![]() ![]() □ we had a treasured, 60 ye ar old teddy bear come in w ho had lost its head! Along ca me Teri and sewed it back on, much to the delight of i ts owner. We're looking ahead to our ne xt monthly Repair Café, but before we g et there, let us show you abo ut the last! We had some wonderf ul stories: Little Signers Cl ub #babysigning #toddlersigning #babysigningisamazing #businessbirthday #mybusinessisfive #fifthbirthd ay Much love to y ou all, thank you for your suppo rt over the last 5 years, a nd into the next 5! I'll be honest, I had plann ed to do some crazy big giveaw ay to celebrate my 5 years, b ut in all honesty, this year is ha rd already, and we're only 11 da ys in! So I have nothing plann ed □ - but keep an e ye out this week and I mig ht think of something!! ![]() ![]() I am so pro ud to have worked with hundreds of famili es over these 5 years, some I am n ow lucky enough to call friends, a nd I hope I have had an impa ct on them all, in some positi ve way! □♀️ a materni ty leave for my little Daisy □♀️ moving my classes to Op en Door and Tring community centre These pictures a re some of the first taken (wi th permission of course!) of my litt le signers, back when I taught class es at Dacorum Family Centre Service in the ir Berkhamsted and Tring children's centres.įa st forward and now here I am - s at at my desk where I n ow teach online classes from, after 5 yea rs of adventure via. Look at these little cuties! Tod ay, unbelievably it is FIVE YEARS sin ce I taught my first ever Ba by Signing Basics class. #RepairCafe #MakeDoAndMe nd #OpenDoorRepairCafe We' re lucky enough to have several acro ss Hertfordshire, including in Berkhamsted, Tring a nd Royston! Let us know which Repa ir Cafe you've been to □ ![]() Have you visited a Repa ir Café yet? These are great initiativ es where you can bring along yo ur broken items, from jewelry and electroni cs to bikes and clothes, so o ne of the expert repairers can ha ve a go at fixing it. Sadly the puppy was looking a litt le worse for wear, with a fray ed foot and patches where its fabr ic had worn through.Īfter Mary and h er puppy had checked in, they we re taken over to the textile repa ir ladies, who were immediately taken wi th the toy - they worked togeth er on a plan and the pup py now has a new lease of li fe, with a lovely heart shaped pat ch, and his frayed edges neatened, rea dy for another 60 years of lo ve! Check out the before and aft er pictures □ The dog was handma de in Scotland 60 years ago f or her daughter, using Mary's family tart an. Read on for a heartwarming sto ry from Open Door Repair Cafe in Berkhamst ed, which takes place on the fir st Saturday of every month 9:30 - 12: 30 at Open Door, 360-364 Hi gh Street, Berkhamsted.Ī local resident, Mary, broug ht in her adorable little puppy d og soft toy. #berkhamsted #whatsonlocally #art #auti sm #painter #artist #exhibition I am focused a nd can capture architecture and landscapes in viv id detail.” In this w ay my work is a meeting of reali sm and imagination. I often paint my scenes fr om an aerial position, imagining the w ay the landscape would look when view ed from that angle. “ My work focuses on the juxtaposition of histo ry and modernity graveyards lie next to mode rn offices ageing churches stand in bui lt up areas and in remote country-sid es. In 20 19, David was commissioned by ITV to crea te a giant mural for the laun ch of a new period drama depicti ng the fictional coastal town of Sandit on based on Jane Austen’s last a nd unfinished novel.ĭavid is an active support er of the National Autistic Society a nd was made a Vice President of t he Society in 2012. In 2012, David was commission ed by the Savoy to paint t he Thames Diamond Jubilee Pageant from t he Roof of the Savoy. ĭavid was commissioned by the B BC to record the Corporation’s most importa nt architecture at the turn of t he century. Brilliant landscape painter David Downes exhibi ts ‘Under the Sun:Ī selecti on of London and coastal landscapes’, wi th associated events Open Door Berkhamst ed this October & Novemberĭavid Down es is a brilliant landscape painter w ho amplifies the sense of place a nd time through the lens of auti sm.ĭavid’s upcoming exhibition at Open Do or, entitled ‘Under the Sun: A selecti on of London and coastal landscapes’ wi ll showcase works of our nearby capit al city such as ‘View of t he City overlooking Parliament Hill’, ‘Back La ne Hampstead’, contrasting with coastal pieces su ch as ‘Cliff Walk at Portgain’, in medi um such as acrylics, pen and ink. ![]()
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