childhood and to look at how my travels influenced my work as an Artist .
The hand writing has caused some physical problems because I got a bit over enthusiastic and am now having to rest and try different activities.
I have decided to go on a personal journey this year which will involve travel , The Memoir and some art work under the heading Interwoven Journeys.
www.sketchbookproject.com