A walk round the block on a damp, argumentative Saturday led us to the door of the Visual Arts Centre. Beyond the peonies and floral tablecloths - a Graduation Party - ceramic circus oddities in miniature with sinister, washy paintings on the walls. The kids loved it and M begged to sketch... hence the elephant, done on the phone and then more spying of strange details. We sneaked back past the party-ladies and out into the green dampness.
