Dear Vincent with Michael Bird and Ella Beech: Reading and Art Activity
Saturday 21st September, 10.30am
St Ives Library
Tickets £2
For ages 4-8
Come and hear this heartwarming new picturebook read by the author and take part in an art activity led by the illustrator!
A heart-warming snapshot of a happy and creative period in Van Gogh’s life, this story focuses on the bond between two brothers, and how Theo’s support and encouragement helped Vincent to reach his full artistic potential. Written by Michael Bird and illustrated by painter Ella Beech, this book will immerse young readers in Vincent’s world and reveal his unique perspective as an artist.
Tickets required for adults and children.
Botanical Short Stories
Tuesday 24th September, 2.30pm
Porthmeor Studios
Tickets £6
Listen as editor/author Emma Timpany and illustrator Sarah Galerie discuss their collaboration. This collection of contemporary fiction by new, emerging, and experienced writers celebrates the world of flowers and plants and the meanings they hold, in twelve intriguing and surprising new short stories.
The Cove with Beth Lynch and Lisa Woollett
Wednesday 25th September, 4.30pm
Porthmeor Studios
Tickets £6
Beth Lynch will be in conversation with fellow author Lisa Woollett as she discusses her latest book.
Unfolding through a medium of salt and slate, the elemental indifference of Atlantic Cornwall, The Cove is a lyrical meditation on being a revenant, on haunting and being haunted. Through encounters with quarrymen, wartime women and an enigmatic archaeologist – along with JMW Turner, Alfred, Lord Tennyson, Anthony Trollope, and Thomas and Emma Hardy – Lynch contemplates what happens when our deepest fears materialise and explores the profound impacts of change – in ourselves, in places and in the transformative dance between the two.
Angela Harding: Still Waters and Wild Waves
Friday 27th September, 7.30pm
The Mariner’s Gallery, Norway Square
Tickets £8
Join St Ives Bookseller for an evening with printmaker Angela Harding as she launches her newest book, Still Waters and Wild Waves.
It is a joyful celebration of water and wildlife across Britain – perfect for art admirers and nature lovers everywhere. Featuring over 50 original illustrations of dramatic seascapes and reflective rivers, alongside photography of the stunning places that inspired the artwork and pages from her sketchbooks this beautiful new book captures the waters that move us.
The book will be available for purchase on the night.
