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ARTS AND CRAFTS
ARTS AND CRAFTS
A lovely photo by Ruth Rogers. Her mum, Ivy, is busy knitting, ready for a church event later in the year - an example of hope and faith to inspire us all!
Gill Brearley has been practicing clay modelling for only a couple of years, she tells me, but in that short time has become a very versatile 3-D artist, as these two very different but equally accomplished figures - of an angel, and Barney the dog - show.
Rainbows
Rainbows
Ruth's granddaughters have made this lovely rainbow, which they've put in their window as a symbol of hope. It also signifies, of course, God's promise to care for all living things: "I have set my rainbow in the clouds, and it will be the sign of the covenant between me and the earth. Whenever I bring clouds over the earth and the rainbow appears in the clouds, I will remember my covenant between me and you and all living creatures of every kind."
Continuing the rainbow theme, a watercolour from Gill Brearley with a sombre sky transformed by a rainbow.
Mhairi Hallett has contributed a mixed-media rainbow, with butterflies - another symbol of hope - and a heart at the centre.
A whole gallery of rainbows on the railings outside St. Mary's Church.
Ruth has continued to be both busy and generous in knitting these delightful, decorative rainbows for neighbours and this charming rainbow Teddy.
Please send me any other pictures of rainbows you've made, or have received or see, to mick@mickgowar.net.
Ruth has taken up a new pastime: building a highly technical wossname using Lego. It's too early to tell whether it's a sewing machine, a vintage car or something more sinister (Ann suspects she's either building a Star Wars Death Star or Tracy Island from Thunderbirds). Email your guesses to mick@mickgowar.net. We await further pictures with baited breath!
Online Art
Online Art
At this time of social distancing and lockdown a number of art galleries and art societies are creating virtual exhibitions. Rev. Georgina has sent details of an exhibition by Dorset artists in aid of the Weldmar Hospice which you can find at www.swartshow.com. Well worth supporting, especially if you're thinking of buying something special - a picture perhaps - to celebrate the end of lockdown.
And for those of you who want try making your own pictures, here's a quick guide to mono-printing by Josephine Birch, one of the excellent resident artists/tutors at Dartington Hall.
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