Tag Archives: Waddesdon manor

A walk in the gardens

Posted on April 8, 2020 by Sue Vincent

Several years ago, as it was a beautiful day, I decided it was time for a visit to the big house in the village to wander around the gardens for a while. As we are all now stuck indoors, I … Continue reading →

Posted in England, Film, Photography | Tagged chambord, chateau de maintenon, flowers, gardens, spirituality, Waddesdon manor | 21 Comments

A right royal visit…

Posted on April 7, 2020 by Sue Vincent

A few days after the Jewel in the Claw, a Silent Eye workshop back in 2018, I was lucky enough to have a visit from the queen. Not, I hasten to add, the one who currently wears the crown, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, England, Film, historic sites, Photography | Tagged art collection, Boucher, Dudley, Elizabeth I, Pompadour, Queen Victoria, Reynolds, Rothschild, Sevres, Waddesdon manor | 8 Comments

Synchronous art

Posted on July 4, 2014 by Sue Vincent

On a visit to Waddesdon Manor yesterday there was an art installation in the aviary by Julius Popp. An overhead gantry releases precisely programmed droplets of water, forming a single word culled from the internet. The words, lit brightly from … Continue reading →