This is my last page this month for Erika's theme of ......
The page began life with a a little shading and a stencil of the girls , off for a night out together. .
In fact all the background is a variety of stencils and distress ink colours.
I used water colours for the girls dresses.
The second part of my post is to visit with friends over at
where we are always made to feel very welcome with a drinks related post
We had a trip out last week to North Shields, a fishing port near the mouth of the River Tyne before it flows into the North Sea.
Tea day friends will know we have been here before as is our favourite place for Fish and Chips
Today however, was to have a close look at the new sculpture called
'Fiddlers Green',
that has been placed as a memorial to the Lost Fishermen who sailed from the port and sadly never returned
There is a piece here that I found on the internet that relates to the work involved in its making. It also explains the legend of Fiddlers Green.
He sits and gazes out to sea in the first photo, the second is the view out to sea at Tynemouth.
The light kept changing as I waited for folk to move away, but I have to say I was thinking that all the colour changes were amazing and I'm sure through time as he gets weathered, the metal will go on changing colour. The sculpture has only been in position since September 2017.
Yes, we did have our lunch out, came home later that afternoon,
a little windblown and ready to get our feet up and have a cuppa....
Tea as always was my choice, with a couple of chocolate ginger cookies.
A good end to a good day out.
Thank you for calling in to see me today, you are all most welcome here.
Wow - a fantastic last page for ADVENTURES at AJJ dear Yvonne! The girls are so beautiful dressed up. For sure they are ready to start turning heads!
ReplyDeleteAnd I like this new sculpture - I would like to visit North Shields. Thank you for taking us with you!
This teacup stand looks very good - you have such nice mugs always! And a chocolate ginger cookie sounds tempting as well!
Happy T-Day and thanks a lot ♥♥♥ for all the fantastic pages for AJJ this month again! You know you made us happy!
oxo Susi
Lovely photos and wowzer love your journal pages, that stencil looks fabulous and finished off gorgeously.xx [aNNie]
ReplyDeleteThis looks fabulous, the colours are great!
ReplyDeleteYour journal page is fabulous, and love the photos. That is a wonderful statue, and a great idea to honour those who never came back from the sea. Chocolate ginger biscuits sound very good, tooooooo good, yummy! Happy T Day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteA wonderful journal page and a fabulous statue - I’m a tea drinker too.
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It's a beautiful page Yvonne! Love that stencil design!
ReplyDeleteAlison xox
This is a wonderful journal page for AJJ, Yvonne. You know how to put your stencils to work, and you know how to use your watercolors, too. It is a lovely final entry for Erika's theme at Art Journal Journey. Thanks for sharing it.
ReplyDeleteThe statue is amazing. I can only imagine how it will change and weather over time. I hope you will return some day in the future to see how much it has weathered.
I can only imagine the cold and wind, because I have that here, just no sea that would turn my world to beauty. Thanks for sharing your warm cup of tea with us, along with your cookies for T this Tuesday. And thanks for taking us to North Shields to see the Fiddler's Green, too.
First of I want to thank you for all your gorgeous work and your support this month at AJJ Yvonne. This page is great and those girls look very happy together. I love the statue too. It looks like you had a beautiful day to go out and hope those fish and chips were delicious. They would taste good. Maybe I need to go out one day soon and have some. Have a happy T day! Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteWhat a lovely page! I love the colours you used, those dresses are wonderful and I couldn't agree more with the words - I always find that a night out with the girls is an adventure ...lol π. I'm loving the rusty statue and it sounds like a great place for fish and chips too! I always have plain ginger nut biscuits and I didn't know you could get them covered in dark chocolate π. They sound heavenly so I'll have to try and find some ...lol π. Happy T Day wishes! J π
ReplyDeleteYour journal page is awesome-you are so talented I loved all the stencils in this piece
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing the statue what a special piece. and one of my favorite cookies is ginger-ginger and chocolate sounds delicious I may need to make some. Happy T Day hugs Kathy
the Colors of the Girls´ Dresses are popping up so nicely! and they really look determined to have fun!! what a great page!
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Oh how I love your girls night out page Yvonne! Love that stencil too. Thank you for sharing the Fiddlers Green statue-a lovely way to memorialize those lost at sea. Wishing you a happy T day!
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ReplyDeleteYvonne that sculpture is so lovely and i think it will age beautifully and i like the changing colors in the changing light too.. Your stencil is very 70's mod don't you think lol .. Reminds me of that show The Mod Squad.. lol Happy T day! Hugs! deb
ReplyDeleteLove that stencil of the well dressed Ladies and how you colored them. Fabulous looking statue and wonderful tribute to the fisherman.
ReplyDeleteYour journal page is beautiful Yvonne and I love the happy colours...warms you up on a cold wintry day xx Fabulous photographs and I love the statue too
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Annie xx
Thanks for this outing. The sculpture is beautiful and I enjoyed learning about Fiddler's Green. Happy T Day
ReplyDeleteI love the sculpture, and this seems to be the perfect spot for him. I imagine it'll be a popular place for selfies, and for photos of the view of him against the larger landscape. And the memorial will further understanding of how many have lost their lives in this way. I love public art in general, and I think we need more place-appropriate pieces like this. Happy T Tuesday
ReplyDeletelooks a lovely peaceful place..we visited Northumberland over the summer and loved the place and friendly people too and the water was so clean compared to the North West beaches
ReplyDeleteWow, this is very beautiful. What a background...wonderful.
ReplyDeleteGreetings Carola
This is such a lovely happy page. It reminds me of my teenage years, because of the miniskirts.
ReplyDeleteAnd just as I was typing this comment your comment on Orange E. came in, wasn't that funny.
Beautiful journal pages Yvonne! I love this page depicting a girls night out.
ReplyDeleteFiddlers Green...I am going to have to look up this legend. There is an Irish song called Fiddlers Green that I LOVE.
Thanks for sharing. Happy Tea Day,
Kate
Love the page it took me back to my younger days Yvonne.
ReplyDeleteGreat to see the pictures of South Shields we are thinking of having a holiday up there again this year just got as far as Redcar last time
Love Chrissie xx
Lovely rainbow stencil layers in the background, and what a great focal image of the women. Thank you for sharing that powerful sculpture too - what an amazing statue, full of weight and story.
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A lovely colourful page Yvonne and perfect for a 'girls night out'
ReplyDeleteLove the picture of Fiddlers Green - just saying to DH last night we should go and have a look, will entice him more with those photos.
Avril xx
Lovely and colorful art journal page! xo Cheetarah
ReplyDeleteI love the girl's night out page, Yvonne. You have some great stencils!
ReplyDeleteThat's a very poignant statue. I like the changing light photos that show it off in different ways.
Happy T-day! Hugs, Eileen
What a fabulous journal page! Love those colours! I meet up with my old girlfriends but we are more subdued!!! The statue is such a lovely memorial! Belated happy T day! Chrisx
ReplyDeleteLove this page Yvonne! The colours are so bright and cheery, and the image of the four friends looks the poster for a great chick flick that I would totally watch! What a great sculpture, he seems to have a lovely view there! I wish we had tea cafes here. I don't think Canadians drink much tea because I can't even find a cute teapot! hugs :)
ReplyDeleteI really like your new decorative designs! it's so beautiful so much.
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