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January Photo Challenge: Tree and Sky
I have been getting up and out to see the sunrise this month It is part of a new sleep management programme I am taking part in to cure my chronic insomnia. The photo above was taken on the hill … Continue reading
Posted in haiku, Photo Challenge, poetry
Tagged haiku, Nanacathy's Photo Challenge, oak tree, pink, pink skies, poetry, seascape, sunrise, sunset
Californian Nutmeg Tree
Unrelated to the true Nutmeg, this Yew had dropped its needles on the path. Apparently (from searching the internet) the seeds are purple and the kernel is edible after cooking, tasting somewhat like peanuts. They were highly prized by Native … Continue reading
Posted in art from natural objects, garden, land art, process art
Tagged Californian Nutmeg Tree, raked path, West Dean College
In a Vase on Monday: My Christmas Tree
On Friday I took my daughter and her children to see the Ignite Garden display at Kingston Lacy Which was a magical way to meet outside at the start of their Christmas holidays. This is Little Miss M, in a … Continue reading
120, Fenchurch Street
Hellooo! Here we are again, this time on top of 120, Fenchurch Street – wow that sun was bright! (see previous post about the Sky Garden at 20, Fenchurch St) That is ‘The Gherkin’ in the background. To get up … Continue reading
Monthly Meet-Up: Tree
Gingko in Japan November 2015 Clipped fir in Doreen’s Garden September 2018 Sturdy little oak at Cerne Abbas October 2015 Vintage fabric from 1946 Weeping Willow Cerne Abbas 2017 The oak tree at the bottom of my garden September morning … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Photo Challenge
Tagged gingko, Monthly Meet Up Photo Challenge, oak, trees, willow
Snowflake Tree
Yesterday I wondered if Rainbow Junkie’s easy snowflake pattern could be turned into a shawl. To try out the idea I started to lay the snowflakes out in a triangular formation and look what happened! Cute huh?!
Posted in Crochet
Tagged Christmas, Christmas tree, crochet snowflake Christmas tree, RainbowJunkie pattern, snowflakes
Treehouse Retreat
On 15th December 2016 I set off, car bulging with craft materials, for 31 days of blissful solitude in a treehouse near the Pembrokeshire sea. Click here for the AirBnB link to the Treehouse, where you can see photos and … Continue reading
Tagged jigsaw, Nine Wells, Pembrokeshire, relaxation, retreat, solo retreat, treehouse, Wales
Photo Challenge Round-up: Street
Tokyo’s Carnaby Street ~ Jane at Rainbow Junkie……. …………… ……Winchester Cathy at Nanacathy…….. ……. ……….. …….pretty me at Wild Daffodil……… ……… ……….Japan Jen at Let the Sewing Begin………………mindfulness 💜 Denis at Haiku Hound…….. ……….. ……Charlie Christina A Look at the Little Things ……. …play Dorris at Dig … Continue reading
Street – Japan 3:5
Last November I went on a Textile Tour of Japan with Arena Travel and fell in love with the country, its people and culture. I started to share my trip with you all and then my computer crashed, for good. … Continue reading
Miss E’s Tree
Inspired by a post card from the post card swap my 4 year old grandaughter drew this picture as a card she wanted to send to her godmother for her birthday. She then asked me if i had made any … Continue reading
Posted in children's art, collage, Crochet, post card swap
In a Vase on Monday
The maize has been harvested, so I have my long view back at the end of my garden. In the vase (jam jar) today are Kafir Lily, honesuckle and gardener’s gaiters. The Kafir Lily is doing well in the south … Continue reading
Posted in garden, Vase on Monday
Tagged Gardeners Gaiters, honeysuckle, In a Vase on Monday, Kafir Lily
Lacock Abbey and Nanacathy
Last week I had some family business to attend to a couple of hours north of where I live. I saw that Lacock Abbey was en route and also realised that it was not too far from where Nanacathy lives. … Continue reading
Posted in creativity
Sweet Peas and Pan
My vase of sweet peas is photographed by the little stone figure of Pan that I found many years ago in a reclamation yard. He now sits under the oak tree at the bottom of my garden I was given … Continue reading
You could win this piece of Textile Art
Do you remember this piece It was made by the group Stitched Together, an off shoot of the slow stitching group, The Stitchbook Collective. Our intention was always that our collaborative pieces would be used to raise money for MIND, … Continue reading
Bench Marks
Continuing the story of the ‘Bench of Gratitude’ Installation at West Dean College. As I sat on the bench and looked out across the park, the focus of my gaze became the clump of trees in the middle distance.Dan, our tutor, … Continue reading
Black Feathers, White Flowers
Continuing my account of the Land Art Course with Dan Lobb at West Dean College: The walk from the bench, to gather the cut grass, took just over 5 minutes each way. The walking and the raking became a beautifully … Continue reading
Posted in art from natural objects, birds, garden, haiku, land art, poetry, process art, walks, wildlife, workshops
Tagged Dan Lobb Land Art Course, installation, meditation, process, West Dean College
In a Vase on Monday: Surreal?
I grew these Apple Blossom Antirrhinums from seed (a bit late) and some are struggling in the heat, so I have snipped off the flowers to help them out. So pretty. Still influenced by the surrealism at West Dean college … Continue reading
Posted in art from natural objects, garden, Vase on Monday
Tagged antirrhinum, In a Vase on Monday, mini topiary, poppy seed heads, rust, stained glass, surreal
A Bench of Gratitude
Working with this bench at West Dean College on a Land Art Course, became a very meaningful process for me. It also led me to make other pieces of Land Art in different locations around the garden. This is the … Continue reading
Choosing a place to Create
Land Art Course with Dan Lobb at West Dean. As I was thinking about coming on the course I decided that my word for the week would be GRATITUDE. In the past, my life having its turbulent phases, when making … Continue reading
Posted in art from natural objects, garden, land art
Tagged bench, Caroline Canterbury, Dan Lobb, ephemeral art, land art, West Dean College
IVAOM: moss on a plate
A Valentines Day present for my daughter and her family. The big heart shaped stones were found by Little Miss M, in the stream near my house a few years ago, the others have been sitting in my ‘heart-shaped stones’ … Continue reading
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