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Agapanthus and Protest Boards

We saw these beautiful Agapanthus flowers as we left the hospital on Saturday.

A friend and I popped down to Porthtowan after working at Community Roots this morning and were very impressed by the fifteen wonderful protest boards which tell such a story. I took a few photos to show you detail and have the first photo from a friend of the whole length of them along the path to the beach. I’ll post them all in sequence at some point when my lovely Mr S and I can go down to the beach together.

Thanks John.

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on July 22, 2025 in art, community, Cornwall, environment, History, painting, Porthtowan, Postaday2025, Uncategorized

Tags: activism, community roots, craftivism, Grassroots Garden, Make A Mends, Suffragettes

Blues, St Ives and The Tate

17 Mar

The sun shone today so we went to St Ives on the train. Just look at the vibrant blues of sea and sky!

First view of St Ives from the train

Tide in as we walk into town

Just loved the Outi Pieski exhibition at Tate St Ives.

Duodji is a Sámi word meaning art, handicraft or home-craft. Outi Pieski created the beautiful ‘three-dimensional painting’ Beavvit / Rising Together Il with women duojárs (duodji practitioners) using traditional Sámi shawl-crafting techniques.

Porthmeor Beach from inside Tate St Ives

The Foremothers’ Hats of Pride

Delightful cushion in the video room

Tide out as we are leaving to catch the train home

What a day full of beauty we have had!

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Posted by mybeautfulthings on March 17, 2024 in art, Cornwall, craft, environment, Happiness, nature, Postaday 2024

Tags: craftivism, duodji, Eeva-Kristina Nylander, Outi Pieski, Porthmeor Beach, Sami, Sami philosophy, The Foremothers' Hats of Pride

Armistice Day, Knitting, Crochet and White Poppies

11 Nov

Many craftivists have been busy making items to mark Armistice Day. Along our street there is a new post box topper.

In a nearby village, Carnon Downs, there is the most amazing display. It has, in the Main Street, purple poppies to mark the animals lost in war, traditional red poppies to mark the fallen soldiers and a few white ones.

We wear white poppies. They are to mark all those lost to war, past and ongoing, those who were fighting and the civilians caught up in war. Benjamin Zephaniah explains it beautifully.