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R A Summer Exhibition – Some Favourites

What an exuberant Summer Exhibition this year, curated by Grayson Perry! It is full of humour and politics and there was lots to enjoy and admire but with only one piece this year that truly moved me. Have a look through the gallery.

The first room

After W H Davies

Google Mountain View

All the Rivers that Flow Through Me Mila Furstova

Sign

Couldn’t fine the number or name….. but loved it!

The Secret Richard Spare

By Bob and Roberta Smith

Le villages Hollandais Jock McFadyen

Detail of the glorious Bristol engine

Bristol 2 litre engine, free machine embroidery Julie Heaton

The piece that I looked at for ages and found most moving was a collection of carved Buttermilk prison issue soaps called Prison by Lee Cutter, just a small selection of detail for you here.

Prison Culture Lee Cutter

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on June 14, 2018 in art, embroidery

Tags: #RoyalAcademy, Julie Heaton, Lee Cutter, Mila Furstova, Richard Spare, WH Davies

Tregellas Tapestries, Hydrangea and Pink Leaves

03 Jul

Today I took our exhibition posters and supplementary material to The Cornish Studies Library in Redruth as they are going to put it all on display in the near future. While I was there, I spent time, as always, with the remarkable Tregellas tapestries. Here are two more to add to those I have shown you before. You can read some of their history here.

The National Trust in Cornwall

Holidays in Cornwall

We stomped around Burncoose Nurseries’ Gardens this afternoon. The various Hydrangeas are looking lovely.

Hydrangea flowers

I loved the pale pink new growth I show you below with the dark green older leaves but, sadly, I don’t know what the plant is. Perhaps someone could enlighten me?

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 3, 2017 in art, Beauty, craft, embroidery, garden, nature, Photography, postaday2017, Redruth, sewing

Tags: The Cornish Studies Library

Tregellas Tapestry, A Gate and A New Hat

09 May

I was in the Cornish Studies Library again today and thought that you might like to see another of the Tregellas tapestries, this one of some Cornish Festivals including Padstow’s Obby Oss which I wrote about recently. Others of the remarkable tapestries can be seen here and here.

Traditional Festivals

We have been delivering flyers to advertise the show, Until the Day Break, today. A face gate made me smile so here it is for you.

Lots of teeth and gold hair!

I went to Daisy Rain Vintage to find accessories for my costume for the show. No luck, sadly but I did find this delightful hat in a shop further down the hill.

Spring hat

Together, Spring Flowers and Valentine’s Day

14 Feb

In the last couple of hours before the family left this morning, LiveWire T wanted to do a bit more on her embroidery.

Spring is on the way! We have Tete a Tete daffodils, Iris Reticulata and Snowdrops brightening the back garden.

Happy Valentine’s Day to all my readers. This is the 50th Valentine’s Day that the lovely Mr S and I have been together!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 14, 2017 in Beauty, embroidery, flowers, Grandchildren, Happiness, Photography, postaday2017

Peace, A New Book and More Embroidery

13 Feb

Yesterday we collected flat pebbles at Portreath and today LiveWire T wrote kind and loving words on them.

This morning the family went to visit The Poldark Mine and found it fascinating. I couldn’t go as I had to go to my Pilates class which helps me stay mobile! LiveWire J was full of information that he had learned and was very struck by the fact that boys his age had to go down the mine to work! We feel that the time is ripe for him to be given my Dad’s, his Great Grandfather’s novel, Jeremy Visick to read. He has promised to look after it and to tell me how he gets on with it.

LiveWire T has continued to work on her free embroidery and is taking great care with each stitch. This is our last day with them so we will need to finish it off early tomorrow morning before they leave at 9.30.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on February 13, 2017 in Beauty, embroidery, Grandchildren, Happiness, Peace, Photography, postaday2017, Uncategorized

Tags: David Wiseman, Jeremy Visick, The Poldark Mine

The Wedding, The Bride and Some Shoes

19 Jul

We had a glorious and very happy Sunday celebrating, with family, the marriage of one of our nieces. I left my memory cards at home so had only the limited number of photos that the camera itself will record. Here then, is the beautiful Bride, a detail of her lovely dress and some of the gorgeous shoes worn by the guests.

Ellen

Detail of the lovely embroidery

Bridesmaid’s flowers in Suffragette colours

I love pretty shoes! Here are just a few …….

……. and a beautiful little bridesmaid taking a break.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 19, 2016 in Beauty, Celebration, embroidery, Happiness, Photography, Postaday 2016, Wedding

Tags: Australian wedding dress, bridesmaid, gorgeous shoes

Weekly Photo Challenge – Admiration

06 May

What a beautiful piece of work this is. It shows the names of the Great Grandmother, Aunts and Uncles of the lovely person we met last night at her B&B, River House in Grassy Creek, North Carolina. I so admire anyone who works with such skill, love and dedication.

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