Winter Wonderland

Wonderful Winter Wonderland

The Royal Crescent in Bath, England.

Purple Catkins, Primrose Hill Woods, Bath

Primrose Hill Woodland in Bath

Primrose Hill Woodland in Bath

Abstract Winter Woodland, Bath.

Bath Botanical Gardens.

Bath Botanical Gardens

Totem Pole in Bath Botanical Gardens.

St James Square in Bath.

Bath Botanical Gardens in Bath.

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Artist, Lily Greenwood

Lily Greenwood was born in Gateshead, and grew up in the north east of England before moving to rural Cumbria aged six, where she lived until moving to Manchester in 2002. She mainly concentrated on children's book illustration and completed a picture book for her degree show in 2005.

A year later Lily became a tenant at Manchester Craft & Design Centre. Pursuing painting, her work reflects a love of nature, instilled from an early age. Subject matter is usually birds, flowers, or most frequently, butterflies. Work is often oriental in style; She is greatly influenced by eighteenth century printmakers such as Hokusai and Hiroshige, and Japanese kimono design.

Lily has exhibited widely in the UK and after starting to sell online has sent work across the world. Her aims are simple and rewarding - to create work from which people can take enjoyment.

Lily's predominant technique is to use her own paintings as collage material to produce a final piece. Butterflies are meticulously hand painted, then reproduced and cut out ready to arrange in a composition on the canvas. Washes of colour and hand painted or drawn details are added to the piece, before a clear gloss varnish is added, securing the piece and adding an opulent lustre, making the butterflies shine like jewels.

Original canvases, prints, cards and design-based gifts are available from the studio. For a small extra charge, a painting to your own specification can be commissioned. For inspiration, previous designs can be seen on Lily's website in the archive sections.

http://www.lilygreenwood.com/

Donna Hay

Donna Hay

Donna Hay is an Australian food stylist, the editor-in-chief of donna hay magazine, best-selling author of 18 cookbooks, newspaper columnist, creator of homewares and a food range, shop-owner of her first general store in Sydney and working mum with two beautiful boys.

Donna's simple and style-driven approach to food is reflected in her award-winning cookbooks. She has sold more than four million copies worldwide, set the benchmark for food publishing and inspired a whole new generation of cooks.






For all you Foodies, one of my favourite Christmas presents!
Donna Hay, Seasons! A stunning book packed with gorgeous photographs of sumptuous food and beautiful scenery! makes you glad to be alive!
"Eating what's fresh and in season is one of life's simple pleasures. In her beautiful new book, number-one-selling author, Donna Hay, provides easy recipes with fresh flavours and new ideas to help you enjoy the best of every season. From the delicious Pan-fried Salmon and Fennel Salad of spring, to a summery Flat-roasted Chicken with Almond and Mint, and comforting winter roasts and desserts, Seasons is both a visual delight and feast for the senses. Following from the success of last year's fast, fresh, simple, the new book promises to be another bestseller for Mother's Day and beyond."

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Seasons Greetings and Thank You!

Anna Wright

Illustrator "Anna Wright"

I am in awe of Anna Wright's beautiful free style illustrations!

Anna Wright in her shop.

Anna Wright works from her studio in Edinburgh (an old Officers Mess, now stuffed with feathers, fabrics and gold ink) where she creates her menagerie of lively illustrations of birds, animals and costume.  

Her original illustrations, cards, prints and bags (other products coming soon) are exhibited and stocked by galleries throughout the UK.

Anna tells us, "Along with an interest in wildlife and the outdoors I love textiles, which I often use in colourful mixed-media collages in combination with pen, ink and watercolour."

People often comment that a gentle sense of humour is my trademark. Hope my work makes you smile too!

Bluetits

Flamingo

Snuffle Truffle

To see more of Anna's work you can check out her website at: http://www.annawright.co.uk/contact.php#

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Charlotte Newson

Charlotte Newson, Visual Artist.

Tribute to Emmeline Pankhurst.

Charlotte Newson was commissioned to deliver the first public artwork in Manchester to celebrate Emmeline Pankhurst -international icon and famous Suffragette: A photo-mosaic – created by collecting photographs of inspirational women sent in by the public.

Take a closer look with the link below;

http://www.charlottenewson.com/women-like-you-a-closer-look/

“Women Like You”- the first contemporary artwork to celebrate Emmeline Pankhurst: a photo-mosaic portrait of the iconic Suffragette  -  made up of 10,000 individual images of inspiring women -  sent in by members of the public from all corners of the globe, it celebrates the extraordinary lives of ordinary women, mothers, grandmothers, sisters, best friends, doctors, entertainers, politicians, entrepreneurs, teachers, poets, writers, artists and broadcasters.  In short, Women Like You.

It took Charlotte two years to complete, stands 3 metres high and 2.5 metres wide and is regarded as one of the most iconic images of Emmeline Pankhurst today.

To view more of Charlotte Newson's work;

http://www.charlottenewson.com

Rosemary Taylor, "Work of Glass"

Rosemary Taylor, is a designer and creator of exquisite fused glass, contemporary glass art and architectural stained glass. I met Rosemary a few weeks ago at The National Trust village of Lacock, in Wiltshire, where "Cranford" was filmed. She is part of a cooperative of Crafters making a selling their wonderful wares in an enigmatic little shop. I was blown away by Rosemary's glass work and what a lovely and fascinating lady she is.. Rosemary Taylor Her love of glass art goes back a very long way. However it only became serious in 1998 when she was living in Belgium and had the opportunity to attend a course in leaded glass. She was immediately hooked and quickly obtained the basics to set up a work place at home to practice between lessons. After a short while the ball started rolling, friends began to ask her to make things for them, and before she knew it she had a small business going. Having started with lead, she then learned how to use the Tiffany technique, which allows work with very small pieces of glass and to work in 3 dimensions.

Rosemary tells us,"I love to use vibrant colours and many of my designs use themes from the natural world."

After 9 years in Belgium we moved to Cyprus where I made contact with a commercial architect. He loved my work and commissioned me to create some major projects. I was delighted to be given the opportunity, and amongst others, created two wonderful bathroom ceilings for the Hotel Poseidon in Limassol.

These were made in 2 foot square panels in a suspended ceiling, each panel being sandwiched in double glazing with lighting from above. This first experience of having my panels double glazed was valuable, and I have since used this technique in making large windows on stairways and doors.

On my return to England in 2006 Rosemary decided to experiment and bought a kiln. She then went on several courses in glass fusing to develop her technique. This was a whole new field, quite a science, and enabled her to make dishes and plates, jewellery, tiles and much more.

Wisteria window This window is at home and gives me great pleasure. It is 2 storeys high in the stairwell and the panels are enclosed in double glazing with toughened glass to meet building regulations. The inspiration for the work came from a wisteria growing outside the window which has a very short flowering period, so now I can enjoy the flowers all year. It is made in a fusion of Art Nouveau and Tiffany styles, using beautiful mouth blown glass. I have used lead for the main lines, and the tiffany technique for the small flowers and leaves which results in a very light appearance Stained Glass Stained glass can be used as a general term that means these use of coloured or painted glass, cut to make a pattern and then assembled using lead and solder. Strictly speaking the term should only be used when the glass has been painted using metal oxides, silver stain and enamels, which are then fired into the glass to become permanent. The term leaded light can be used when the glass used is already coloured, and no painting is involved. Fish panel approx 40cm diameter. Window hanging panel in watery blues and greens, with irridescent glass used for the fish. To view more of Rosemary's work or to commission a piece. http://www.worksofglass.co.uk/index.html .