Pinetum Park & Pine Lodge Gardens

      Wow! I've done it. First ever blog. Great instructions Sue (plus help from Lizzie whilst waiting for the rain to stop).

        Well, what a wonderful day out we had on Wednesday and we must be a lovely lot as the sun shone all day! Weren't we lucky considering the awful summer we've all been experiencing.
We met for coffee, a relaxing stroll round the beautiful gardens (want to live in the Japanese garden)  then lunch, then more coffee and chat.

     The Pinetum Park is a hidden gem in Cornwall and one of the most beautiful, tranquil gardens I have visited in the county. Highly recommended so please go and support this piece of paradise. Make sure you take your camera and dogs on leads are very welcome.

     Just a few photos from the day to whet your appetites.

       
     
 

A late July posting...

While I cool down after a spot of gardening, I thought I'd take the opportunity to post a few photos which Barbara took of last month's meeting...

We have a little jolly in August instead of meeting at the hall. This time we've chosen The Pinetum Park and Pine Lodge Gardens in St Austell. Armed with cameras and sketchbooks we want to gain some inspiration for a small body of work to show along side our existing projects. Hopefully we'll have a gorgeous sunny day like today and have some photos of the gardens to show you in the next post.

Thanks for reading,

Sue

June Meeting and Exhibition News...

We had a very inspiring show and tell at our last meeting, showing how our Cornwall theme is knitting together nicely. You will see from the snaps below there was a great variety of techniques being used...painting fabrics, hand stitching, machine stitching, wet felting, machine felting, book making and beading...

Chris

Margaret G

Margaret P

Debbie

Jane

Jenni

Liz

Rosemary

Margaret P

Liz

Sue

Debbie

I think we have a super range of topics to show at our next exhibition.

Talking of which, we are very excited to announce that we have set the date and booked our 2016 Exhibition venue which will be held from the 12th to 19th September at The Spring Gallery,
The Poly, Falmouth.
It may seem a long way off and I'm sure we'll be mentioning it again but pop it into your diary now, please tell anyone you think may be interested and hopefully this exhibition will be as successful as our last one.

Now, the sun is calling me so I'm off to enjoy my garden with a little paper piecing, what could be better. Hope you're enjoying the sunshine too and thanks for taking the time to join us here.

Back soon
Sue

No more Vacillating!

Hello there
It has been a while since I signed in but here I am again to report on the May workshop.
Instead of sitting one to a table separately in the hall we have put the tables in a large square and all sit facing each other. We have been doing this for a few months now and it seems to work really well. We can all see each other and hear everything that is said.
The big decision yesterday was about a suitable venue for our September 2016 exhibition. Not wanting to prolong the vacillations any more and realising we were unlikely to have a full compliment of Maids in one place at one time, those present have chosen the gallery that seems to tick the most boxes and will report as soon as it is confirmed. Great excitement all round!
I have taken a few photos of the group working on their chosen projects.




Margaret G on her whitework



Rosemary and her rust work

Chris with her holy well

Liz and her rock formation

Sue making a 3D Vessel

Margaret P's (me) felt Bodmin moor landscape



It is very inspiring to work with such accomplished artists and I always come home determined to produce more and better!
More next time and thank you for following us.
Margaret 

Mono-printing Session...

Our meeting this month saw us enjoying mono-printing onto paper and fabric, below you can see some of the results...

...and here are a few pieces of works in progress, it's lovely to see how everyone's projects are coming together. 

Thanks for reading.

Sue