Over the August Bank Holiday (Saturday 23rd - Monday 25th) this year I’m taking part in the Hidden Art Design Fair at Godolphin House, near Helston. It is one of Cornwall’s oldest homes; a National Trust owned, grade one listed mansion (c1475. That’s old!) surrounded by rare & ancient gardens.

There will be contemporary Cornish design from over 100 designer-makers in the historic setting of Godolphin House & gardens.
Open 11am - 6pm daily (until 8pm Saturday)
Tickets £6, National Trust members £2. (includes entry to Godolphin House)

For more information please visit www.hiddenartcornwall.co.uk

Wow! A friend of mine visited L.A. earlier on in the year & showed me some images of this place yesterday. They’ve totally jammed up lots of my head space since then. It’s a place called Watts Towers, in L.A., it was constructed by a man called Simon Rodia between 1921 & 1955. He built it all by himself out of steel & concrete, with no help & no scaffolding! The tallest tower is nearly 100 feet tall.

I love it so much. The shapes & colors & the doodley freeness of it really exites me. It’s like he’s drawn lines in the air with the steel & concrete, & coloured it in with ceramic fragments & glass. I absolutelly have to go there one day.
http://www.greatbuildings.com/cgi-bin/gbi.cgi/Watts_Towers.html/cid_1136346248_watts_towers_front.html
I hope that link works…