Venue Friday - Romantic Escapes

Love is in the air and Valentines Day is fast approaching , so I thought I would look for some locations for a romantic getaway.  These properties from The Landmark Trust are perfect for escaping for a weekend whether it's for Valentines Day, an anniversary or just because. 

Castle Keep, Lundy - The Landmark Trust

This is a beautiful location on the tiny island of Lundy, situated in the Bristol Channel.  The island is only three miles long so the perfect escape for a romantic break.

Clavell Tower, Dorset - The Landmark Trust

Set on the wild and open coastline of Dorset Clavell Tower is an other remote location to share a romantic getaway.  A young Thomas Hardy courted a local coastguards daughter here and used the tower for a frontispiece for his Wessex Poems.

The Prospect Tower, Kent - The Landmark Trust

The Prospect Tower is set at the very edge of the gardens at Belmont Park approached through an avenue of walnut trees. 

The Banqueting House, Newcastle Upon Tyne - The Landmark Trust

The Banqueting House stands in the highest part of the Gibside Estate overlooking the Derwent Valley.  It is thought that The Banqueting House was designed by Daniel Garrett, a former assistant of Lord Burlington and was completed in 1746.

Rob Ryan

I am a huge fan of papercuts and screen printing and long for several free hours each week to get back to printing myself, but in the meantime have settled on admiring talented designers work.  Rob Ryan is an amazingly talented designer, artist and poet, creating beautiful limited edition paper cuts and screen prints that will make your heart melt. 

'You Are My Universe'

Papercut 2010

Rob Ryan intricately cuts his designs and words into paper creating works of art to be cherished for a lifetime.

'My Home'

Papercut 2009

Rob Ryans work is available as pieces of art and as greetings cards.

'Everything That Is'

Papercut 2009

These beautiful papercuts and screenprints would make a fabulous and unique valentines or anniversary gift.

Special Edition Ryantown 2nd Anniversary Print

Screenprint 2010

My absolute favourite

Can We? Shall We? 2010

'Can we?

Shall we?

One day, very soon

let us go away,

together just you and me.

Can we?

Shall we?

Call in sick and

travel to the sea and hold hands all day.

Can we?

Shall we?

eat our sandwiches on the train,

get drunk on fresh air

and come home tired

and never tell anyone....

ever.'

{Rob Ryan}

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