Calender girls card and York

It was my choice this month for the Calender girls card, all that lovely texture so I used one of the many techniques that I had learnt on Carol and Lynda`s on line course, it was a bit hard on Lynda as the card was for her.There book "Stitching the textured surface " arrived this week and it is full of exciting and brilliant ideas, available from www.d4daisy.com or the fibre in form website it is well worth the money.

This card was made with machined cords which were covered in gesso and then painted.

I picked these dock leaves when I was out walking the dog, the colours are great and the holes, I will get around to doing something with them one day.

We had a weekend in York, my birthday present to my husband,great weather and an amazing city, not just the minster which is superb, we stayed and listened to a service the acoustics are fantastic.

These two tapestries were part of a bigger piece,lovely work and a great stump work sheep.

Quite a few of the tombs had these effigies decorating them.

We walked all the way round the city walls, York is unique as so many old building are so well preserved, below is one of the many gatehouses protecting the river.

We had a sort of four poster bed to sleep in and the plumbing was about the same era.It was a great weekend but we shall have to go back as we didnt get into Betty `s for tea as it was too busy.

Or even a hectic weekend!!!!!!!

A hetic week end

Jazz at Upton upon Severn and the sculptures at Quennington all in glorious sunshine,Upton is a very old town with half timbered houses on the river Severn it holds a jazz festival one weekend every year.

It starts on Saturday with a procession through the town, and as well as some of the bands taking part we have dancers and lots of ladies with umbrellas.

Lamarrote from Holland are my favourite band great fun and full of enthusiasm there are about 10 venues around the town to choose from and every type of jazz.

The Old Vicarage at Quennington plays host to the biannual sculpture exhibition with around 160 sculptures all set in the beautiful gardens,here is a shot of the library which is the round building it is a delight.

Star form,a giant seed pod made in copper we all loved this one.

First of all put in a swimming pool!

These are made from resin and roofing felt I loved the shape but the finish was too shiny for me.

My favourite he is very tall and gorgeous but I will have to keep saving as he is over 6 thousand pounds

60 blue resin hands hanging from a tree.

Two "dressed" trees ready for the ball.

Painted hessian sewn into a house shape and filled with sand £90 each,

This is a man looking down at his own reflection on water, 4.6 m.high £62,000.

One of my husbands favourites,I do not think I would give it house room

Across the road in the church they had an exhibition of the local children's artwork, papier mache heads which they had really pulled out all the stops and excelled in being very creative, why when we grow up do most of us loose all there freedom and creativity.

The church had a great collection of beautiful kneelers