It is in every sense what Sylvia Plath called 'The odd uneven time'
'August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born.'
Odd in a way that fascinates are sculptures by Patrick Haines...
Patrick Haines Hermetic Bird Bronze bird, gilded bird skull Ed. 1 of 6 36 x 25 cm. £2,800
And on a soft day such as this...
'Soft Day' by Winifred Letts
'A soft day, thank God!
A wind from the south
With a honeyed mouth;
A scent of drenching leaves,
Briar and beech and lime,
White elder-flower and thyme
And the soaking grass smells sweet,
Crushed by my two bare feet,
While the rain drips,
Drips, drips, drips from the eaves.
A soft day, thank God!
The hills wear a shroud
Of silver cloud;
The web the spider weaves
Is a glittering net;
The woodland path is wet,
And the soaking earth smells sweet
Under my two bare feet,
And the rain drips,
Drips, drips, drips from the leaves.'
The rain doesn't deter the visitors who throng the streets of Bath in search of summer. In the gallery we are preparing to send out invitations for the first of our autumn shows. One of these features this feathered beauty by Christopher Marvell, seen here sweeping majestically through the wild flowers.
Christopher Marvell Flamboyant Bird, Bronze, Ed. V 37 x 51 x 18 cm. £8,500
Also to come in September is a new series of ceramics by Korean maestro Jaejun Lee
Jaejun Lee Flared Vessel, Medium Oil on Panel 11 x 14.8 cm. POA
With the Perseid meteors in the sky at this time of the year, it reminds me of this little gem:
' 93 percent stardust' by Nikita Gill
We have calcium in our bones,
iron in our veins,
carbon in our souls,
and nitrogen in our brains.
93 percent stardust,
with souls made of flames,
we are all just stars
that have people names.
Atsuko Fujii Lit the night Egg Tempera on Board 20 x 16 cm. £750
Until the end of August there are still delights to see in our summer show, including this little character who doesn't mind the heat one little bit.
Nick Mackman Seated Wild dog 40 x 30 x 19 cm. £2,950
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Thank you as always for reading.
Aidan
And Finally:
'Blessing the Boats' by Lucille Clifton
