Mother and Child

It’s a day of preparations for our first full family gathering since early November, with Simon and Lloyd arriving by train this evening and the little Meols trio coming over tomorrow- Solveig has her 30 week scan today, and they don’t want to face the Friday evening exodus into North Wales. 

We’re still replacing things from the work done earlier in the year, but Lili-proofing means keeping lower surfaces clear in any case! Then there’s beds and cleaning and baking, with an attempt to keep up with the tennis. I miss Kartal’s victory, but see Norrie’s, then follow the latter stages of Alcaraz’s match on my phone as we head out for an exhibition opening in Llandudno followed by grocery shopping in Tesco - arriving home to watch the Raducanu match. So good to see her playing well again, even though the result wasn’t what we’d want. 

The latest Ffin y Parc exhibition provides my blip today. It’s a fascinating show featuring three female Welsh artists with very contrasting work using oil paints, fused glass and mixed media respectively. The oil landscapes of Sarah Carvell are beautiful, but I’m more interested in the other two. Kate Pasvol’s fused glass paintings are just gorgeous - and may well feature in a future blip (they certainly deserve their place in the spotlight), but Luned Rhys Parri’s 3D vignettes are just wonderful. So detailed, both amusing and poignant. The following is taken from the exhibition catalogue: 

‘Luned’s work describes with directness and authenticity the people and communities of North Wales.
 
She is concerned with the way our past affects our present. And the importance of individual memory, and shared history. With a lightness of touch that makes the work accessible and attractive she shows the social, cultural and economic changes that shape us. The work has serious intent.  
 
Her figures are familiar and full of character and detail. They ignite affection and recognition, and yet she has a keen eye and a wit sharp enough to notice their foibles and failings too.
 
Her work is modern, outward-looking. She is eager to engage with the issues and questions that affect us all.’ 

It’s impossible to capture the detail, character and sense of movement here, but hopefully my main and extras give some sense of her work.