It was a surreal moment when I returned to Tiptree after 38 years for the unveiling of a blue plaque for the puppeteer, Joy Laurey.
Last week we were invited to the event and when we arrived in was swarming with plain clothed police. It turned out that Priti Patel (Home Secretary) was about to do the unveiling alongside Mr Turnip - a puppet from Childrens TV in the 1950s.
He had inspired me to make two of my family paintings (which is why I visited Joy in the first place) - DIAMONDS (1987) and THE ENIGMA OF THE CHINESE MASK (1998)
You can see both paintings (and the unveiling) on my Facebook page.
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