thinking about - aaargh - christmas!

Hate to have to say it, but we're beginning to think about Christmas here in the studio. We've booked a couple of dates at our local antique and collectables market here in Ayrshire, at the end of October and November - where we'll be displaying (and hopefully selling) my prints and greetings cards as well as a little bit of original work. The eBay shop will be refreshed during October and we may well experiment with an Etsy shop. We're looking at the possibility of tea-towels and just possibly printed bags as well. We hope to produce a calendar of my seasonal images as well. And we're also beginning to think about next year's Open Studios event! But mostly, I've got to spend just a bit more time on my painting. At the moment, I'm thinking about 'men who go down to the sea in ships'!