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Posted on Tuesday Aug 17 9:52:00 BST 2010 Wecome to Open Studios 2010 This year I will be part of the Drawn to the Valley Open Studios . Please do have a look at the website as it introduces many different artists who live in the Tamar Valley and are members of Drawn to the Valley artists group. My studio will be open from 28th August to 5th September 2010 from 11.00am to 5.00pm. People are welcome to visit my studio and garden for a chat about personal inspirations and working practises. Fresh out of the kiln have been some wall mountable ceramic butterflies to reflect my new interest in Butterflies and Moths. These have been a new experiment for me and something I would like to develop futher as I discover much more about butterflies.I have plenty of catching up to do!!! I have also experimented with new designs of Crosses, in keeping with my themes of leaves and also water. I have also decorated small hearts with water coloured wild flowers, again developed from all the interest in gardening.
If the weather is friendly, visiting the studio should be an enjoyable experience. People can enjoy the willow pattern path and the new garden sculptures which have found homes is the corners of the Ramestone garden. I am hoping for a good crop of butterfly visitors as well. Posted on Friday Jul 30 10:10:00 BST 2010 Introduction to the Fluttery Ones
 Starting something simple like clearing the garden can fan into flame many new creative ventures.
My garden was crying out for some special attention. I was spurred on by something I wrote in an earlier blog about creating a fun garden for the soul. Flowers can feed the soul, so why not improve the garden.
Our garden is a challenging size. I decided to give a little chunk of time a day and now I have spent about five weeks weeding, clearing, finding corners that were choked with bind weed and thorns. Spaces are opening up now and what flowers and fruit to fill those spaces with are my new thoughts.
The changes to my soul are very clear.
The experiment has shown me that horticulture calms the soul and also brings even more benefits.
What are these Benefits?
We will be getting visitors for my involvement in Drawn to the Valley, which is a local Open Studio event at the end of August and early September.
I will give more details of this soon. The big bonus is the garden is literally getting ready to meet people. I have placed ceramics in the garden to create a unique Sculpture area. The garden is being tended and becoming an art experience.
Yet the biggest bonus, added to the calming and relaxing effect of my daily stint in my green space, is the profusion of wildlife.
My Garden is now becoming Butterfly and Moth Heaven.
The Butterflies and Moths are going to visit the Blog very often as well as I am developing a passion for learning about them and photographing them.
Do Visit and see.
Both these Photographs were taken in my garden in Torpoint. It is a photo of a Speckled Wood. They love blackberries!!!
More Butterflies will be visiting. I will be searching for a chance to photograph a Peacock, an unexpectant treat to see unfirling it's wings with the colours of a Peacock's eye on it's wings.
I will be making Butterflies in Ceramics and will have them available in the Drawn to the Valley exhibition in my studio with it's dates soon to be announced.
This is going to be a life time interest. I think!!
Don't forget do tell me your experiences with Butterflies or which ones you really like. |
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