Showing posts with label garden art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label garden art. Show all posts

Sunday, 12 June 2011

Surreal Art in the Garden

Before the rain started, Stewart and I put up this metal
hanging so the kiwi plant has something to grow up.
The kiwi fruit seeds were started off by my father in law
and now with all the lovely weather it has started to grow
quite quick.
This corner is outside Stewart's studio and divides
that garden to the Japanese area.
We had burnt an old single mattress a couple of
weeks ago in our burning area and when the fire
was finished it left behind the springs.
Interesting! I thought, I can use those.
What for, I didn't know at the time
but this morning walking past the empty screen divider,
thinking that the kiwi would soon need a trellis
to grow up, it came to me.
Springs!
This corner has always displayed Surreal Art
of mine, originally a 1.5 m 'peep box',
called 'Have You Ever',
click this link HERE to view
which over the years disintergrated slowly
so was replaced by a screen and sculpture arrangement.
The lady came from inside that box.
I love sculpture gardens and put unusual areas
around my garden.
The white board is not usually behind it,
I put this up so the area would photograph.
You look right through at the moment until the
kiwi grows up the screen.
See more of our garden

Sunday, 23 May 2010

In the Natural Order

Art in the Garden.
This impressive installation was produced by
conceptual artist
Lynn Hutton.
It has a presence and size which fits within a landscape setting.
(I am 5ft 6").
Each metal strut has a verse.
Three being,
'Let the dry land appear'.
'Let ther be light'
and
'Let the land produce plants and vegetation'.
All grounded in a bed of slate.
To see more of Lynn Hutton's work

Stitch in Time

Art in the Garden.
Being a textile inspired artist this installation
by Julia Sheila.
I was lucky enough to meet Julia and talk
art, cameras and textiles.
She is a very vibrant artist.

Elements of Life

Art in the Garden.
This installation is by Liz Murfit.
Such a clever use of the Garden gazibo and the
modern plastics of life.

Ewe and Lamb

Art in the Garden.
This is the work of sculpture Andrew Williams
and was on the pillar plinth of a garden path
opening.
Beautiful in the sunlight!

Sculpture

Art in the Garden.
This wooden sculpture was made by Claire Heath.
'Bringing Nature to the world of people'
This as really impressive in this space.
You can see why it had already been sold.
Claire likes to work with reclaimed and weathered materials.

Art in the Garden

Yesterday Stewart and I went to Art in the Garden at Fincham, the next village to us.
As usual Brenda had organised over 20 Artists and their work in
her garden at St. Mary's Lodge.
With a gallery of artwork,studio and amazing garden filled with art.
It's on May 22nd and 23rd.
May 29th, 30th and 31st.
June 5th and 6th.
It is really inspirational, unique Art Event
and well worth the visit.

Sunday, 25 April 2010

Croft House Garden Sculpture

Croft House Garden had lots of inspiration and had a wonderful atmosphere.
In different areas around the garden were photographs of it before and after it had been transformed.
There were aso quotes, I liked this one.
" You thank nature for all you have seen,
But I am informed all here is
reformed by Art"
Elizabeth Montagu
1720-1800
Painshill Garden, Surrey.

Sunday, 18 April 2010

Spinney Lodge Garden

Visited Spinney Lodge Garden at Gayton in Norfolk today with Mum and Stewart, after we had had a Carvey lunch at The Crown at Gayton. Very nice too! Spinney Lodge is the home and garden of Mr and Mrs Grant and they opened it to raise money for the National Garden Scheme, (NGS) yellow book, which raises money for charity.
It is a 2 acre garden by the side of a stream and has it's own woodland and trout pond.
This stream was an area off a Japanese style bridge which you walked over from a raised deck.
The garden was extensive and had many key features and plants which we found inspirational.
I brought a blue wood anenome for Mum and myself to remind us of our visit. I'll take a picture tomorrow when I have planted it.
I liked the poems and quotes which were around the garden. We were given a map to show us the key features. I think I would like to make a map of Quilters Cottage so watch this space.
The Grant's garden is featured in the 'Grow It' magazine which was on display.
Thank you to all NGS gardens who open their door to the public.

Saturday, 17 April 2010

Japanese Garden and Sculpture

Today Stewart and I were in the garden tidying up, digging,mulching and planting.
This is a Japanese inspired garden designed by myself at the back of my studio. The standing sculpture is based on standing stones important in Japanese Gardens. I designed the ceramic stones. The clay was pushed into boxes which were lined with calico fabric so the clay picked up all the folds and creases. It was finished and fired by an artist called 'Flick' she has her own ceramics buisness now. Pebbles and slate form a dry river bed and pool around a ceramic seat made in the same way.
On the studio wall is a wall hanging made by me in etched and joined metal sections called 'Rabbits Don't Wear Armour', part of 'The Roadkill' Exhibition. On the metal dividing fence is a large climbing jasmine which makes this garden smell heavenly.
See other previous posts of Quilters Cottage Garden
See The Roadkill Exhibition on my website