My local rug group was in the final stages of planning an exhibition, and we were deciding on titles for our rugs. My rug, especially made for the exhibition, depicted ,I thought, two rams butting horns. I was struggling to think of an interesting title and turned to a friend for inspiration. She immediately came up with “Happy Elephants”.
The rug never looked the same to me. Once the image of trumpeting elephants, albeit with somewhat skinny legs, had been implanted, it was always lurking in my mind. Some time after the exhibition I reworked the rug, changing the image to one of a single sheep
