This is Museum Girl. I drew her when I was around 8 years old.

I can't remember now if the story of Museum Girl or the creation of MoLaB came first.

MoLaB is the Museum of Lorna and Brenda. Brenda was my mum. One of the (many) short things she said to me before she died was that she'd left me an awful lot to sort out. And I said, "it'll be like having my own social history museum." Which idea she liked, a lot.

Anyway, after a while I decided I'd have a party for MoLaB, which is how the FB page started. A lot of people - barring those who have chosen minimalist splendour - probably live in some kind of social history museum. We might as well come clean about it.

MoLaB is a pop-up museum. You can see exhibits, Museum Girl's notes as the Curator, the Museum's Rules, and the occasional cryptic comment from the museum's Trustees, on the FB page.

Having 'props' around helps some people in their story writing. It's a bit like looking out of a train window and being inspired by what you see and hear, but without having to leave your kitchen. Although I do both.



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Top image: Front cover for 'Book of Nonsense' made by Lorna: leather and fabric on leather (with apologies to vegan readers)

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