Gill Watkiss, Artist, 1938-2024
Friday 22 March 2024
Tuesday 28 February 2023
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Those were her last words 'wish me luck!'
What happened to Jessie the day she left Greasy Joe's?
Twelve dark or darkly funny contemporary short stories.
Spend time with each, very individual character as they narrate their story.
Discover their jealousies, loves, delusions, dreams, crimes and acts of kindness.
Greasy Joe's.
Not Like Back Then.
Curriculum Vitae
Number Thirty-Four, The Ivy House
What They Don't Know
Henry The Eighth
I Didn't See Anything
Ouagadougou
Green Eye's
Jimmy and The Ferret
In My Dreams
Strangers On A Train
Outstanding. I loved this collection of stories. Some are pretty dark, some sad and funny, though all have a strong vein of humour that brings the characters and stories to life.
The dialogue and narration running through each story are a joy.
There are twelve stories and it's hard to choose a favourite.
Greasy Joe's is sad, and Henry The Eighth is dark and also funny. I loved Jimmy and the Ferret and Ouagadougou was laugh-out-loud brilliant. Oh, and I have to add the final one, Strangers on a Train.
Each story left me wanting more and the book left me wanting a second collection from this author.
Different and original.
Sunday 1 March 2020
NON FICTION at Pillar Press
In Conversation With Gill Watkiss is a faithful and candid transcript of three separately recorded conversations with the artist during October and November 2019.
The biography begins with Gill's experiences of growing up in Walthamstow, London, and her evacuation to the countryside during world war two.
The second conversation explores the series of events which led to Gill's move from London to Cornwall at the age of nineteen, the inspiration behind her work, and the emotional attachment she has to Cornwall and the West Penwith in particular.
The third and final recording focuses on Gill's thoughts on life in general.
This book has been devised to give the reader the impression of personally engaging with the artist.
Some paintings included in the book are from Gill's private collection and have not been previously exhibited.
Monday 10 June 2019
Pillar Press CONTEMPORARY DRAMA
Lies & Revelations.
"What I realised after reading L&R is that we are left to speculate about who Zeta really is. The book's POV is limited to what is in Zeta's head, and you have deftly woven a picture of whom she is within the narrow scope of her own thoughts and perspective. Having said that, she sees herself as troubled and misunderstood, innocent and naive."
Zeta May is a woman in her
mid-twenties.
A traumatic accident dramatically shaped her early
childhood, although the memory of that day eludes her.
Angie
remembers everything and decides that the only way to help Zeta is by
telling her the truth.
Will that truth help or send her on a path
of personal destruction?
We meet Zeta as she stands watching from
her bedroom window as a young family moves into the cottage next
door.
Zeta feels an immediate resentment towards the new
neighbours and instinctively doesn't like Ray, the father. Something
about his whole demeanour makes her feel uneasy.
In this story,
we travel with Zeta through a decade of her extraordinary life.
Lies
& Revelations is a gripping and compelling novel looking at
emotional extremes, moral dilemmas, love, deceit, and not-so-simple,
twists of fate.
Update: And now I'm reading the book again (moreish) and am enjoying the style and wit of the author, I just wish her work was better known and there was an audiobook of this and of her other works.
Wednesday 1 May 2019
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Caterpillar Cat is a delightful and entertaining story about a stray cat and a little girl called Rose. Rose first sees Caterpillar Cat walking along the snowy rooftops outside her bedroom window. Caterpillar Cat is cold and lonely. What will Rose and her mum do to help, and how did Caterpillar Cat get her name?
5 stars A funny heart-warming story about a cat.
My daughter loved this heart-warming story about a cat. Fun illustrations that made us smile. A great book at bedtime for younger children.