Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label inspiration. Show all posts

Sunday, 7 August 2016

Charming Tudor House in Hastings

I've posted about this house in Hastings before. 


It was the inspiration for the house in my piece 'Once upon a Time' (below)


I've taken photographs of the outside of the house and posted them on here previously, but today, as part of 'Hastings Old Town Carnival Week', we got to see the candle-lit interior, as it was open to the public for one day only.
This Tudor house on three levels was originally built in the 16th Century, and was recently renovated by Alistair Hendy, (who also owns a a quirky home-ware shop in Hastings)
 'AJ Hendry'  http://www.aghendy.com
and who was conscious to restore the traditional Tudor interior, while furnishing the rooms with more modern objects to create a cosy, livable space. 



the rustic kitchen






outside lavatory (below)




I love these old tiles!


back door leads to the kitchen




the upstairs bathroom (with lead lined bath)



there's even an en-suite bathroom in the master bedroom!


Saturday, 21 March 2015

Inspiration

The Secret Lives of Books 

Here are some of the inscriptions found in the flyleaves of my secondhand books 
 I am fascinated by the glimpses these inscriptions give into relationships between family, friends and colleagues 
The Young Fur Traders by R.M. Ballantyne, 1910
 Two Little Friends, Illustrated Stories, 1890
The Fairyland of Living Things by Richard Kearton, 1922
Moonshine by Lord Brabourne, 1890
Green Willow by Grace James, 1912

 I recently discovered an article by someone equally fascinated by inscriptions in secondhand books http://www.theguardian.com/books/shortcuts/2013/nov/10/death-novel-inscription.
 He has even compiled a blog/book of the most intriguing https://bookdedications.wordpress.com/

Monday, 16 March 2015

Inspiration

I was on the the look out for old books at The Classic Car Boot Sale at Southbank yesterday.

Monday, 1 December 2014