I have been away from home again towards the end of this week, at Brayton College in Selby. Actually, I was booked to visit a couple of years ago, but we had to cancel as there were 
massive floods everywhere: Sheffield had helicopters pulling people off the tops of flooded buildings!I really enjoyed spending the day with older children for a change. I was working with 12 & 15 years olds. The actual projects I did were not hugely different to normal, just pitched a little differently.
It was lovely to see small knots of kids hang around between sessions, keen to ask questions and to get a closer look at my sketchbook. As usual, I'd shown them the train pics I'd done on the way there, which almost always gets them interested.
I started the day with a PowerPoint talk, then did a series of illustration workshops. Unfortunately I've caught a cold somewhere along the line (occupational hazard - ask any teacher) and my voice got smaller and smaller, then deeper and deeper as the day went on. By the last session I was just a croak, and by the time I got home, I had lost my voice entirely!
Last time this happened, I ended up completely silent for over a week and had to cancel some visits. I spent last night frantically gargling with TCP, but this morning the doctor has said it's acute laryngitis, and there's nothing to be done, I just have to wait.
3 comments:
oh my god! that's not just a cold!-you were playing it down just a bit, weren't you? you should be in bed, lady, not working out how to do a talk by process of mime (as amusing as that sounds!)take very good care of yourself. lots of get well hugs, cx
Goodness! That makes things very awkward for you. I hope you are feeling better soon. I love the drawings by the way:0)
Fortunately I feel pretty OK, I'm just somewhat verbally understated!
Bit of a cough and the last knockings of nose blowing, but I'll live. You're right though - rather awkward as I've still 2 more schools to go next week...
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