Yesturday was a pretty full day! woke around 7am, chilled out for a few hours, then went to the green lawns Hotel for Relaxation in the Jacuzzi, and Sauna… fun fun fun fun! also met my old housemate from when i was a student here. So went and had lunch with her afterward too! always good to bump into people for Random moments. Falmouth is Such a small place it happens often!. After this i went to the library for a good three hours or more!!!! crazy fun.. and inspired some thoughts which was cool!. i must have read about 10 magazines, and just flicked through even more! plus spent a while thinking on what i was looking at / reading!…

Found that eye magazine has a Berlin Issue!. so will check that out today, to see if i can still buy it from WHSmiths…

after this i went and saw another friend for a cup of tea!, then walked about and went back to moles.. had pizza, then went out for some pool, fun times!. played doubles!. then went to another pub for St Patricks day celebrations till about 00:30!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

some more images i have not uploaded to here:

Then decided to get working on some type…

and i did do A first but i have changed the style a but since as it seems a bit sharp so i will re-draw it i think. ha this did take about 5 hours.. but better i change it:

link to other xray images: Flickr of images.

i got some new pens, and an A3 sketchpad for use when doing these drawings… cant wait to see it full up!.

Progressing with the above canvas. will be very pleased when its finished, as its taken so long, and i cant really see it anymore. but maybee a few more days for it to be done!!!

I will be taking part in the Affordable Art Fair next month, and one off originals of my New York map will be for sale! and also my London City Map prints, limited edition of 100.. very much looking to the whole fair to see some inspirational works!.

Looking forward to later in the year also, as some plans hope to unfold.. Printing of the paris map i do hope gets done! as its been long in the waiting, and also hope for some general Travel Adventures to happen too!,

not a whole lot is happening!,

currently reading, The Dome by stephen King, which i’m loving!if i get some more works done i’ll upload soon!.

my health,
Its been a crazy few months health wise for me, very up and down with the Arthritis. my left hand and my left hip have been the worst effected. i went to the doctor a few months ago, and got an x-ray, which showed up osteoarthritis in my left hand. For about maybe as much as 5 months, my left hand has been very much in bad shape. waking up each morning its at its worst due to various factors that happen during sleep. Takes about an hour to get to an ok level. same goes for my hip, but thats not every day, thats just every now and again. its not feeling so good now, from walking in all the snow. annoyingly walking on the snow is painful as the movements when walking cause impact on the joints, so i feel it later on in the day but not at the time. I did have arthritis in all my joints except neck and back, so feel the odd pain most places, just some are worse then others, like my right elbow, no real pain, but i cant streighten it, which is for sure cause by the artworks i do, because of how much its bent.

i finally have been able to see a

“Rheumatologists. Rheumatologists deal mainly with clinical problems involving joints, soft tissues and the allied conditions of connective tissues.”

who was very good indeed. made much sense, and decided that it was best for me to see a physiotherapist (of which i’m hoping to be able to get to do Hydrotherapy) , so very much looking forward to this. great that today the doctor also showed me my x-rays from a few months ago as she could access them on her computer!. she pointed out the wear of the joints etc!. she thinks i no longer have rheumatoid arthritis, but that its my arthritis from the past that effected my joints that is causing my problems!. She said their is no real cure, which i knew, and that it will be about getting my joints stretched and just keeping them in good condition as possible!.

I’ll not be playing badminton anymore, i think i cant really do any sports that put too much pressure on the joints. Its going to all be about the daily swimming and gym work out.

Also today i had to have a ton of other x-rays:

both feet, top and sides
both knees
full pelvis x-ray back and front
chest
both hands
right elbow

also the doctor said i should get another blood test, so making appointment tomorrow, and also an ultrasound! i kind of do not mind going to hospital, they are rather interesting places!.

i’ve had so many tests in the past, most interesting was the dye that was injected into my blood street, and i had to wait a few hours then go back and get a scan of my knees done, that was before they knew about the arthritis when i was 12, and they were trying to figure out what was going on!, i also had an MRI scan! which was rather fun.

I need a good state of mind to tackle this, to get into better shape, the doctor said i need to build more muscle to take the stress off of the joints, so really going to try and do this. I just have to turn it into the daily routine, and make it part of my obsessions. Stretching is something i do not do enough of! i have tried to find yoga classes around here but i think they might be a bit too much for me. STRETCHING STRETCHING STRETCHING!!!!!!!!!  i’m going to try and get hold of all the x-ray images that would be cool!, doubt i’ll get it though, but i can hope! i do think you have to pay for them for some reason.

oh and here is how the line canvas is coming along:

been working on this Canvas a while!.Not sure if to nearly finish it off or work on it a lot more! still pondering that!.

Printing of the Paris Map i am still not too sure when it will be done! i will notify as many places as i can when it is done! so hopefully people will be able to know about it when its done!.

some doodles recently done below!.

have worked on a few things to be revealed soon!.

so its available here:

http://www.stateofplayzine.com/stateofplay/markwebber.html#

other news of releases can be found at:
http://www.thefuturetense.net/

which is going online soon, and from where i will start releasing works!
kk cheers