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Portal. #autumnvibes🍁 #otherworlds #hollowway Portal. #autumnvibes🍁 #otherworlds #hollowway
We will remember them. #remembrancesunday We will remember them. #remembrancesunday
A series of beautifully staged haunting and imagin A series of beautifully staged haunting and imaginative ceramic figures / installations in ‘Significant Beings’ by Christie Brown - @xiebrownceramics - at Messums West, Tisbury. Incredibly sad that this fascinating retrospective show is to be the last at this current location. The Tithe barn has been such a stunning and versatile space and we have enjoyed each and every show we have seen there. The end of an era but every end is a new beginning. Good luck searching for and establishing a new base elsewhere in the southwest @messumswest and thanks for the wonderful memories of past visits and shows. #christiebrown #messumswest #endofanera
Autumn in a Box. Allotment grown dahlias and pumpk Autumn in a Box. Allotment grown dahlias and pumpkins from the local farm shop. All the colours of autumn. #autumninabox
A delightful piece of street art by @catman_artist A delightful piece of street art by @catman_artist which I discovered by chance today in Northgate, Canterbury. Apparently a tribute to ‘gallivanting Griffin’ - a friendly young rescue cat who travelled widely across the city and beyond and liked to hang out with staff and students on the University campus. Sadly Griffin was killed in a traffic accident but was obviously much loved and missed by those whose lives he touched on a daily basis. 😿. #streetart #inmemorium #gallivatinggriffin
A relaxing and extremely enjoyable ‘Botanical Plat A relaxing and extremely enjoyable ‘Botanical Plate-making’ workshop @creativecourseskent with the lovely @together_bynature. Such an interesting selection of wild flowers and foliage from the local fields and hedgerows and a fascinating selection of books on their folklore and symbolism as well as the medicinal uses associated with them. Thanks for leading such a meditative and informative workshop Forest. A wonderful way to spend a Saturday morning đŸ«¶. #botanicalplatemaking #creativecoursesfaversham #weedsandwildflowers
A gift of flowers. #dahlias #fromthecuttinggarden A gift of flowers. #dahlias #fromthecuttinggarden #giftfromafriend🧡💜
A rather unusual piece of stone masonry (with colo A rather unusual piece of stone masonry (with coloured lichens). My first encounter with a horse or pony on a gravestone I think. Maybe it’s a local / North Norfolk tradition / emblem?? #mylittlepony #onagravestone #graveyardhaunting #northnorfolk
Angel Roof - All Saints Church, Marsham, Norfolk. Angel Roof - All Saints Church, Marsham, Norfolk. #angelroofsofeastanglia
“In the time it has taken me to draw this the shad “In the time it has taken me to draw this the shadows will have moved right around and the sun will have finished its course”. A interesting little exhibition @assembly_house Norwich titled: Mary Newcomb: A Life Recorded. Mary Newcomb (1922-2008) was a self-taught artist who settled in rural East Anglia. Her life and art were rooted in everyday observation and the natural world, her unique visual language and poetic vision closely aligned with her writing. (Interestingly we have a painting by her daughter Tessa Newcomb who appears to be following in her creative mother’s footsteps). #assemblyhousenorwich #marynewcomb #eastanglianartist
Beside the Seaside - Walmer. #seagullsdayout #besi Beside the Seaside - Walmer. #seagullsdayout #besidetheseaside #kentcoast
An interesting, experimental day of preparing, pri An interesting, experimental day of preparing, printing and tinting cyanotypes @creativecourseskent, Faversham with Emily Rose Parris @thedarkroombc on Saturday. A lot to take in and so many ideas / techniques still to explore. Thanks for a great day with some nice people 🌞. #creativecoursesfaversham #cyanotype #artworkshopsfaversham
Perfect summer sky - one blue crayon missing from Perfect summer sky - one blue crayon missing from the box by Evelyn Lang. Reading poetry and playing with collage (magazine images and found objects) on a wet summer’s day. #creativityisplay #wordandimage #collage
House in a Graveyard by @christophergeepaintings. House in a Graveyard by @christophergeepaintings. I recently added this intriguing piece to my small collection of Christopher’s work - mainly mysterious and slightly unsettling paintings of solitary vernacular buildings in moonlit landscapes (although I also have a few of his wonderful animal portraits). This particular work is part of a new series of chalk drawings (this one on painted wood) - poetic spectral images of ruined buildings and ghost ships. It appeals because I am always drawn to thin places - where past, present and perhaps future coexist or collide - what TS Eliot refers to in his poetry as the ‘still point’. We actually considered buying a house in a graveyard, once upon a time. I have always been drawn to the uncanny but that may have been a step too far đŸ‘». (Chalky ceramic vessels also pictured by @gilliangoldceramics). #christophergeepaintings #houseinagraveyard #poeticimage
Paper Collage - WIP. Playing with paper cut outs Paper Collage - WIP. Playing with paper cut outs and vintage portraits on a day when it’s really too hot for anything - especially flowers. #coolthings #cutandplace #papercollage
Home from the Sea. #beachcombings #cowriehunter #l Home from the Sea. #beachcombings #cowriehunter #limpetrings
Sheep Folds and Hogg House - North York Moors. #go Sheep Folds and Hogg House - North York Moors. #godscountry #yorkshire #overhillsanddales
Morning Mist. #anenglishspring #autumnmistsinmarch Morning Mist. #anenglishspring #autumnmistsinmarch #earlyonemorning
A Family Portrait. #artfromfoundobjects #tinystori A Family Portrait. #artfromfoundobjects #tinystoriesfrombrokenthings #alisonswanvisualartist
A beautiful and unexpected gift from a lovely arti A beautiful and unexpected gift from a lovely artist neighbour / friend - this pebble is bound with locally-sourced dandelion stalks. Some online research has lead me down an internet wormhole to various sites /articles and makers connected with Japanese rock wrapping - tsutsumo (wrapping) and ishi-tsutsumo (pebble wrapping) - meditative art forms using twine, cord or leather to encase stones in intricate, often, symmetrical knots. Apparently it symbolises protection, care and a deep connection to nature, acting as a safe journey amulet. Fascinating and inspiring 🙏. #athingofbeauty #ishi-tsutsumo #wrappedpebble
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