For some reason in my head Cambridge was the land of the summer sun!
I mean it's "down south" right? So it must be lovely and warm....
Suffice to say I've needed to buy a market stall so I can shelter from the incessant downpours...
So here it is!
The new mOO stall! Those amongst you with more eagle eyes might spot that the lower (main part of the frame) is painted cow print! I've very optimistically left the roof tarpaulin off in this picture...
I won't tell you about the downpour that occurred later just in case you wanted to preserve your sunshiney Cambridge dreams! :)
The southern sun must have influenced me a little though as I seem to have branched out into blooming trees and flowers. Here is a close up of some original works on last week's stall.
The market I'm on is the Saturday Art and Craft Market in All Saints Old Churchyard opposite St Johns and Trinity.
If you would like to visit the market website here is the link:
There are lots of lovely arts and crafts here, it's nice to be on a market with lots of designers & makers without competing against traders that sell bought in/flea market products at bargain prices.
And everyone is so friendly!
For a selection of the other crafts on offer have a look at
Extra Bit of Info: I've just been googling the All Saints Garden and It appears that the Church there was demolished in 1865 and rebuilt nearby. There is still the odd gravestone hanging around in the garden although I am assured they removed all the bodies. Can this really be true, I wonder, do they dig all the bodies up when they de-consecrate land and re-bury them somewhere more, well, consecrated? I probably shouldn't have started wondering about it but it came up in conversation whilst I was sitting sketching this tree sheltering from the rain.
As you can see the remains of what was probably quite an impressive and expensive Victorian iron and brickwork tomb are still visible entwined in the tree roots.
And finally here is a close up shot of the sketch - just for you!
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