At last she put down the stump of burnt wood, dusted her hands one against the other before wiping the remnants down her grubby apron, and stepped back. Revelation! Out of the paper leapt, not a meaningless jumble of shapes, but a vibrant sketch, gleaming trunks, weeping leaves, sparkling water, a hunting heron.
Down came the paper to be replaced with another piece, already stretched on a board. Tubes of water c