Showing posts with label Cornwall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Cornwall. Show all posts

Monday, 3 June 2013

Feeling like summer....at last!!

Well....

...we're back from our little break in Cornwall...

...having thoroughly enjoyed a couple of gorgeous days, flitting around some of the "Artists' Open Studios".

It's a bit of a long haul from here to there, so we always stop for a tea/coffee break at our little packhorse bridge on Bodmin Moor.



It's such a beautiful place....quiet....peaceful.....

On Thursday we made our way down to Trewidden Gardens to have a look around the artists' studios that are ranged around a courtyard.

I particularly wanted to see the prints and ceramics of Peter Wray...

...and...

...yes...

...I did indulge...

...just a little :-)





(Look at that turquoise raku crazing inside!!)



Afterwards, we were going to head towards Lamorna, but somehow got sidetracked and ended up at the Minack Theatre.

What a glorious place to end up....especially on a day with such blue skies and warmth!





After a couple of hours mooching around here...

...we eventually got to Lamorna a bit too late to find any artists' open doors, but enjoyed the late evening with a cup of tea in the car.


Friday we stuck close to "home" and visited a few studios around Redruth...

...the lovely Cat Rowe being number 1 on the list.

(Her blog is now in the list over there -> on the right too)

We met last year and have kept in touch...

She is such a talented lady.

(We'll be meeting up again at the NEC when she'll be bringing my little commissioned piece with her :-)))

Finally, before heading back home on Saturday, we got lost around Camborne but eventually found Sue Dove's garden studio...

...where her gorgeous work and many sketchbooks were on display.

Did I indulge there too?

You bet I did!!






... this little stitched collage will be keeping me company on my workroom notice-board!

OK....

...so it was (maybe) a bit of an expensive couple of days....

...but oh-so-enjoyable.

Now though...

..the sun is beckoning...

..and I'm off to sit out on the patio with some hand-stitching...

...and a cup of freshly-brewed coffee!!

Enjoy your day...

x C

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Back home and playing catch-up again!

I've had a little break visiting Pops down in Cornwall....

....and meeting up with lovely blog friend Carolyn in St. Ives.

The weather (actually) wasn't too bad...

...and we managed to get around and see a few places before heading home again.

The only photos I took this time were at Mullion Cove...






...but seeing as I got LOADS on the last visit...

...I'm not about to fret too much! :-)

The next few weeks are going to be VERY BUSY INDEED....

...and I'll try my best to keep up with blogging, but please forgive me if posts are a bit spread out.

I was going to put more info up on the sidebar about the workshops at FOQ, but, after checking yesterday, they are almost SOLD OUT!!! Only 3 places left for Sunday with Friday & Saturday all gone.

Even the ones at Harrogate are beginning to fill..

...and that's AGES away yet.

I'm off upstairs now...

...lots of things to do.....

x C