Exploring Cornwall

St Michaels Mount, Cornwall - Image copyright of Hannah Sterry.

April 22, 2014August 27, 2014 | Hannah Sterry

Hello! It’s been a long time since the last post and a lot has happened in the past three months (it’ll take quite a few blog posts for me to catch up)!

The whole family have enjoyed a brief trip to Cornwall and, to our amazement, it was sunny for the whole week. I also got to practice my archery skills with my big-little sister (but thankfully there are no photos of that)! 😛

St Michaels Mount, Cornwall – Image copyright of Hannah Sterry.

Hayle Sunset by Hannah Sterry.

Lanhydrock House. Image copyright of Hannah Sterry.

Levant Tin Mine, Cornwall. Image copyright of Hannah Sterry.

The Minack Theatre, Cornwall. Image copyright of Hannah Sterry.

Hannah Sterry, looking slightly ridiculous at St Michael’s Mount, Cornwall.

The best bits of the week:

Visiting St Michael’s Mount and exploring the gardens – St Michael’s Mount is beautiful and the gardens are full of interesting and exotic plants. There are plenty of places to hide away and just enjoy being there too.
Watching a kid’s version of Shakespeare’s ‘The Tempest’ at The Minack Theatre. It is my ambition to perform at the Minack Theatre one day.
Picnics in the gardens of Lanhydrock House and Godolphin. We didn’t go in to the houses at either of these National Trust properties, but the gardens were really good fun to explore.

The slower bits of the week:

The Mines – I feel bad admitting it and understand that mining is a huge part of Cornwall’s heritage, but I can only have so much interest in mines that aren’t working anymore. The way the machines work is interesting, that some of the beam engines used hippopotamus leather on the hinged moving parts is a fun fact and the way that copper seeps out of the rock in to any wooden beams left behind and eventually turns them in to turquoise-green copper is fascinating, but it doesn’t take very long to see all of that.

All in all it was a great holiday and don’t let the negative comments about the mines put you off – they are great places to visit and are full of history, but I just wasn’t quite as interested in them as some of the other family members!

Hannah x

Chicks… as promised!

Cute baby hen chick, tiny curious chickens. Image ©Hannah Sterry 2012

July 12, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

Fluffy chick at about two weeks old. Image ©Hannah Sterry 2012

A few weeks ago our chicks hatched and here’s how they look now!

The chicks have been called Aslan, Fluffo and Shakespeare and seem to be quite happy pottering around the garden with mum! We had to put a finer wire mesh over the top of their run because Shakespeare kept escaping and we were worried that the cats might eat him if he did it again. One of the chicks also seems to like ‘piggy-back rides’ and will just sit on mother hen while she’s looking for food.

Mother hen with chicks. Photo by Hannah Sterry.

Chillin' with the chicks. Photo by Hannah Sterry. — Chillin’ with the chicks. Photo by Hannah Sterry.

I think I’ve also managed to accidentally prove that chicks are basically baby dinosaur descendants. I mean… just look how freaky this one is when it looks directly at me.

Definitely descended from a dinosaur. That chick's stare scares me just a little. Photo by Hannah Sterry. — Definitely descended from a dinosaur. Photo by Hannah Sterry.

Admittedly it might have just been a bit cross because I didn’t have any worms and I’d just interrupted it’s daily routine of wandering around the chicken run for hours, but I’m not sure I deserved this level of ANGRY GLARE! At least it’s not big enough to eat me!

More baby birds soon. I need to tell you about ‘Pidge’! x

Chicks coming soon!

Image | June 13, 2013June 13, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

Our hens are broody at the moment and I’m looking forward to photographing the chicks once they hatch! Hopefully there’ll be more cute comedy moments like this!

Does anyone out there use society6?

Hannah Sterry Cartoons & Illustration: New Society6 Shop

June 6, 2013June 6, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

I’ve just opened a new shop with society6 because of their range of products and the professional look of the shop galleries, but I’m interested to hear the opinions of people already using the site to sell their work. I’ve spotted Jess Smart Smiley‘s illustrations on there and Alastair‘s photography, but wondered if anyone else on here uses it too and how they think it compares with other print-on-demand sites like RedBubble, CafePress and Zazzle.

Here’s what the shop looks like so far!

Feel free to follow me on there if you’re interested in the work too.

I’m interested to know what you think.

I’ll probably be posting more on Sterry Cartoons soon because university term ends in less than a week and as soon as exams finish, I have a job interview at Plymouth Arts Centre and would really love to get it!

If you want to wish me luck and motivate me to doodle faster, I’d massively appreciate some more likes and shares of the cartoons on the Sterry Cartoons facebook page! Show anyone who might like them! 😀

Hope you’re all having a good week!

The Swan

Ruffled feathers. Pure white. Careful though: The bad ones bite.

Image | June 1, 2013June 1, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

The Swan

Ruffled feathers.
Pure white.
Careful though:
The bad ones bite.

—-

For a friend who was bitten by a greedy swan.

North Sands Beach, Salcombe

Image | May 19, 2013May 19, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

The other day, while walking back from a friend’s, I decided to take a detour past North Sands Beach and happened to get such a lovely shot of the beach that I thought I’d share it with you (click to see the full image on RedBubble)!

If you’re in Salcombe at any point, it’s worth checking the tide tables before visiting North Sands, because at low tide you can climb round to North Sands Castle and at high tide there’s hardly any beach. There are paths behind the beach that lead to some beautiful woodlands that are full of bluebells at this time of year, so if you can go, it’s really worth a visit. In the meantime, I might post a few more photos of this beautiful area (and possibly some maps for suggested local walks).

Have a great summer!

Hannah Sterry Photography

February 18, 2013October 20, 2015 | Hannah Sterry

Photography is my way of showing my appreciation and love of the beautiful South Devon countryside and the local wildlife. A particular interest in macro photography means I can often be found in awkward crouching positions near flowers, just trying to get the perfect shot of a colourful bee or butterfly.

So far my work has been featured a number of times in the South Hams Gazette and gained multiple awards on Pixoto.com.

You can follow my camera-wielding exploits on RedBubble and Facebook!

Bedford: Pink Pianos, Escaped Orangutans & Bewildered Birds

November 16, 2012February 9, 2013 | Hannah Sterry

For the past week I’ve been travelling, meeting new people and exploring the town of Bedford. The orangutan just happened to be

Here are 3 photographic highlights from the break:

Pink Pianos

Travelling through St. Pancras Station on Monday…

Bedford also has musical tiles in the town centre! We weren’t quite brave around to stick around and work out how to play a tune on them, but thought that they were a brilliant idea!

Autumn Leaves