The trip to Nottinghamshire was made with my art companion Ann. On the way there I had learned from Ann that the word “shire” (in Britain) means county. An area with the name followed by the word shire is a division of land. Also, “The shire in early days was governed by an ealdorman and in the later Anglo-Saxon period by royal official known as a "shire reeve" or sheriff.” From Wikipedia
When we arrived it was pouring the rain but by the afternoon it was pleasant enough to eat ice-cream at the tables. It was both of ours first time at the Patchings and we did enjoy ourselves.
With the unpredictable British weather, everything is set up inside marquees. There were hands on opportunities to play with the mediums and products. People were there demonstrating and selling their work. There were also other events or workshops running throughout the four days where individuals could attend for a token price of £2.50The artist and crafter stalls were of quality and there were also exhibitions taking place there as well. Also we had a chance to admire a barn owl who thought he was human.
At closing time we were exhausted. Passing through Sherwood Forest on the way home, we briefly stopped near the Major Oak. According to folklore the Major Oak was used as Robin Hoods Shelter. Ok, it’s old but probably not that old! But even so, it is still a fun place to visit wearing tights.
- Kim Bennett
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The experience of Patchings was made more special by speaking with artist about their work.
These are some of the artist that could be found demonstrating at their stalls.
Martin Kinnear -Oil
Kinnear’s The Studio blog
Helen Parsley -acrylic
Linda Wain - acrylic
Mary Herbert – pastel pencils
David Curtis –watercolour and oil
What a wonderful day - despite the weather!
ReplyDeleteLove the owl! He's gorgeous.
What fun - I wish I could drive through Sherwood Forest and see the Major Oak! It could be that old - Oak trees can live 1,000 - 2,000 years or more.
ReplyDeleteHello Laure. I saw on your blog that you have recently went to a festival too.
ReplyDeleteThe weather is usually like this from the 1st of June to the 31st of May. There is a saying we have here. "If there is one thing to count on it is that you can't count on the weather."
You are lucky to be in a sunny location.
Thank you for stopping by Katherine.
ReplyDeleteThere is plenty of history here. The Major Oak is a pretty large tree. It is beautiful countryside in the area of the festival.