Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond

  • Birdbath in its New Home

    Birdbath in its New Home

    Here is an update on Mark Pedro de la Torre’s bird bath, featured in a previous blog. At the end…

  • The Crucible – Gloucester Cathedral

    The Crucible – Gloucester Cathedral

    Crucible is one of the largest sculpture shows for a long time and held in the stunning setting of Gloucester…

  • Counting the Days

    Counting the Days

    Our 2011 Letterpress Calendar is being typeset as I post this blog. This year we are delighted to feature Tilley’s…

  • The Big Apple

    The Big Apple

    Not New York, but Herefordshire’s own. Twice a year, Harvest Time and Blossom Time, the seven parishes of the Marcle…

  • Organic Blankets

    Organic Blankets

    Wensleydale Sheep have been crossed with Leicester Long Wools to provide good meat and soft long stable fibres for weaving…

  • Show Review (with cakes)

    Show Review (with cakes)

    A blustery,  but thankfully dry, Saturday morning allowed visitors to enjoy the opening of our outdoor H-art show – and…

  • Adventures in Texture – New Pots by Mark Pedro de la Torre

    Adventures in Texture – New Pots by Mark Pedro de la Torre

    Having had the privilege of a sneak preview of some of  Mark de la Torre’s new designs (August 2010), they…

  • Bringing Poetry to Your Elbow –

    Bringing Poetry to Your Elbow –

       Tinsmiths Tipples In celebration of Roger Abbott’s poetry performance at Tinsmiths as part of Ledbury Poetry Festival 2010, we…

  • Joanna Wright – Textile Showcase

    Joanna Wright – Textile Showcase

    Hand Sewn Textiles by fine artist Joanna Wright. Work applied to Cushion Fronts.

  • Tinsmiths’ Day Outing at Lewis and Wood

    Tinsmiths’ Day Outing at Lewis and Wood

    An in-person insight into the working practices at Lewis & Wood