Excitingly, as the year is coming to an end, and the glory of this year's yellow leaves in hedges and woodlands is being replaced, for those with good enough eyesight, by silvery lichens that only reveal themselves to us when all the leaves are gone, we are about to open our doors to 12 plus Arts, and their Christmas exhibition.
There's always so much to do, a growing list of jobs to tick off, but for me, once the boxes are all ticked, the turkey cooked and cooled, the holidays are reading time: the joy of writing up and handing out that list of books I've been compiling in my head all year, digging out something suitably cosy to wear to read them, and taking advantage of lit fires, and nature pulling the light by three o clock. Not to mention chocolates at any time of the day or night, This year, having started my PhD research over again, I'll be making my way through Metamorphoses, and mulling over Bernini's rendition of it in marble. It's a strangely suitable subject for the holidays, thinking about it, when so much of the natural world is stripped back and laid bare before spring reclothes it again. What's that if not metamorphosis? And, if I keep up with those chocolates for breakfast, the natural world is not the only thing that's going to be transformed by spring. Do come and see us while we are open, 4th-12th December. Also watch this space for new work coming in the spring. And to everyone, have a joyous Christmas. I look forward to catching up in the new year.
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AuthorLinden Hibbert is a short story writer currently working on a collection inspired by Bernini's Apollo and Daphne. She works on collaborative projects with artists and runs a pop -up gallery in Suffolk. ArchivesCategories |
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