The Child Sculpture - Loughborough - Priley Riley 2015

The Child Sculpture by Priley Riley

The Child Sculpture currently sits inside the small Carillon Court shopping mall in Loughborough town centre. It was made in 2015 by then Loughborough University fine art student, Paula Riley, in celebration of 100 Years of Ladybird Books which was based in Loughborough.

Paula goes by her artist name Priley Riley which is also emblazoned across the book that The Child Sculpture is reading. Speaking at Loughborough University in 2015, Priley said:

"To make the sculpture, I first constructed an armature which I modelled the original clay child over. I then cast this clay child in plaster and used the plaster moulds to cast resin into. The final sculpture, therefore, is a glass fibre resin cast."

The Child Sculpture has become a favourite with children and adults alike as they do their shopping in Carillon Court and is sure to feature year on year in Loughborough's now annual festival of children's book illustration Loogabarooga that takes place each October across the town.

Paul Conneally
September 2016



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LOOGABAROOGA FESTIVAL BANNER

A banner flying high above Loughborough's famous twice weekly street market heralds the first ever festival of children's book illustration in the UK, the LOOGABAROOGA FESTIVAL.

The festival runs from the 22nd October until the 25th October 2015.

Paul Conneally
October 22 2015
Loughborough

LA SCIMMIA SULLA SCHIENA - William Burroughs - book cover by MarioDelgado

LA SCIMMIA SULLA SCHIENA - William Burroughs

Book cover designed by Mario Degrada for the Italian translation of William Burroughs classic tale of drug addiction 'Junky'.

Degrada designed many wonderful book covers for Italian publishers Rizzoli.

To hear William Burroughs read the whole of Junkie click this link:
Junkie by William Burroughs

Sweet Chestnuts

If you are in or around London St Pancras International Station and you have a little time visit the British Library.

It’s right next to the station on Euston Road. In fact if you need the toilet and you’re in the station I’d advise a trip next door. Do what you need to do for free in comfort and close proximity to Shakespeare first folios and other treasures.

The cafe is good and the exhibitions usually worth a look. Of course it’s also a place for serious study but me I’m generally there for the being there, a coffee and to people watch until it’s time for my train back north.

sweet chestnuts
the security guard
waves through my bag

Paul Conneally
London 2013

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE HAIBUN WITH PHOTOGRAPH

REUNITED WORLDS by R.N.FOSTER

Reunited Worlds - R.N.Foster

Reunited Worlds tells the tale of two space explorers, thousands of years in the future, who are sent out to find other worlds inhabited by humans. Their mission goes disastrously wrong when they encounter a medieval world and inadvertently affect the course of a major war. The story is told from both the perspective of the explorers and from the viewpoint of those who they encounter. 

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/353978

RN FOSTER contacted us to say: "There is a more in-depth synopsis of my book on my website ....
http://www.rnfoster.com/reunited-worlds/  "