Author Archives: ruth arnison
The Opening
The day is nearly over and it’s been a long one. Within half an hour of arriving at Olveston this morning a camera man and reporter arrived from Channel 39. I’m not fond of cameras and I’m definitely not comfortable talking … Continue reading
What’s happening in the gardens
Peter Gregory called in to Olveston on Sunday to deliver his exhibition pots. They are glorious. He also brought some extras for me to use as vases during the exhibition. I had a wander around the Olveston gardens to see … Continue reading
A note from the Steinway
The Olveston Steinway was quite happy to be the subject of a poem. After several failed attempts I gave up and acknowledged the Steinway was right all along. It had to be a rhyming poem. So in honor of the … Continue reading
The Steinway sings
If there are any pianists in a tour group they’re frequently invited to play the Steinway before they leave the drawing-room and continue on upstairs. Today the pianist was playing for ages so I popped downstairs to ask Astrid what … Continue reading
PoARTry @ Olveston – the book
I’ve got the proof of PoARTry @ Olveston back from the printer. On Monday I’ll call in and give him the go ahead to print. It’s a beautiful little book – 53 pages of poems, photographs of the artworks in … Continue reading
Rob Piggott
I took this photo of Rob when I was interviewing him two years ago for the When North meets South exhibition blog. Click on The Artists and select Rob Piggott to see some of his current works.
Janie Porter
This is the second time Janie has contributed to one of my exhibitions and she’s already working on a painting for the Poems in the Waiting Room October exhibition, A Palette of Poetry. Click on The Artists and select Janie … Continue reading
Questions and Artists
There were two groups touring the house while I was there this morning. I overheard two people say they wanted to come back for an Art Tour. That’s exactly how I felt after my first tour through the house – … Continue reading
Kevin Dunkley
Kevin had two works of art in last year’s exhibition and they were the most talked about works in the show. It wasn’t just talk either, one was purchased and the other had several near misses. Click on The Artists … Continue reading
Poetry Reading
Come along to the Poetry Reading on Sunday August 10th in the Drying Room Gallery at Olveston Historic Home. Enjoy spending an hour in the company of Terry MacTavish and friends. They’ll entertain you by reading poems from PoARTry@Olveston. The … Continue reading
