At last a black and white drawing I am happy with. Oat biscuits for the Avening recipe book. They were delicious too!
I am struggling with this piece to bring it together but at least the bottom section is finished. Only the major part to juggle with then! It is always like this and no-one realises the work that goes in and taken out to resolve a piece of artwork, unless you are an artist of course. Not showing the rest until I find the answers.
On Sunday we had a lovely day out with my friend Rosemary who lives in South Wales. We visited Llwyn Celyn, a mediaeval farm house owned by the Landmark Trust who rescue old buildings and restore them. They can be rented for holidays.
This was built in 1420 on Llanthony Priory lands and is one of the oldest surviving houses in Wales.
They were cooking medieval style too, in the kitchen and outside in a clay oven
There were many outhouses and this is the barn. One of the barns has been restored for community and educational use.
Wonderful old timbers and intimate views, set in a beautiful valley.
The curtains and cushions were screen printed by hand from designs inspired by the house and research into its history. All fascinating.
I love where you are going with your embroidery. The house you visited reminds me of the Stott Park Bobbin Mill in Lakeside I visited last year near Lake Windermere.
ReplyDeleteI know where you mean i have been there and we are off to the lake District today! This was older and a dwelling place as well as a working farm but the same fascinating feeling of years of history surrounding the place. If walls could talk?!
Deletesuch lovely old houses !!!
ReplyDeleteVery nice butterfly !
(and you'll know the "answer" in the end ;-) !)
Getting there!
DeleteI love watching your stitching come together
ReplyDeleteAs I do yours.The ideas, story and thinking process is so interesting.
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