diff --git a/vlib/gg/gg.v b/vlib/gg/gg.v
index 4929b35865..7e3a9a4f22 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/gg.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/gg.v
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 module gg
 
 import gx
-import os
 import sokol
 import sokol.sapp
 import sokol.sgl
diff --git a/vlib/gg/image.v b/vlib/gg/image.v
index 9b73211366..4fb33e64c6 100644
--- a/vlib/gg/image.v
+++ b/vlib/gg/image.v
@@ -2,46 +2,71 @@
 // Use of this source code is governed by an MIT license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
 module gg
 
-import gx
 import os
 import sokol
-import sokol.sapp
 import sokol.sgl
-import sokol.gfx
 import stbi
 
 pub struct Image {
 pub mut:
-	//id int
+	id          int // used as an index in image_cache.slots
 	width       int
 	height      int
 	nr_channels int
 	ok          bool
 	data        voidptr
 	ext         string
-	simg_ok     bool
-	simg        C.sg_image
 	path string
 }
-
-/*
-struct ImageCache {
-	id int
-mut:
-	simg C.sg_image
-	ok bool
+//
+struct ImageCacheSlot {
+	id      int
+	simg_ok bool
+	simg    C.sg_image
 }
-*/
-
-//pub fn (mut ctx Context) create_image(file string) Image {
+[ref_only]
+struct ImageCache {
+mut:
+	current_image_id int = -1
+	slots []ImageCacheSlot
+}
+fn new_image_cache() &ImageCache {
+	return &ImageCache{}
+}
+fn (ic &ImageCache) get_new_id() int {
+	mut mic := &ImageCache(0)
+	unsafe {
+		mic = ic
+	}
+	mic.current_image_id++
+	mic.slots << ImageCacheSlot {
+		id: mic.current_image_id
+		simg_ok: false
+	}
+	return ic.current_image_id
+}
+fn (ic &ImageCache) set_simg(id int, simg C.sg_image) {
+	if id >= ic.slots.len {
+		panic('invalid image cache id: $id, slots.len: $ic.slots.len')
+	}
+	mut mic := &ImageCache(0)
+	unsafe {
+		mic = ic
+	}
+	mic.slots[id] = ImageCacheSlot{ id: id, simg_ok: true, simg: simg }
+}
+const (
+	image_cache = new_image_cache()
+)
+//
 pub fn  create_image(file string) Image {
 	if !os.exists(file) {
 		println('gg.create_image(): file not found: $file')
 		return Image{} // none
 	}
-	//id := ctx.img_buf.len
 	stb_img := stbi.load(file)
 	mut img := Image{
+		id: image_cache.get_new_id()
 		width: stb_img.width
 		height: stb_img.height
 		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
@@ -49,18 +74,14 @@ pub fn  create_image(file string) Image {
 		data: stb_img.data
 		ext: stb_img.ext
 		path: file
-		//id: id
 	}
-	img.init_sokol_image()
-	//ctx.img_buf << ImageCache {
-		//id: id
-	//}
 	return img
 }
 
 pub fn create_image_from_memory(buf byteptr, bufsize int) Image {
 	stb_img := stbi.load_from_memory(buf, bufsize)
 	mut img := Image{
+		id: image_cache.get_new_id()
 		width: stb_img.width
 		height: stb_img.height
 		nr_channels: stb_img.nr_channels
@@ -75,8 +96,8 @@ pub fn create_image_from_byte_array(b []byte) Image {
 	return create_image_from_memory(b.data, b.len)
 }
 
-pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
-	println('\n init sokol image $img.path ok=$img.simg_ok')
+pub fn (img &Image) new_sokol_image() C.sg_image {
+	//eprintln('> new_sokol_image from img: $img')
 	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
 		width: img.width
 		height: img.height
@@ -90,41 +111,22 @@ pub fn (mut img Image) init_sokol_image() &Image {
 		ptr: img.data
 		size: img.nr_channels * img.width * img.height
 	}
-	img.simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
-	img.simg_ok = true
-	return img
+	simg := C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
+	return simg
 }
 
-fn (mut ctx Context) cache_sokol_image(img &Image) {
-	//println('\ncache sokol image $img.path ok=$img.simg_ok')
-	mut img_desc := C.sg_image_desc{
-		width: img.width
-		height: img.height
-		num_mipmaps: 0
-		wrap_u: .clamp_to_edge
-		wrap_v: .clamp_to_edge
-		label: &byte(0)
-		d3d11_texture: 0
+pub fn (img &Image) get_sokol_image() C.sg_image {
+	slot := image_cache.slots[img.id]
+	if slot.simg_ok {
+		return slot.simg
 	}
-	img_desc.content.subimage[0][0] = C.sg_subimage_content{
-		ptr: img.data
-		size: img.nr_channels * img.width * img.height
-	}
-	//ctx.img_cache[img.id].simg = C.sg_make_image(&img_desc)
-	//ctx.img_cache[img.id].ok = true
+	simg := img.new_sokol_image()
+	image_cache.set_simg(img.id, simg)
+	return simg
 }
 
 pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image(x, y, width, height f32, img &Image) {
-	if !img.simg_ok {
-		return
-		//ctx.cache_sokol_image(img)
-		/*
-		unsafe {
-			mut image := img
-			image.init_sokol_image()
-		}
-		*/
-	}
+	simg := img.get_sokol_image()
 	u0 := f32(0.0)
 	v0 := f32(0.0)
 	u1 := f32(1.0)
@@ -136,7 +138,7 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image(x, y, width, height f32, img &Image) {
 	//
 	sgl.load_pipeline(ctx.timage_pip)
 	sgl.enable_texture()
-	sgl.texture(img.simg)
+	sgl.texture(simg)
 	sgl.begin_quads()
 	sgl.c4b(255, 255, 255, 255)
 	sgl.v2f_t2f(x0, y0,	  u0, v0)
@@ -146,5 +148,3 @@ pub fn (ctx &Context) draw_image(x, y, width, height f32, img &Image) {
 	sgl.end()
 	sgl.disable_texture()
 }
-
-