A Lesson Learned...

During the summer I attended a two day experimental painting workshop at The Newlyn School of Art.

The tutor was Sam Bassett, and I have been a fan of his work for a long time.

We had a glorious time playing with paint and mixed media, and the fellow students were such a great group of creative, generous souls.

Using some of the papers I prepared, this was the piece I worked on during the second day.

What I found out about myself was that I can feel embarrassed about the recurring motifs and subject matter that appears in my work.

I think at some point everyone can feel that they should do something different, something more.

So when my rabbit- eared girl decided to come out to play, I talked about this when we were sharing our thoughts in the group.

But I learned a valuable lesson that day.

She is MY rabbit- eared girl.

And honest imagery evolves slowly and will keep re-appearing.

And I'm not troubled by this anymore, and if any more hares or wild haired ladies or jackdaws and black birds want to come and play, they are more than welcome!

( Thanks for listening, I feel better for that!)

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The Old Town...

When we visited Bridlington we walked from The Old Town to the seafront.

This part of Bridlington is like stepping back in time, in fact the Dad's Army film was filmed around here!

I'd read in the tourist guide that there was a notorious Victorian ghost who was often seen to slide down this pub's staircase.

I popped my head around the door, and then I muttered about the ghost apologetically, as there was a lady cleaning the tables directly in front of me.

'You can come and see her later if you want,'

she offered kindly,

'but me Mum's still asleep upstairs!'

I was also fascinated by this beautiful old shop, I felt a bit cheeky taking photos of it to tell you the truth, but the displays were lovely.

I also saw the most beautiful little house for sale....sigh.

And as we turned the corner, there were Morris dancers!

And a rather enthusiastic new member of the group!!!

There is also the most beautiful vintage shop with stunning shop fittings.

Heather's Simply Vintage is packed full of beautiful and quirky pieces and it has a really friendly atmosphere.

Aaaargh! Selfie alert!

... I really should have bought that hat!

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A Day Out To Bridlington!

Even though the weather forecast was appalling, we decided to venture out on the last Saturday of the summer hols.

I've never been to Bridlington, and I am rather partial to a seaside town on a rainy day, so I was very excited indeed.

What I wasn't prepared for was the multitude of giant plastic ice cream cones that inhabited Bridlington.

(Some of you may know that I am also rather partial to those too!)

There were so many that I became a tad giddy.

In fact there are so many photos that I wouldn't be in the least bit offended if you went to make a cup of tea whilst scrolling through...

Please indulge me...

There were the classic ones...

The exotic looking ones...

And the downright scary ones...

(Oh, and a doughnut, just for good measure!)

I do have more photos and tales to tell you about, but I think after all that ice cream I'll just go and have a little lie down for a while!

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New Threads

Last weekend I was lucky enough to visit the 'New Threads' exhibition by Nora Fok, one of the UK's most innovative jewellers at The Harley Gallery, which is part of the fabulous Welbeck Estate.

For this beautiful collection of work she has explored the use of nylon, flax and 3D printing.

Geodesic Home

2015

It was fascinating to see how this designer was influenced by science, mathematics, nature and technology.

'The processes that I use - weaving, knitting, crocheting and knotting - turn the linear nylon into simple and complex structures which are inspired by my fascination with the natural world and the mathematical models that underpin it.'

Nora Fok

New Threads

Nora Fok

The Harley Gallery

27/8/16 - 23/10/16

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