We had a super day yesterday at the opening of The Hannah Bennett Sculpture Garden. I was very pleased to greet the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire from Chatsworth who said that “The Hannah Bennett Sculpture Garden is a lovely gallery to have on their doorstep.” I would like to thank The Village […]
The final installation is here! Juliette Hamilton Placed five hares which are beautiful, funny and astounding! What a fabulous shape, she has captured precisely what it is to be a hare. They seem to be dashing into position just in time for the private view tomorrow. Thank you so much Juliette they are […]
I have spent this beautiful sunny day gardening and the bee drinker has been providing a much needed drink for the insects and birds.
Today we installed this beautiful steel feather by Peter Clarke. It feels so delicate with the light glimpsing through the intricate strands.Hard to believe it is made of solid steel! All is coming together beautifully now and the sun has even decided to come back to us! i think we might just manage to get […]
This Piece by Claire Lee looks stunning half hidden in the trees and glinting in the sunshine. I love it when art is subtly placed and you have to look out for it.
A cup of tea is always a necessity, in case of a complete disaster… Here goes…. It is beautiful. The colours in the lines are exactly as I hoped they would be and the surface is a soft suede like texture with mottled undertones where the pigment in the clay body varies. I love it! I […]
As it was so beautiful this morning, I decided to mow the lawn!…. Little did I expect to end up mowing in a blizzard! This is not exactly helping the plants to grow! The kiln is at 650 degrees centigrade and cooling down.
Looking through the spy hole in the kiln door, the inside of the kiln is glowing red hot which means that the piece inside is almost melting! Did I build it strong enough to withstand this extreme temperature? (which is completely necessary if it is also to cope with frost and snow in the winter) […]
It is almost three months since I started working on this piece. It is now dry enough to fire. Today i have been drawing the detail through the surface slip to reveal the coloured lines that i put there about six weeks ago. This method is called sgraffito. This is what it looked like […]
Wow! The signs for the gate and the bottom of the drive have arrived and they look stunning. Kate Hadfield designed them for me, along with my flyers and invitations and not only has she done a superb job, but she was wonderful to work with, understanding completely about tweaking until they were perfect and […]