We started our tour at the top end of the town looking at the fantastic array of art work on display in shops,boutiques, cafes and galleries taking in The Moot Hall where we visited the Mad Hatter's Tea Party........Featuring handmade ceramics and wacky sculptural figures- plus ceramic contributions by local schools.
Milly and Maisie sharing a photo with the white Rabbit.....
If you look closely you can see all the hand made items made by local artists and school children.... These were for sale....
Milly with Alice..As usual children get hungry so after our tour of the Art Trail we landed up at the Mac Donald's for lunch.
Our next visit, still connected with the Art Trail was a ride out to an Art Gallery at Goat Lodge Farm Gt Totham to see an exhibition of Vasant Chinchawadkar
Vasant is one of a group of artists who came to the UK in 1960s. They had all been students at the Sir J.J. School of Art in Mumbai and were the natural successors to Hussein and Bendre. His work combines a clear, sometimes whimsical, connection with his cultural heritage in Madhya Pradesh. His romantic vision with women has been a consistent thread in his output despite, or perhaps as a result of never having married.
Well!.. On seeing Vasants art works i fell totally in love with it..... So! i just had to buy this water colour called A Peacock Maid.........
Vasant is now on his way back to India for the winter as he prefers the warmer climate.....I really enjoyed my day and i know my sister and her two grandaughters did to. It was so lovely to see these two young people interested in the Arts.......
so lovely to see Moot hall and the mad hatter's tea party - we were only just talking about it at our meeting tonight - LOVE the write up on Vasant too so interesting .
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