Today was the first open day, and what a great success. The weather was glorious and people seemed to really enjoy themselves. The garden is now open to the public on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays until October.
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What a brilliant day!
8th May 2016We had a super day yesterday at the opening of The Hannah Bennett Sculpture Garden. I was very pleased to greet the Duke and Duchess of Devonshire from Chatsworth who said that “The Hannah Bennett Sculpture Garden is a lovely gallery to have on their doorstep.” I would like to thank The Village […]
A Super Day ‘Hare’ In The Garden
6th May 2016The final installation is here! Juliette Hamilton Placed five hares which are beautiful, funny and astounding! What a fabulous shape, she has captured precisely what it is to be a hare. They seem to be dashing into position just in time for the private view tomorrow. Thank you so much Juliette they are […]
The Bee Drinker is Outside.
4th May 2016I have spent this beautiful sunny day gardening and the bee drinker has been providing a much needed drink for the insects and birds.
A Very Heavy Feather
3rd May 2016Today we installed this beautiful steel feather by Peter Clarke. It feels so delicate with the light glimpsing through the intricate strands.Hard to believe it is made of solid steel! All is coming together beautifully now and the sun has even decided to come back to us! i think we might just manage to get […]
Hidden Treasure
1st May 2016This Piece by Claire Lee looks stunning half hidden in the trees and glinting in the sunshine. I love it when art is subtly placed and you have to look out for it.
It’s Time to Open The Kiln
28th April 2016A cup of tea is always a necessity, in case of a complete disaster… Here goes…. It is beautiful. The colours in the lines are exactly as I hoped they would be and the surface is a soft suede like texture with mottled undertones where the pigment in the clay body varies. I love it! I […]
What Extreme Weather!
26th April 2016As it was so beautiful this morning, I decided to mow the lawn!…. Little did I expect to end up mowing in a blizzard! This is not exactly helping the plants to grow! The kiln is at 650 degrees centigrade and cooling down.
On Fire!
25th April 2016Looking through the spy hole in the kiln door, the inside of the kiln is glowing red hot which means that the piece inside is almost melting! Did I build it strong enough to withstand this extreme temperature? (which is completely necessary if it is also to cope with frost and snow in the winter) […]
Getting ready to fire
24th April 2016It is almost three months since I started working on this piece. It is now dry enough to fire. Today i have been drawing the detail through the surface slip to reveal the coloured lines that i put there about six weeks ago. This method is called sgraffito. This is what it looked like […]