Month: May 2014

I have just taken delivery of some copies of my new book Edward Thomas – Paintings and Drawings by Valerie McLean. The book has many pages reproduced from my sketchbooks worked on while out in the countryside around Ledbury and Dymock, walking the lanes and fields where a colony of Poets Including Edward Thomas and his great friend, Robert Frost lived for a time just before the First World War. Edward Thomas died at the battle of Arras in 1917 but his prose and poetry remains and I have made a personal selection for this book. The book will be available from bookshops and galleries and from my website.. Lots of copies at Ledbury Books and Maps in Ledbury already

         

 

This weekend I  attended a Stained Glass workshop at Brillie, about 10-12 miles from Hereford with Nicky Hopwood. I made two wings and a selection of extra pieces to be incorporated into a garden sculpture by Artist Blacksmith, Stephen McRae who is based here in Ledbury.

 

 

 

 

Introducing Sketchbooks Day for Adults
Sunday 29th June 2014
At Dymock Hall and the Poets Path (weather permitting)
Beginners very welcome
10 a.m. ~ 3 p.m. cost £35 inc. basic materials
Please bring own lunch. Tea, coffee etc provided
Further information: tel:01531 635857 info@valeriemclean.com
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I have just signed off the final proof for my book about Edward Thomas. The book will be published in time for the Ledbury Poetry Festival 4th – 13th July. The launch will be at Ledbury Books and Maps in Ledbury on Saturday 21st June