tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post7145838484167151153..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: Season of mists and mellow fruitfulnessUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82661765259256778722012-09-02T15:29:38.364-07:002012-09-02T15:29:38.364-07:00My cat is so poorly, that it has been dead for 18 ...My cat is so poorly, that it has been dead for 18 years now. Nice to hear from you Mise, darlink. My little ploy worked then. How are the pastel children and the tartan husband?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-62756981219405874592012-09-02T14:37:10.506-07:002012-09-02T14:37:10.506-07:00Ah, it's good to see the old Blogtopian tradit...Ah, it's good to see the old Blogtopian tradition of the turning of the seasons upheld. And at least you do melancholy articulately and interestingly, Tom, unlike so many bloggers who are a bit sad that their cat is poorly. Misehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01784548726623938608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-49379401097286553882012-09-02T11:27:19.551-07:002012-09-02T11:27:19.551-07:00That's good to hear, Weave. The broken rib sc...That's good to hear, Weave. The broken rib scenario has already been blogged on, and - you know me - I tend to repeat myself, so I won't do it again for a few years.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-82050413519404002902012-09-02T11:24:02.227-07:002012-09-02T11:24:02.227-07:00Anyone who can get from mushrooms to conceptual ar...Anyone who can get from mushrooms to conceptual art in a few paragraphs (withone or two interesting facts about his past life which would be nice if they were elaborated on (broken ribs???)has my vote for the best blogger around at the moment.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-5968076469843347142012-09-02T07:00:54.864-07:002012-09-02T07:00:54.864-07:00I seem to remember one of our lecturers quoting th...I seem to remember one of our lecturers quoting that figure, when talking about the very same subject, and suggesting that out of the 400 only 40 might continue to paint, and maybe 4 might actually sell anything! Luckily, I count myself amongst that 4.<br /><br />He may, of course, have dreamt the whole thing up.... like most of what they spouted!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-10976903059522380662012-09-02T05:22:25.663-07:002012-09-02T05:22:25.663-07:00P.S. - I have been thinking about this (but cannot...P.S. - I have been thinking about this (but cannot get any data on the net) - if there is about 12 art-schools in London alone, and each releases, say, 30 graduates per year, that would mean a total of 360 for London alone. Where did you get your figure of 400 from?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-32196229674520511142012-09-02T04:55:55.044-07:002012-09-02T04:55:55.044-07:00Only 400, nationally? That's interesting.Only 400, nationally? That's interesting.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-31313377871114897182012-09-02T04:42:57.308-07:002012-09-02T04:42:57.308-07:00I believe the figure is more like 400 (Fine Art gr...I believe the figure is more like 400 (Fine Art graduates per annum), but it probably feels like thousands.<br /><br />Me too; I'm off to roast something. That cèpe is a beauty! I wonder if we'll get any this autumn.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com