Return of Fresco
Fresco day 2 went very well with a surprisingly good figure of Flora, Roman godess of spring and margarine. It is based on an image from Pompeii, so a bit […]
Fresco day 2 went very well with a surprisingly good figure of Flora, Roman godess of spring and margarine. It is based on an image from Pompeii, so a bit […]
Day one of the Roman fresco experiment went well under the tutelage of expert Fleur Kelly. As Adrian and George put on the plaster skim, a hoard of markers and […]
Stgae 1 of the Roman fresco experiment happened last week, playing with plaster mixes and pigments. Mixed results but not too bad for a first try. Hopefully even better next […]
Mike’s wonderful carving telling the story of the Beowulf legend are finished, ready for installation in the longhall. The story starts on the bottom left panel, goes up and then […]
The old Natural England office is in the process of being demolished. Originally the office and store of Roger Rogers peat works, the buildings reached the end of their useful […]
Mike’s series of carvings of the story of Beowulf nears completion, with just a lick of oil required before it is proudly mounted either side of the doorway into the […]
The first door is hung on the longhall and well hung too! The beautiful hinges are attached with bolts and roves. On the inside of the door the end of […]
Doors for the Saxon hall coming along, but looking suspiciously like plywood. Surely this can’t be right? Which of these did the Anglo-Saxons use – plywood, waterproof concrete, bowler hats, […]
The gripping beasts over the longhall porch recieve a new coat of paint (red ochre, yellow iron oxide, linseed oil, a dash of lime putty and a hint of water) […]
As work continued in the Roman building to prepare for fresco week, in the Saxon longhall the oak floor of the dias received a dose of linseed oil and looks […]