The Merry Month of May and Lacock Village. Part 2.
It is the merry month of May and I'm on my way. Creatively and physically moving again!
I hope you all had a really good Easter break enjoying all of the wonderful sunshine. I have been busy over the holidays and have missed some of the sun. The Etsy shop has been redesigned and I have listed some new fairy jewellery for spring.

My mind seems to be buzzing with fae ideas at the moment for greetings cards, prints and jewellery which is featured here and on facebook. 

The Moon Owl Fairy is an illustration in progress and as you can see I have painted a piece of luna jewellery into the image. The fairy creature with the long eared owl is another shape shifter like the Fox that I created last September.

I think there is definitely going to be a series of shape shifter paintings that will be made into unlimited prints and cards. The Fairies Under the Tree will be printed as well.
Also in the near future we will be packing boxes again and moving to another part of Wiltshire for the summer. We don't know which area yet, but it will be interesting to see where we eventually land.

I looked out of the bedroom window the other morning at the empty pink cottage across the road. I love it's thatched roof and I'm sure the May fairies have built nests in the thatch. I began to think maybe we could move in as well, but then again the little cottage would be too small for us. We need some extra rooms for creative work.

I do have mixed feelings about shifting again, we are kind of fed up with it and we would like to stay in one place to put down some solid roots, but on the other hand it is nice to have a change of energy and scenery. I think we will find a permanent dwelling one day!
Lacock Village. Part 2.
One of the highlights of visiting Lacock is seeing the beautiful pottery and art studio, owned by David McDowell. The ceramic pieces there are stunning and I especially liked the running hare sculptures. I would have loved to have bought one... Maybe next time when we visit again. To see the website link to Lacock pottery, just click HERE.

In the very heart of the village we visited the Fox Talbot Museum and the spiritual Lacock Abbey which is such an unusual piece of architecture. It was built during the early part of 13th century and then the Abbey was converted into a house in 1539.
The splendid building was built around the abbey cloisters, so much of the original ground floor still survives largely intact today. Looking at the grand facade of the house it looks to me like a Moroccan or an Indian palace with the arched doorways and windows.

Most of you will recognise the abbey hallways from the Harry Potter Movies. The Warming room has a huge type of witches cauldron and information about the Potter films. It used to be the only room in the abbey where the nuns could go to keep warm.

We were very lucky to have visited on a quiet day. It was so peaceful and beautiful to see the sun shining through the windows. I took some photos of the hallways and to my amazement I captured something very unusual in the photographs... Who or what do you think they are?

I showed this image on facebook and received a very interesting response about these light ghostly figures... I think I have seen some ghosts at Hogwarts!
What do you think? ;-) 

The painting below is called Fairy Homes and Gardens, painted in 2008.

 Moving Notice... At the moment I'm away with the fairies and moving to a new nest at the end of June. Have a lovely summer blog friends and I will see you again soon, either here or on facebook! xx