I thought you might like to see photos from my recent visit to England, not lace related but inspirational. My sister took me to see an unusual circular chapel on the outskirts of the village of Compton between Godalming and Guildford. The interior was done under the guidance of Mary Watts, wife of renowned Art Nouveau artist, G.F.Watts. The outside is decorated in terracotta made locally in what became the Compton Pottery. Older English people may remember seeing the Interludes on TV in the fifties with a potters wheel. The hands at the potters wheel belonged to George Aubertin who ran the pottery later. http://s247.photobucket.com/albums/gg146/jblace/Watts%20Chapel/?albumview=slideshow The interior looked to me like carvings but was actually a relief work made of gesso duro, (gesso mixed with felt and applied to the walls). The work was then painted by the local villagers and the school children painted the flower frieze. Mrs Watts "believed that anyone with a real interest and enthusiasm could be taught how to produce beautiful decoration. If in the process it kept them away from the gin palaces of Guildford, this was surely a good thing." Even with the light on, it was very dark in the chapel so I was surprised at how colorful the photos are. The graveyard had lots of art nouveau graves but I was limited to what I could upload to the photobucket album. Janice
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