Hedgerow harvest
Tuesday, 14 June 2016
Pictures in the Exhibition, Newark Park.
Our work in the gallery room at Newark Park, on the top floor. This was part of the original long gallery with a vaulted ceiling that used to run the length of the house. It was used for exercise when the weather was bad. Now one end contains the Georgian bedroom.
Monday, 13 June 2016
Newark Park
As you arrive at the House you see the first tree on the tree trail- the walnut tree. A little down the drive and on the left is Carla's outside piece.
Sunday, 12 June 2016
The Peacock House at Newark Park.
My pieces in the peacock house and female peacock strutting on the lawn. A wet day stewarding yesterday but plenty more days to come. It was still lovely to walk in the grounds. And all around the drone of bees working the flowers...........
Wednesday, 8 June 2016
Exhibtition at Newark Park
It was an exhausting day but we have done it- all set up and open for visitors! Putting the work in the garden was fun and relaxed in the beautiful gardens. Percy the peacock made several dramatic appearances, once flying to the battlements of the house and displaying with loud cawing calls. I have never seen one fly before. It was rather fitting as I was putting up my feather hangings in the peacock house at the time - a sort of a homage to peacocks. I am stewarding this Saturday 11th, then 25th June, 3rd July and 9th July. More photos then!
Saturday, 4 June 2016
The chickens at Newark Park.
I took photographs of the very friendly chickens at Newark Park last Sunday and spent Thursday drawing them in my sketchbook. Then stitched some.
Made a few cards to sell- nearly there- everything to go up on Tuesday.
Made a few cards to sell- nearly there- everything to go up on Tuesday.
Thursday, 2 June 2016
Found feathers- like surprise gifts.
In October last year we had a workshop at Newark Park to get us thinking about the exhibition and start the ideas rolling. Carla led the workshop and had us picking up things in the garden and then making sculptures with wire and thread to bind etc. We had to throw dice for further words of instructions. For example you might get weave, wrap, distort, stitch, add fabric etc. The bottom right was from that first workshop. The moss has dried but it is as made in October. The bone feather and shell one I made a few weeks later and the top one I remade yesterday with a fresh leaf from Newark Park collected on Sunday. I like the blue feather against the yellow. I hope to put them with my work in the Green Room because they are so different to my stitched work but talk the same story- a found feather, like a surprise gift. All three feathers are peacock feathers.
Wednesday, 1 June 2016
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