Inspiration
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I’m Victoria, historian, writer and PhD researcher of the artists and writers of the Bloomsbury Group - a prodigious circle of friends who created a body of work that not only had a profound impact on twentieth-century culture but is still influential today.
This week, I was taken by this Note and the celebration of ‘The Three Clowns’ by Laura Knight. The painting immediately made me wonder what the clowns were talking about. What follows is my imagining of the conversation.
Hey, did you get to the bookies?
Yeah, buddy, did you put thirty bucks each way on Funny Guy?
No, I was twisting balloons all afternoon.
Funny Guy!
I heard you the first time but I’m serious. The parents at the last kids’ party I did said I was rubbish, so I had to practice.
Hey, buddy, I said you’re a funny guy … did you put the money on the horse or not?
No stupid, I didn’t go to the bookies.
Where’s our thirty bucks then?
I spent it.
You spent it?
What on, balloons?
Funny Guy.
Stop going on about the damn horse.
Hey, you’re funny. You probably did spend the money on balloons.
I did.
No, you didn’t.
Did.
Didn’t.
You owe us—big time.
Yeah, you’re gonna have to make it up to us.
For the rest of the week, you gotta volunteer for the knife throwers. Just stick your stupid hand in the air, no funny business.
Yeah, and we get to visit Connie the Contortionist tonight instead of you.
No, that’s too much. I don’t mind the knife throwing but that cuts deep. I love Connie.
Well, Connie don’t love you and she wants to try us out for size.
Damn contortionists, staying flexible, huh? I bent over backwards for her.
Don’t worry, funny guy, we hear Bridget the Midget is looking for love.
Small consolation, fellas. And stop going on about that damn horse.
Fabulous! 🤡 And thank you for the mention! Happy New Year! :)