by Jack Barrow | Oct 6, 2020 | reviews
By the Tate Gallery This is not so much a review of this book, good though it is, rather it’s a review of William Blake himself. Before you think that sounds a bit presumptuous I’ll explain. This isn’t actually a book, it’s the catalogue for the William Blake...
by Jack Barrow | Oct 1, 2020 | General Blog
Since the end of the lockdown, or perhaps I should say Lockdown 1 as it seems it’s likely it’s no longer a singular, I’ve been preparing to move house to be closer to my muse. As a result I cleared out my shed. At the back of my shed I came across a large set of step...
by Jack Barrow | Sep 30, 2020 | General Silliness, R2D2
R2D2 is sad now. After lockdown came to its end I decided that I’m going to move to Colchester to be nearer my muse. Not seeing each other for three months will do that for you and it seemed to encourage my romantic side. Of course announcing that I’m...
by Jack Barrow | Jun 9, 2020 | General Blog, Thoughts and Observations
Some years ago I was stopped on an apparently open road by a policeman standing in front of an unattended ambulance. My curiosity, and perhaps my slight irritation about why I couldn’t continue with my journey, was soon answered. A trolley appeared from around a bend...
by Jack Barrow | Apr 3, 2020 | General Blog, Thoughts and Observations
People are saying how much has changed in just a few weeks. Suddenly people are at home, with their children full time, getting food has become more like foraging, socialisation has stopped and the government is acting completely out of character. So much has changed....
