Category Archives: painting

Journeying

Posted on March 21, 2021 by Sue Vincent

* Imagination Worlds within worlds opening Wonder is the key * On the edge of dream Amorphous figures gather Half-glimpsed in shadow * The heart guides you home Following a path of stars Flowers at your feet * Light beyond … Continue reading →

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Little gems – All Saints, Burton Dassett I

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Sue Vincent

Frankly, this is another where I don’t know where to begin. I suppose I ought to begin at the beginning. Monday I was back from the north, Tuesday I was driving northwards again… not as far this time, just an … Continue reading →

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Lucky

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Sue Vincent

There are few photographs of my years in Paris. The camera I had back then was minimal, film expensive to process and anyway, postcards did a far better job that I could ever do. It doesn’t matter. Back then it … Continue reading →

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Rewriting the Wrinkles

Posted on October 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Oh give me a life on the open road! With my dog and a caravan.. Just my books, paint and turps and a canvas.. And skin with a leathery tan. Oh find me a place on a mountain! Where the … Continue reading →

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A thousand miles of history II – The Templar Head

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Continuing the journey through the landscape two years ago… Heading towards the location of our weekend workshop, we had found a route south that avoided the inevitable delays around Stonehenge. Traffic passing the great circle is always slow, although it … Continue reading →

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The story of St Alban

Posted on April 6, 2020 by Sue Vincent

The final post on our visit to the Abbey of St Albans a few years ago. Parts One, Two, Three, Four, Five and Six can be found by clicking the highlighted links. As it has taken me a week to … Continue reading →

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Lightly #midnighthaiku

Posted on November 24, 2019 by Sue Vincent

* With infinite care Tread lightly upon the earth Respecting its life Body of a goddess lives In beauty beneath our feet *  

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Paradise lost: fabric artist, Barbara Williamson loses her home

Posted on November 22, 2018 by Sue Vincent

A few months ago, I featured the work of American fabric artist, Barbara Williamson, whose use of joy and colour in her art quilts delighted me and whose inspiring story is one of incredible determination. At the time, Barbara wrote: … Continue reading →

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Crafting in Paradise – Fabric artist and writer, Barbara Williamson

Posted on April 21, 2018 by Sue Vincent

Blossoms against blue skies Swaying on summer breezes Sweets scents of Spring Earth awakens Barbara Williamson I was introduced to Barbara Williamson, the author of this poem, by her friend and co-author, Anne Copeland. Anne was recently a guest on … Continue reading →

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Conduit by Kerfe at method two madness #writephoto

Posted on August 9, 2017 by Sue Vincent

The pass is wordless, but it waits, alert– watch and ward, ancient, before and behind– weathering all storms Continue reading: Conduit | method two madness

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