Drawing Tuesday - British Museum

We found our way to the new Islamic galleries and settled in...

I couldn't resist the gleam of gold in these glass tiles ...

 ... and the morning quickly became a hunt for patterns ...

 ... somewhat crude, it's true, but not without self-critique and paying attention to where/how to improve similar drawings "next time" ...

Along with the "matchbook" people in boats, and an example of archaeological stippling, Jo found a couple who obligingly, if unwittingly, posed without moving for quite some time -

Judith's ceremonial axe...

 ... and a section of a contemporary linocut -

 Carol was drawn to the shoes -

 Sue found an incense burner...

 ... and a hat decorated with loose strands of cotton -

 Janet B's vase -

 Joyce's cones, by Tunisian painter/draughtsman Khaled Ben Slimane -

 Najlaa's vases and axe -

Janet K's dandy (love those curls!) ...

 ... and various animal representations ....

 Extra-curricular activity

Joyce has been intensively embroidering -

 Janet K has been watching the willow outside the window come into leaf...

 ... and rearranging her double-sided throw to best effect ...

 ... and capturing her pot of tools -

 That pot led to the (optional) "homework" - to notice the things you use every day.

Sue brought the pedestrian crossing near the Barbican to our notice -

 Not was that the only crossing worth a second look -

 Afterwards

Popping in to Contemporary Ceramics, across the street, we found Robert Cooper's latest work had been given "top shelf" status -

This gallery/shop has many other lovely ceramics... In the back room was a show by Rebecca Appleby -