Stories Behind Original Nature Artworks: A Newcastle Contemporary Artist’s Blog
The Childhood Garden: The Launch of a Brand New Nostalgic and Inspiring Contemporary Art Collection
‘IT was the sweetest, most mysterious-looking place any one could imagine.’
Chapter 9 opening, The Secret Garden
In the days when all we needed to entertain us was a few pots, pans and wooden spoons and we spent all of our time in the garden, finding new creatures, making mud pies and discovering plants that felt like the softest blanket were truly magical moments. These experiences were at the forefront of my mind as I developed this collection - the joy and innocence along with the scents and sounds.
The overriding feelings I have of my Nana’s garden are that it was a real place of wonder bursting at the seams with plants that unlocked my imagination - Lambs Ear, Snap Dragons and Fuchsias that appeared to dance - all intermingled with the sounds of birds in their bird bath that they shared with herds of snails and the oh-so-special archway tucked behind climbing plants that hid a path so slender that only tiny feet could access it.
12 Months of Florals
On one of our daily walks, we spotted some Snowdrops pushing up out of the ground and I decided there and then it had to be florals. Also, when chatting to my Facebook followers, one asked if I could try and new flower every month. YES! I thought. That’s it!
By the time I settled on this, it was already February and my brief research told me that Snowdrops are associated with February so that seemed like a great place to start.