A way of life that nurtures the senses: The closer you are the closer you are! I was brought up very far from the sea, but I was introduced to it as a very young child. Trips to the sea were all about happy family time...
😂👀Nature- The Playful Joker👀😂 Sometimes when I wake up I can hear the roar of the sea. It’s exciting to hear and immediately makes me wonder what is going on outside. On these occasions I always get up really quickly, imagining that it must be...
Audio-The Ogs and The Ogres of Ogmore by SeaFrancine Davies Ogmore by Sea, along the Heritage Coastline, Vale of Glamorgan is my Creative Place. Time spent in this beautiful, coastal environment has inspired in me many creative responses. Profile picture for user Creative Cardiff Posted by: Creative...
Title: The connection between people and place: A Celebration of The Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl. Artist: Francine Davies Introducing the Project Art is an emotional response in both the creator and the audience. The Grand Pavilion as a setting is a work of art in itself! I have experience...
Birds on Strike! The Ogs overslept because the Dawn chorus didn’t happen! [caption id="attachment_2252" align="aligncenter" width="300"] No dawn chorus to wake up the Ogs![/caption] The Robins, blackbirds and thrushes who normally start the day did not sing. The wood pigeons, wrens and warblers did not follow on from...
The Misunderstood Pirate By Francine Davies And The Ogs The Ogs are a Registered Trademark No. 2622780. Copyright Francine Davies There is also an audio version of this on you tube. If you would like to listen to that please press here The pebbles chattered as the sea rolled them in. The air...
‘Everyone wants to be remembered’ by Francine Davies © 2012 The Ogs are a registered trademark No. 2622780 There is also an audio version of this story on YouTube. If you would like to listen please press here: https:// youtu.be/yw3CsQ9jL9U Mammoth thought he was the first up on this fine...
[caption id="attachment_452" align="aligncenter" width="300"] "Don't Forget to Hug Trees" A painting from Francine Davies' Iceland Series. Currently on show at Crafts by the Sea, Ogmore by Sea, Vale of Glamorgan.[/caption] Don't Forget to Hug Trees It is not unheard of in our family to hear someone say...
Celebrating the beautiful #Welsh #Landscape through #ART! This weekend has been so uplifting, inspiring and exciting and even nurturing! The #LondonWelshCentre is a particularly powerful example of #CommunityDevelopment working to foster relationships with people and using shared #Culture and #Geography to connect 'us' and 'them' all...
An “Extra” “Ordinary” Year Please! I have made a pathetic attempt to NOT paint or draw or make things or write this Christmas but the result has meant that I feel as if I have been repeatedly turned round and round in a circle and left...