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| The Minster in the Mist |
More of a long weekend than a day out but what great weekend we had. Set off in a little fog, glorious autumn sunshine over Blubberhouses and descended into a Victorian pea souper in York. So atmospheric, took lots of spooky photos and had a great day of retail therapy for Becca's birthday.
Monday went to the refurbished York City Art Gallery. If over the last few years you visited the gallery it really was the pits, one of the worst galleries I ever visited but what a transformation. The gallery closed its doors in 2012 for a complete renovation, they did an amazing job. They now house the most amazing collection of studio pottery in the country and have done a remarkable job of displaying it. Becca is studying ceramics for her MA and she had a wonderful day seeing exhibits and collecting data for her first essay. If you have any interest in ceramics or just love good art in a great setting I strongly suggest you visit.
Clare Twomey's installation Manifest, 10,000 Hours is fascinating and contains ten thousand hand made bowls that represent the hours supposedly needed to master a craft. It's housed in a great space on a purpose built platform and is surrounded by new ceramic acquisitions, there are several other changing exhibition spaces including an interactive wall of pieces that currently are looking at glaze colours and gives you real range. There really is too much to mention but we had a wonderful day and I highly recommend a visit. Just to note, one of my other interests, they have a very good cafe which serves excellent coffee and a very yummy dark chocolate brownie.
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| Manifest by Clare Twomey |
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| The Wonderful Rosemary Wren |
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