I have a new map to share with you! This one is a little different, as it’s a heritage map. Based on locations from around Hampshire that have connections with Jane Austen and her family. It includes Chawton, where she lived and College Street where she died. As well as […]
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There’s definitely that sense of the season changing this week. We’ve had some lovely sunny days and the Spring garden that I can see from the studio is starting to come to life. Bulbs rising from the ground. Green shoots on the trees. My favourite Cherry (an ornamental tree we […]
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The family recently paid a little trip to see my Memorial Park bookbench, A Fine House Richly Furnished, before it was removed for the Sitting With Jane charity auction. Here’s a few photos of the completed bench installed at the bandstand. It will be auctioned on Friday 15th September at […]
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‘A Fine House Richly Furnished’ is a hand painted 3D object that I completed for the project ‘Sitting With Jane‘. Inspired by Jane Austen this art trail features 24 book benches painted by a mix of professional and local artists. ‘Sitting With Jane’ is a unique public art trail featuring […]
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I’ve finished my bench! that was an epic project. It’s taken three weeks in the public painting space at Festival Place to complete my Book Bench design ‘A Fine House Richly Furnished’. I have to keep the finished seat secret for a little while longer, but there will be lots […]
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