Going to art exhibitions in Bristol with the kids where their favorite game is to pick up a business card from their favorite artists (apart from the snooty lady a few months back who asked they put it back). Having been an artist at a degree show I know those cards really don’t cost all that much and would have been thrilled if a seven-year-old wanted a little picture of it.
Art Exhibitions in Bristol
The UWE art show at the Arnolfini (an art gallery in Bristol) was so good, we left with Tom buying the show book and a list of prints we want to buy (not sure how the house will have enough space for the amount of art we want to buy!). I just get so inspired by the art in Bristol and the art exhibitions in Bristol.
Hun, have I got some artsy gossip for you! Bristol’s art scene is like a constantly shifting kaleidoscope. We’ve got street art corners that change faster than a toddler’s mood – you’ll spot a new mural every time you pop down for bread. Galleries like the Arnolfini dish out contemporary pieces that’ll have you deep in thought one second and chuckling the next. The M Shed always has something that catches you off-guard in the best way. And don’t get me started on the pop-up exhibitions; they’re like hidden gems waiting to be discovered. Bristol’s art scene? It’s like visual poetry for the soul.
Summer finally hits the UK and these two buddies with their love/squabble/love/squabble relationship both fill up my heart and drive me around the bend
Wilf is nearly ending his first year at his new school and we are beyond proud of how he has made friends and really integrated into his new surroundings. This move was so good for him and I’m so happy it worked out like this. Even if it does mean we are carting him around to birthday parties almost every other week
Mabli started two and a bit days just after Christmas at nursery school which she also loves. She has a best friend who she’s had play dates with outside of school too. It’s kind of odd to be in a situation now where the kids make their own friends and then you meet the parents. I’m so used to them only being friends with my friend’s kids because they kind of have to be haha. The last two days of the week are all about miss Mabli before she starts school for real next year!
My new thing is gardening which I hope is a sign that I am really settling into being a grown-up. I’m finding it so relaxing to actually focus on one task and also to get outside and touch the earth. Y’know all the good hippy stuff. I might not know what I’m doing but I’m enjoying the process so that’s what counts right?
P.S. The last pic is my total find of a vintage printing press I picked up for Wilf’s Pokemon collection. I arranged all these myself for him to find when he got back from school (their old home was a shoe box) and I may have had a bit too much fun organising them for him
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