RSS

Tag Archives: creativity

Redruth Inland Arts Festival, Gardens and A Dragon

There are all sorts of installations around our town for a three day Arts festival with the title, The Future Project, and today we made a start on discovering what is on show.

Our first stop was the Indoor Garden installation by Sue Hill and the Live Wires, with us for a few days, had a brilliant time making tray gardens which are now in the front window of the erstwhile empty shop, much to their delight. They had so much fun in the workshop that all our time was used up. We will have to return tomorrow!

On the way home up the hill J noticed the dragon finial on a neighbours’ house and asked if he could take the photo himself.

4 Comments

Posted by mybeautfulthings on October 21, 2016 in art, Beauty, environment, Grandchildren

Tags: creativity, Inland Art Festival, photography, postaday2016, Redruth, the future project

Teaching, Creating, Travelling

22 Jan

Teach Peace from Hippie Peace Freaks with thanks

1 I just want to say how much I loved teaching and teaching peace is surely the most important thing we could all do…….

2 This is a delightful combination of colour, music and creativity. (Photo not mine, sent to me via Fb.)

Rainbow notes in crochet

Creating makes me happy, be it cooking a meal for family or friends, knitting or sewing clothes for little people, writings of various sorts, designing in the garden, playing music …….

3 These are the powder colours which I bought from a beautiful girl in Varanasi, India, on our way back from watching the sun rise over The Ganges. She made lovely patterns on my hand with them before we negotiated a price and she told me how she was selling things to raise money for her school books. She then walked beside me protecting me from the traffic (cows, cars, Tuktuks, scooters, coaches and cycle rickshaws) until we reached our bus. A beautiful memory.

Pastels and stamps for decoration

Beautiful young woman who sold me the pastels

Having my hand decorated

21 Comments

Posted by mybeautfulthings on January 22, 2013 in art, craft, environment, India, photography, Postaday2013, travel

Tags: creativity, crochet, India, knitting, memories, memory, peace, Postaday, postaday2013, teaching, The Ganges, Varanasi

Subdued Light, Rabbit on the Line and Old Telephone Box

22 May

1 The sun/warmth didn’t last beyond a day but that did mean a beautiful subdued light for some flower photos this morning. Thanks to fellow photography bloggers for the hints about avoiding sunlight, early or late giving better shots, David Heilmann at dhphotosite.wordpress.com and Russel Ray Photos.

Drops of dew on the clematis

Magnificent aquilega

: French Lavender

2 It amuses me to see Max’s rabbit (a bit out of focus) on the line next door. There are two more indoors so that he is never without!

Drying rabbit

3 Driving into Truro through Greenbottom, I have been intrigued by this old phone box. Today the traffic was light enough to allow me to park and investigate. It’s a little library/book swap! What a fabulous use for the beautiful old box. Next time I’m there I shall take a few books to exchange at the exchange..

Kenwyn Book Exchange!

Inside the Kenwyn Book Exchange

22 Comments

Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 22, 2012 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, photography, senses, Truro, Uncategorized

Tags: aquilega, community, creativity, culture, flower photos, French, french lavender, fun, Greenbottom, lavender, nature, people, phone box, plants, toy rabbit, Truro

Daisies, Blue Horizon and Sunset

13 May

1 This circle of daisies has been saved from the mower so that Jake and I can make a daisy chain when they all visit in a couple of weeks.

Daisies in the lawn

2 Such a beautiful blue sea on the horizon this afternoon as we came over the hill from Lanner. Click to see more clearly.

Blue sea on the horizon

3 And this very beautiful sunset this evening seen from our bedroom window.

Sunset towards St Ives

4 Comments

Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 13, 2012 in environment, flowers, garden, nature, senses, Uncategorized

Tags: creativity, daisies, daisy chain, horizon, Jake, Lanner, sunset

Magnolia,Train Journey Home and Memories of Babel

11 May

1 Saw this last magnolia blossom in North Finchley on our way to Woodside Park tube station.

Magnolia

2 The sun shone all the way home lighting up the amazingly yellow fields. The sheep and lambs seemed pleased to be drying out and I had four hours reading time! Almost finished ‘Restless’ by William Boyd.

Oil seed rape blossom

On a hill just before Truro

3 Babel was a surreal and amazing experience! It was promenade theatre where we walked through the tree lined paths of Caledonian Park – along which were individuals living their individual lives, playing the piano, peeling vegetables, knitting, typing – into the open space in front of the very beautiful Clock Tower built in 1855. In this space, tramping through chocolate thick mud, the people came together to build their city. There was music and fire and story telling. Very few photos worked (no flash allowed) but here’s a taster:

Knitting

Peeling vegetables

Playing the piano

Typing

Beautiful paper models, two of many

The Clock Tower, Caledonian Park

I don’t want to tell you more at this point -I want you to go and see it if you can and I don’t want to spoil it for you!

2 Comments

Posted by mybeautfulthings on May 11, 2012 in architecture, books, environment, I've read, knitting, music, nature, theatre, Truro, Wildworks

Tags: 'Restless' by William Boyd., Babel, Caledonian Park, Clock Tower, community, creativity, culture, magnolia, north finchley, train journey, Wildworks

Hawaiian Turtle, Clematis and Fungus

28 Apr

1 My dear sister, Daisy aka Deborah, posted a picture of this beautiful painting, her first done since she moved from Arizona to Hawaii. I so admire her talent. You can see another of her paintings here http://wp.me/p1Ypl6-X

Daisy's Painting

2 We have successfully moved this clematis, Sweet Sensation, from the back garden to the new fence and trellis at the front.

Clematis Early Sensation

I love the pale green in the centre of the white.

3 Clearing off my planting table I found this beautiful fungus, like a flower petal, so delicate and colourful! Click on the photo to see the feathery detail.