Maria said she was hoping to take it easy this week, to go slow, but she is no better at this than I am. She has been holed up in her studio all morning, and I asked if I could go in and see what she is doing – I am always surprised by her work, and she said yes. I was entranced to see the outline of a new wall hanging, a goddess and a snake, and an outline of what looks like our kitchen, although I’m not yet sure.

She doesn’t talk about her pieces until they are done, you know artists. Writers never stop talking about their pieces until and after they are done. I thought this was striking and Maria said I could take a photo of it. You can follow it on her blog, it is not yet for sale.