brrr brrr brrr
it's has been bitter cold here the last few days ... around 5°C
but with a wind chill factor it's felt freezing
and we've had blustery rain ... hailstones ... the lot!
so with the weather turning so cold again
January started off lovely
I met up with my dear blog friend Julie, and her husband,
who came down to St. Ives for a week at New Year
we managed to meet up a couple of times in the week
the first time we had lunch of cheesy crumpets
lovingly prepared by Julie's DH
(which has become a bit of a custom for us now)
and then Julie and I had a walk
and went beachcombing in quite heavy rain
Julie found a lovely old bit of boat which she couldn't really justify taking home in her suitcase so she gave it to me
but it was hard to photograph
however, the boat piece has gone in one of the erosion bundles
so I may be able to photograph it later
the second time we met up at one of our faves galleries
The Millenium Gallery in Street an Pol
here are a few works of art that interested me
and that I most enjoyed
firstly, the inimitable style of Tim Shaw
Tim Shaw "Silenus"
this piece by Tim Shaw was made using
burnt paper and masking tape
with such fine details
and this is the work of artist Simon Allen
12 carat white gold on carved wood
beautiful lines
and forms that change shape
depending on the angle of view
so very interesting
I loved all the texture work on these paintings
such depth was achieved despite the pale pallette
my photos, of course, do not do this artists work justice

after our gallery visit, and to warm ourselves up from the January cold, we had toasted teacakes and a pot of tea here ...
I will show some photos of mine ... next up ...
Westcotts beach
and then, once again, we braved the biting buffeting winds
to have a little walk in the harbour
also during January I made this heart for Sarah
it was a custom order for one of my seaside hearts
which came out in these soft greys
as I was in wintery mood
"grey sea town I know so well"

I really love the soft tones of a beach in winter
winter shells and an icicle dangly
my shop
I shall be listing new things over the weekend
and I have sets of my winter cards available too
... all year round ... I love the soft tones of winter whites

thank you for visiting me
I hope your weekend is a lovely one
I'll have "bundles" for you next time
Carolyn ♥
but with a wind chill factor it's felt freezing
and we've had blustery rain ... hailstones ... the lot!

it seems the right moment to share some things
from earlier in the year when it was wintery
and cold enough to snow ... but didn't
harbour lights
from earlier in the year when it was wintery
and cold enough to snow ... but didn't
harbour lights

I met up with my dear blog friend Julie, and her husband,
who came down to St. Ives for a week at New Year
we managed to meet up a couple of times in the week
the first time we had lunch of cheesy crumpets
lovingly prepared by Julie's DH
(which has become a bit of a custom for us now)
and then Julie and I had a walk
and went beachcombing in quite heavy rain

but it was hard to photograph
however, the boat piece has gone in one of the erosion bundles
so I may be able to photograph it later
the second time we met up at one of our faves galleries
The Millenium Gallery in Street an Pol
and that I most enjoyed
firstly, the inimitable style of Tim Shaw


burnt paper and masking tape




and forms that change shape
depending on the angle of view
so very interesting

such depth was achieved despite the pale pallette
my photos, of course, do not do this artists work justice

after our gallery visit, and to warm ourselves up from the January cold, we had toasted teacakes and a pot of tea here ...
and talked about the erosion bundle project which we agreed to do together on a seaside theme with our beach finds
seaweed and St. Ives inspired ephemera
seaweed and St. Ives inspired ephemera
once Julie got home she put together five erosion bundles in total and I managed three. Our bundles have been outside in our respective gardens since the first week of January and we have agreed to open our bundles on or around 1st May 2012
I will show some photos of mine ... next up ...
Westcotts beach

to have a little walk in the harbour

it was a custom order for one of my seaside hearts
which came out in these soft greys
as I was in wintery mood
"grey sea town I know so well"


winter shells and an icicle dangly

I shall be listing new things over the weekend
and I have sets of my winter cards available too
... all year round ... I love the soft tones of winter whites

thank you for visiting me
I hope your weekend is a lovely one
I'll have "bundles" for you next time
Carolyn ♥
12 comments:
Beautiful work and inspiration.
such gorgeosity... I love coming by your place with my morning tea, you inspire me so much dear one! xox
Yum, yum, yummy textures. Thanks for sharing your tour about St. Ives with Julie, another lovely blog pal. That burnt paper sculpture is amazing, wow. And another lovely heart from you. xox
Lovely, as always! x
I love all the detail you've focussed in on from the Millenium Gallery exhibition. The heart is absolutely beautiful too. I really enjoy the gorgeous heart you made for me too:-) My erosion bundles have finally had a good soaking so I'm hoping that will have encouraged things to happen.
I love your heart the colour and textures are gorgeous.
Happy Easter Carolyn, I love all the photos of your "Gray Sea Town" and especially the most lovely Heart. I will look forward to seeing your erosion bundle goodies. Hugs Judy
happy eater. we had hoped to be down in St.Ives for easter but hubby still not good..heart wise. These imageas make me miss the place even more!!x glad you had a great time with your friendxx
Many interesting textures and images to contemplate and I'm wondering how the seaweed will react in your erosion bundles. I love your walks near the beach, the gallery visits and your St. Ives hearts. thank you!
I hope that it's going to warm up a bit... At last, I am my way for a visit... In just a few days. So excited...
Thank you for the introduction to the Millenium gallery it is now on our list..
Oh, I am drooling again at your stunning creativity and the gorgeous scenery, even if it's cold! Beautiful Carolyn!
Love what you have done with the first photo Carolyn! Can't think how I managed to miss that Millennium Show? Thanks for sharing - adore those paintings. The weekend's coming up - have a good one. Lesley x
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