Saltaire Festival 2019 An almost hidden gateway off the busy Saltaire Road... a curving, secluded path ... and a tiny, charming, hidden garden complete with a wildlife pond. Saltaire is full of surprises and the Festival's Open Gardens enable visitors to discover some of them.
This year's Festival did not have the usual sculpture trail as part of the Open Gardens, but some residents had organised their own art exhibits. Hiding in the magical little patch above, there were a series of bird sculptures and ceramics by Jo Whitehead, Kate Rawnsley and Sarah Muller. They were celebrating the birds that live alongside us and enrich our lives, whilst also marking the tragic decline in song bird numbers.
I particularly liked the small bowl, below, cradling two little eggs; the combination of shades of terracotta and blue grey was beautiful.
I have really noticed a drop in bird numbers this summer.
ReplyDeleteWonderful shots.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! The color and feeling of the small bowl and two eggs is very Japanese.
ReplyDeleteAnd so much depends
On small birds and their small eggs
In our dying world.
We spray regularly our crops with efficient insect killing chemicals then wonder why we have no birds.
ReplyDeleteI love finding hidden gardens like this. The birds are attractive additions to a small space where wild birds would be extremely unlikely to visit.
ReplyDeleteNice open gardens. This year I haven't been to any. Not sure why, just too many other things going on.
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