OCKENDEN MANOR

Gorgeous Elizabethan house in beautiful Sussex village called Cuckfield. It is tucked away peacefully corner of the village and surrounded by acres of grounds, with fantastic views across the West Sussex countryside to the South Downs. As soon as you enter there is a fantastic bar on your left with cosy low ceilings and as you walk straight elegant drawing room is waiting for you. There’s also a private dining room with original Tudor ceilings which is out of this world!

Finally yes there is a Michelin-starred restaurant also waiting for you! Under the expert guidance of Head Chef, Stephen Crane, the Restaurant serves some of the finest food in southern England incorporating the freshest ingredients, sourced locally in Sussex whenever possible.


http://www.hshotels.co.uk/ockenden-manor-hotel-and-spa/dining

PETERSHAM NURSERIES

Petersham Nurseries a local garden centre, was carved out of the Petersham House grounds in the 1970's.
At the turn of the century, the business was bought by Gael and Francesco Boglione who have, with their family, lived in the adjoining Petersham House since 1997. After extensive restoration works the nurseries re-opened in 2004 completely transformed. Furniture, gifts and antiques were suddenly found amongst the plants adorned throughout the greenhouses and in a ramshackle wooden teahouse pastries and homemade cakes were on offer.
In the summer of 2004, Gael and Francesco decided to open a casual and charming restaurant, Petersham Nurseries Cafe, with Skye Gyngell installed as head chef.
The intervening years saw the business grow and flourish as Petersham Nurseries developed an international reputation and built a loyal customer base. Gael and Francesco have cultivated the space, demonstrating an innate ability for recognising and drawing out the beauty in the simplest of things. The seeds planted by the couple have allowed a family business to bloom. In the last years Gael and Francesco have taken a step back from the business allowing their children, the next generation, to forge a bright future for the Nurseries and the Petersham offshoots.


http://petershamnurseries.com/

Photography by Uma Turan

Image from Telegraph website

Photography by Uma Turan

Photography by Uma Turan

Image by Keiko O

MARVELLOUS CLOUDS OF SCOTLAND

 

Travelling through clouds

 

                                                       
                                                            Travelling through blue

                                                      
                                                            Travelling through time

 Travelling through light

 

and love...

 

All my photographs inspired me how they inspired my favourite Scottish artist Samuel John Peploe (Scottish, 1871 - 1935)

 

 

Peploe is one of the group of four artists known as the 'Scottish Colourists.' Born in Edinburgh, he studied art in Paris and lived there from 1910 to 1912. It was through painting holidays in Northern France that he was introduced to the use of bold colour, inspired by the bright sunlight. He later experienced the same intensity of light while painting on the island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland. French painting proved to be a powerful influence for Peploe throughout his life. Although his work never became abstract, it was characterised by tight composition, strong colour and assured handling.

Fore further information  http://www.nationalgalleries.org/collection/322/P/3623/artist_name/Samuel%20John%20Peploe/)

http://www.bbc.co.uk/arts/yourpaintings/paintings/scottish-landscape-124852

Uma Turan is a British designer who loves traveling, cooking, photography, art, fashion and interior design.This is Uma's daily inspiration diary.