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The Old Burrow

A blog about Art, Spirit and Story. A place of hidden depths, ragged writing and peculiar pictures by artist and illustrator Cathy van Hoppe.

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'Blessed are the Toymakers'

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A Warning to Children

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Spinning Straw Into Gold

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Little Boxes

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January 23, 2013

The Old Burrow Has a Shop

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January 15, 2013

Dwellers in a Wood

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December 12, 2012

Quiet Wintering

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November 29, 2012

The Tale end of Time

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November 24, 2012

The Wayfarers' Wait....

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Peculiarities Welcome

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Telling Tales

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All artwork and images copyrighted Catkin van Hoppe unless otherwise stated .

THE OLD BURROW: Catkin ( Cathy van Hoppe ) Ancient woodlands, deep gloomy valleys and the soft murmur of rippling streams hold an enchantment all their own. These are the places where Myth and Legend still hold sway; the clock forgets to measure time and the soul is set free. Delicate drawings and watercolours explore this faery tale realm, this in-between world inhabited by the strange and peculiar. In each picture there is a tale for the telling. Both curious and intriguing, they are invitations to delve into the imagination. “Creating pictures for me is much the same as gradually opening the shutters, or drawing the curtains to peer through an open window into the realm of Untold Stories. Staring into blank paper, images begin to appear in the whiteness. Then gently, softly, pencil and paint explore the landscape and embrace it’s creatures and it’s people. For a brief moment I am honoured to be present in a land both familiar and fantastic.”

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