Early this year Lily Lacey-Hastings crossed my path - or rather she found me!

Lily describes herself as an art historian and collector of treasures. She runs an Instagram site called @thewunderkammerof_lilye - a delightful collection of art treasures old and new.

Lily’s special talent is her ability to describe a work of art in a way that brings it to life and you see it anew.

Her process is to select contemporary art from across the world and set it in the context of the artists who have inspired the work - which provides a gentle tour through historical and contemporary art.

It has been a delight to be part of this process and have one of my works ‘Blue Sky Day’ included.

Lily selected one of my ‘Songs from the Garden’ series made earlier this year - here is what she wrote:-

‘Blue Sky Day’

“Look high above.

See how hopes fly in free as a bird blues and downy white skies.

In a comfort of clouds with contemporary artist ….

She set the image in context with two of my most favourite artists , Grace Cossington Smith an Australian artist who lived not far from where I grew up … and Matisse!

Having someone from outside your circle write about their response to one of your artworks gives you a whole new perspective and some feel for how others may see your work. The comments in response to the post were also very heartening … we artists are such harsh critics of our own work!

If you are on Instagram you can find Lily’s page at ….

https://www.instagram.com/thewunderkammerof_lilye

or visit her website at https://www.thewunderdammeroflilye.com

Thank you for reading, your time and interest is appreciated. CC Always