magical faerie wedding

deep in the forest tricia fountaine

weaves her magical spell

with costumes & flowers & love

for a peep at this fantasy faerie wedding

tiptoe over for a visit to

kiss the groom

or see more stunning work

of event organiser tricia at

by tricia fountaine design

costume & medieval magic . . .

we couldn't leave bath without a visit to

the costume museum

to soak up the details of old

and stumbled upon another unplanned treat ...

an exhibition of designs by "bill gibb"

whose work i have long admired, simply stunning

later we found the 13th century st marys church in berkeley

with medieval wall paintings that would once have glowed

and jeweled colours in its stained glass

painted bright by the sun's rays

and there just outside

the resting place of the very last jester in england a trove of treasures we unearthed on our travels

complete with a visit to see my eldestall in all we had a wonderful time away
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now its nose down to finish two commissioned pieces
until next time x x
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more beautiful images of st mary's here

a celebration of creation . . sue symons

we couldn't visit bath & not the abbey

a stunning sight, with ceiling to giddily gaze at

but such an extra treat waited around a cornera mouth watering exhibition of works by sue symons60 glorious illuminated pages, her new book
"a celebration of creation"

hours & hours (7000 in fact) of detailed loveliness

embroidered borders & painting pages

intricate designs & sumptuous colours

beautifully celtic inspirations

depicting plants, animals, insects and
"the beauty and wonder of creation"
each page telling such tales, i could gaze for hours!

to purchase a book of these works

or learn more about sue see here* * *to see many more wonderful images of sue's work

see here on denise's blog and here for
"The Bath Abbey Diptychs"

roman baths & treasure . . .

a wonderful time we had last week

a week that began with my birthday

& ended with adventures in beautiful Bath & beyond

discovering the wonderful roman baths

& roman mosaic with a celtic touch

minute carved stones fallen from the rings of bathers of old

unearthed from ancient drains - the storied they could tella gorgons head, once head aloft on a pediment high

the sun rays perhaps symbolising the heat of the sacred springsthree celtic mother goddesses wearing their pleated skirts
the sun shone & the skies were so blue

as we ended our first day of exploring

tomorrow i shall show you more . . .

(here for more bath pics)

fauns & faerie folks. . .

as i went a wandering back over my posts

i glimpsed a distinct lack of my showing

very much at all of the things i have been doingmy patterned trees

sketched faerie folks

and costumes,

doodled faunsand back to trees again
as i try to find my feet & develop a style i like

so i thought i might leave you these

whilst i am away a wee while

visiting & exploring & re-charging

will be back very soon

x x x