I was in the craft shop in Bognor in late summer looking for a mount cutter (being mean, I ended up buying a cheap, bendy craft knife, so my home made mounts are seriously crooked; but I do like the look of my paintings in a big frame) and I saw a flyer on the wall offering artists free hanging space at the Alexandra theatre. I emailed them and got a reply from someone who claimed to have seen my stuff in the (Bognor?) Observer Magazine and was happy to hang it. Clearly, she was mistaken, since I’m unaware of it appearing anywhere; but I went to see her. She steamrollered me into it. It was either a dedicated exhibition in the small theatre room over a weekend when I would have to be in attendance, or a two to three weeks stint in the main foyer. I chose the latter; and the first date she had available was next April.

I don’t feel overwhelmed with enthusiasm. It was a wet day, I had parked close to the theatre so I could get some paintings out, but she didn’t want to see them. I ended up getting a thirty quid parking fine!!!

What I’m really after is a space – a cafÈ, or something – where I can hang two or three paintings indefinitely, calling in every month or so to change them over. Somewhere the paintings are just an incidental part of the scenery, rather than the main reason for people being there.

Emma suggested making a children’s book. She had an eight month old who seemed to enjoy seeing my pics on the walls. So, now I’m thinking of writing some simple accompanying bits. Mireille is an enthusiast, too, who suggests a minimum price of £150!

The ‘comment’ was from the theatre blurb. The organiser has evidently got it into her head that I’m some sort of established artist, with many solo exhibitions to my name!

The cards were for a one day event in Chi. I sold £9 worth, at 50p a shot. What I need is an agent.