Saturday ... such a beautiful warm spring day
I walked down the coast path into St. Ives
on my way to the flea market in the Arts Club
at this point along the coast path I always have a "wow" moment
the views are so breathtakingly beautiful


as I crouched down photographing a brick wall!

I've been photographing lichen for quite a few years
I think it's that particular shade of St. Ives ochre that I love ♥
with free motion stitch, french knots and a few beads

I know Julie will recognise them as she featured them in her
beautiful St. Ives inspired art quilt


I stopped awhile to admire the beach streams and shallow ponds
and enjoy the tranquility of an almost empty beach



I came across some building work on The Warren
a sheet of plywood ... tiles removed ... with lovely plaster patterns
when I get a moment ...
I will upload the large files to flickr for general use
I will upload the large files to flickr for general use





some lunch on the sea front and some seagull swooping ...
I went on the beach to my favourite spot

vintage postcards from the flea market
some dated 1913 with vintage English stamps
a William Morris design
a delightful vintage card called "Autumn Leaves"
and cats that remind me of Ponckle's cats



and some time to catch up with emails and my blogs
and, on request, will post some photos of the exhibition
the exhibition has kept Jo and I very busy and we have enjoyed meeting lots of visitors to the show on our "meet" days. In particular, I'd like to say thank you so very much to the lovely couple from Shepperton, Victoria from Hayle who made me a gorgeous red brooch with a shell on it, Olwyn and Wendy from North Cornwall, Sally, Tracy, Stephanie and Tina
"Inspired to Stitch" continues until 31st March
and the next opportunity to meet Jo will be on
Tuesday 20th March (12 - 5 pm)
St. Ives Library, Gabriel Street, St. Ives, Cornwall
thank you for visiting me ♥
32 comments:
I was here on Saturday too collecting stuff, though I think you were there before me. I visited your exhibition and it was lovely to see your work up close. Now to make something with all my finds.
Beautiful post Carolyn! So lovely to share your walk and all those wonderful views, textures, colours and treasures!
I love lichen too! I have a challenge about surface texture over on the Felting and Fiber Studio site for the first quarter that these photos would fit right in.
What a treasure trove of wonderful things. You are lucky to live in such an inspiring part of the country. Your lichen piece is gorgeous.Glad your exhibition was a success.
Lovely beach pictures, it is so beautiful down there. Love all your texture and lichen photo's, and your lichen piece is beautiful...x
So many lovely images! I like your textileart as well!
Oh oh oh you live in the most beautiful of places...all those photos are simply exquisite and yes, yes, yes, I get it...the color the texture the look of it against the brick wall i totally understand. and your finds oh my oh my oh my what luck what inspiration what gems for future art pieces. I loved this long post. I love all the beauty you see and share with us. Thank you.
Thanks to for your visit today to my blog...and your comment. Much appreciated.
Great photos, Love all the textures and colours.
I am sooo loving this - thank you so much for sharing - hoping to be in St Ives within the next few months ♥
I do indeed recognise the railway numbers Carolyn but I've never looked at them wuite as closely as you have this time. I shall have to explore them more fully in September. The lichen photographs are beautiful and what a low tide! It changes the whole look of the beaches. Lovely to see you posting and big cheer up for me (sore throat not so bad now, just exhausted). Lovely to see your interpretation of the lichen too :-) xxx
Love these pics Carolyn - the tide was incredibly low, wasn't it? You have captured all the beauty! x
Hello Carolyn, Oh, how I love seeing your beautiful beach photos. I wish I could of walked with along the beaches with you and seen all these lovely creations. Hugs Judy
Lovely tour of the fabulous textural flora growing in St. Ives. I know it will show up again and again in various forms in your work. Where you
live is such an inspiration. xox Corrine
I so appreciate you sharing your walk with us. Beautiful place you live in and you see it with a consummate artist's eye so that we can too.
Stunning photos of beautiful St. Ives, and I love the way you noticed the intricate details in everyday things. Thanks for sharing, I would love to go back there. The day I visited was just like that, and I could not believe the color of the water.
You mean to say you didn't pick up that piece of green sea glass????? LOL!
Lovely post...would have loved to have walked with you, it looks smashing.
Looking forward to pics of the exhibition too.
Have a great week,
Sandie xx
oh my, oh my, oh my! these are so beautiful, and you are so right, so many people just don't understand... gorgeous photos and textures, what a stunning place to live! really I have it on my bucket list to come visit! thank you for such a gift! xox
Lovely photos!!
Lovely beachy photos.....I must take more pictures of my surroundings.
thanks for taking me along on that beautiful walk...from landlocked berkshire!!!....the postcard of the girl is so sweet..x
fantastic photos - really made me feel better - thank you
Always such beautiful photos here! Thank you Carolyn!
I will be in St Ives next week dv. So looking forward to seeing you exhibition and hopefully taking the coastal path.
I love looking at all of your beautiful photos from where you live. I so wish I lived there :-) Your friend Elizabeth xx
Your photos of St Ives are wonderful, I could almost smell the sea!! Cant wait to come back for a visit, wont be this year now. :0(
One of my main memories from St. Ives is the blues and yellows. It is good to see other folk also do not mind looking odd when viewing small things up close. That is lovely feathery lichen.
What lovely photos. I will be spending a week in Cornwall in the summer and we are planning on visiting St.Ives. I can't wait. How lucky you are to live in such a beautiful place with so much inspiration all around you.
How lovely to read one of your great blogs again. I too stand in front of lichen covered walls taking photos - your translation of it into textiles is wonderful and inspirational. I shall be in Cornwall next week on holiday and will try very hard to get to St. Ives to see your exhibition.
Great photos Carolyn. Very inspring. Your comment about getting strange looks took me right back to my uni days when my lovely friend Linda and I used to get very odd looks from people as we stood in the park stroking the bark on trees! Carolyn
Lovely post Carolyn! I look forward to seeing photos from your exhibition. Some super beach finds this time!
I am so inpressed by your blog. Great I found it.
Groeten uit Nederland.
Fabulous photos of an amazing place - I visited years ago and have never forgotten it.
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