Another two weeks have passed us by so it must be time to send out a cheerio to all of you! Some months ago I joined Instagram where I have become inundated with delicious stories and images of William Morris and his daughter May. I am being constantly teased by the latest beautiful designs from Morris & Co. and I love seeing them in these contemporary home settings.....
I adore this embroidered textile based on Morris's artichoke pattern - what luscious curtains they would make......
I look forward to seeing the original embroidered curtains once again at Standen House in the UK next year on our Morris tour.....
Many years ago I was inspired to make a cushion using elements of this Artichoke design but sadly this is one of the many pieces that I lost in large box via the postal system. I am sure I would make this cushion quite differently now and not in such dark colours.....
Speaking of Standen I read that there is currently an exhibition Inspired by Nature that opened on June 1st and runs until November 10th. The Standen shop looks very tempting too.....
On instagram I also came across a William Morris inspired wedding.....who would have thought? You will find it all at this link - Whimsical Wonderland Weddings based in the UK and this is the wedding detail HERE. Coincidentally the groom was called Laurence just like Larry who is really Lawrence with a "W"! Back to exhibitions I came across another link to Morris this time in Seattle in the US. Victorian Radicals is showing at the Seattle Art Museum until September 8th. You can see a snippet of it in this short introduction.....
But the short film from Exeter College about the tapestry is well worth a look.......
I love this image below of Maisie opening a very special gift from her parents. As many of you know Maisie was born with Microtia so is deaf on one side. AfterShokz headphones are a new innovation especially for joggers and walkers so that music can still be listened to but heard through bone conduction and not directly in the ear. A much safer option really so traffic hazards etc can be heard. This is already something Maisie uses as she wears a hearing device on a headband to hear through the bone....so a new innovation has an extra special benefit and the look on her face hearing surround sound for the first time says it all......
It is such a joy to watch this gorgeous girl grow up and she will be well and truly ready for school early next year. We also spent some time with Beau (who was on school holidays), on a day when we were looking after Wade. It was cold and windy by the sea but there were lots of smiles as Wade idolises Beau......
He is still not walking on his own but hopefully he will be soon as he is getting so heavy to carry!.....
Next post I will have a Beatrix Potter linked story so for now I will leave you with this beautiful image from Emily of Beau and Maisie......be nice if it was like that all the time!
Thanks again for dropping by x