a sad but positive day
when I was little I wanted to make things, and I think I made quite a lot of stuff, this was inspired by the fact that my dad worked with his hands and made wooden boats, and when I say that I mean this sort of boat.
I was also inspired by the other things around me, including a couple of people on television, and today the second one of those died as well : (
Tony Hart was amazing, he made me feel that I could draw, I could make things, it was possible, so much so that I decided that I could get a picture of mine on Take Hart, and I did! I don’t know where that picture is, my mum might still have it, or maybe it is in a box here somewhere, but ‘Billy the Boxer’ made it, he reached the Gallery!
And to commemorate my achievement I received this,
This bookplate is really signed by him, in pen, would probably be laser printed now. But I won it, he signed it, and I still have the book, well Edward does, but it’s there.
Still there to remind me that sometimes things you dream about can come true : ) Unfortunately, my other hero died when I was only 18, and the dream I had of working for him died at that moment too.
Positives for today, well the boys bedroom was tackled, a job I have been putting off, it is so soul destroyed to tidy something, get everything organised, and then have them destroy in 10 minutes! But, we have almost done it! Started yesterday, and it will be finished tomorrow, hurrah!
and those are now in the shop, as are the cushions, so some good results in the end!
Joanne Tinley
19th January 2009 @ 12:06 am
What a lovely reminder!
morv
19th January 2009 @ 8:38 am
Tony Hart inspired generations didn’t he. A friend of mine has also posted her memories… see “byebyeballoon” (I think its a blog, google it!) I’ve stumbled across your blog and it is an inspiration to me…my son has just been recognised as having Aspergers (mild?) but it’s taken 19 years to work it out, still trying to get my head round it. Youe work is lovely. mX
John Bloor
19th January 2009 @ 8:39 am
It is really sad about Tony Hart, I also watched Take Hart (wonder whether it influenced me!) and it’s really sad that there’s nobody like him or his programme today (including Oliver Postgate and Peter Firmin’s work), or any of the old programmes we used to love which didn’t proceed at such a frenetic pace as today’s shows.
We know that our children love watching things like Bagpuss, Clangers – so it’s not our children that have changed, it’s television’s perception of what style of programming our children want to watch.
Shelley Gardner
19th January 2009 @ 10:10 am
We used to watch Tony Hart when I was growing up in South Africa. Morph was such an amazing character!
Marie
19th January 2009 @ 12:22 pm
I hadn’t heard the news about Tony Hart. That’s so sad. I loved to watch his programmes as a kid. What a lovely keepsake to have.
xMx
French Knots
19th January 2009 @ 3:01 pm
Take Hart and Vision On were part of my childhood, just like Blue Peter. Such an inspiring man and a talented artist.
Amanda
19th January 2009 @ 4:16 pm
Vision on – I loved the way they wrote the title in mirror writing! RIP Tony Hart
Jo
19th January 2009 @ 4:23 pm
During the ‘introductions’ session of a graduate recruitment ‘milkround’ interview, each person had to state 3 claims to fame with everyone else guessing which was the real one. As one of my made up ones I said I’d had a picture on Take Hart – that was the one everyone thought was true. I felt a real fraud, but I think everyone in the room would have liked to be able to claim the same thing! Glad to have heard of yours.