How lovely it is to be writing to you again on this very snowy afternoon. Big fat white flakes are drifting past the window as I write, the thickening layers muffling the sounds of dusk, as the sky darkens – just beautiful!
The cold softness and quiet of Shudy Camps this week has seemed such a huge contrast to the warmth, colour and noise of Africa that was our home for nearly a month before.
I chose a couple of pics that seem to sum it up – both show flowers in the back garden: one in Kisumu and one in Shudy – the vibrant reds and greens, taken just over a week ago and the soft yellow primroses peeping through snow this morning.
I can’t begin to describe our trip to Kenya in a little newsletter like this, but at least I can say that I have returned feeling enriched, inspired and truly grateful for all the amazing experiences.
I have spent much of the week since our return landing slowly and planning the next 6 months of ‘willowing’. I have some exciting projects lined up this year, including some large scale sculpture for an exhibition at Olympia in March, and Open Studios with a joint show here at Blacksmiths in the summer. I hope you will all find something to interest you amongst the workshops on offer – there are 2 completely new ones for this Spring too.
Earlier today I finally finished adding all the course details to the website, so there is now a complete list up until the end of June, with a few extra dates that you might like to put in your diaries.
I have repeated them with links below, and also attached a pdf version of all the dates to this email should you want to print them off as a list.
