JANUARY 2012
First of all - apologies to any of my readers who might have been wondering if I’d left the country, been struck down by some terrible illness or perhaps drowned in a vat of cider. None of these, although the last seems vaguely tempting. Just been very busy, along with various computer wafflings that have rather left the website out in the cold. Still, here we are...
The new book - ‘Heritage Trees Wales’ - is finally finished and designed and should be signed off by 31st January, so that it can toddle off to some distant part of the Far East to be printed. The book will be published by Graffeg, a Cardiff publishing house, in association with The Tree Council on 30th April.
The publishers, The Tree Council and myself are now busy trying to raise the profile of the book, which will arrive shortly before the Welsh Assembly begin to debate various aspects of the national heritage. The hope is that in the coming year or two this book will fly the flag for heritage trees and the possibilty of Wales initiating a Green Monuments Policy.
The National Trust at Powis Castle have kindly offered us a weekend of tree events, including an official launch for the book, on May 12th/13th. Do come - there will be lots to do, and very much aimed at families. We are also hoping to have the Welsh band “Brigyn” making an appearance with a few of their songs. On May 19th I will be giving a brief illustrated lecture as part of the ‘Unknown Wales’ conference at the National Museum of Wales, and signing books afterwards. All are welcome. I’m also provisionally booked for Hay Festival on June 7th. Other stuff will arise I am sure.
The greetings card business continues to flourish and I keep adding a few new designs every 4-6 weeks. This year I’d like to push the boundaries of my sales territory further into neighbouring counties. Have a look at www.pearsonbarkcards.com if you want to order online. Trade sales - please contact me first for terms.
Stock picture sales are fairly slow these days. With the big boys ruling the roost and brokering some ridiculous deals with national press and major publishers it’s squeezing the small fry more and more. Personally, the upside is having a niche collection with images that people just can’t find eslewhere. It may be obscure & you may not see it on the site, but please do ask - you may be pleasantly surprised.
Oh yes, on March 9th (7.00) I’m at Linton Village Hall (between Newent & Ross) giving an illustrated talk on Heritage Trees of Herefordshire & Wales. It’s £10 inc. supper - info. & tickets - 01989 720147 or 720204. It would be good to see you.
