by jenny.monds | Apr 17, 2022 | BLOGS
The idea of creating an Easter Garden in church goes back at least to the Middle Ages. After the lack of floral decoration during lent, a sudden explosion of greenery and flowers is a welcome sight, and a visual reminder of the empty tomb. This sketch is based on the...
by jenny.monds | Apr 15, 2022 | BLOGS
Today’s small delight has to be a Hot Cross Bun. Like strawberries, these can be found in the supermarkets nowadays throughout much of the year, but I like to eat them only at Easter (and strawberries in the summer). My buns have just currants and spice –...
by jenny.monds | Mar 24, 2022 | BLOGS
The delight of yesterday was getting out with the sketchbook and feeling the warmth of the sun. My eye was drawn to these dried teasels with their large brown oval heads and the little curved ‘flicks’ of dried leaves at the base of each, reminding me of the ends of a...
by jenny.monds | Mar 4, 2022 | BLOGS
Today I’m sharing an image of the sunflower, the National flower of Ukraine. Artists round the world are doing the same. The flag of Ukraine, a blue horizontal stripe over a yellow horizontal stripe, is often thought of as representing the sky over a field of...
by jenny.monds | Feb 25, 2022 | BLOGS
After a battering by storms at home and the storms of war abroad, I thought a small delight might provide a moment’s respite. What better than the crocus, harbinger of spring. In the language of flowers, white croci usually represented truth, innocence and purity....
by jenny.monds | Feb 17, 2022 | BLOGS
There’s something comforting about a bedside table. It’s likely to be the last thing we see at night, and the first thing we see in the morning. Somewhere to put a lamp and a pile of books. It suggests reading, relaxing, getting ready to sleep or getting ready to...
