This weekend I went to visit Ditchling Museum in the heart of the Sussex countryside. In the beautiful location of Ditchling village resides a very humble, quaint church which accommodates The Ditchling Museum. This is set alongside the work of some of the most influential names in the English arts and crafts movement - Eric Gill, sculptor; Edward Johnston, calligrapher; Ethel Mairet, weaver; David Jones, painter and poet; Sir Frank Brangwyn, muralist.
Entering the world of these artists allows you to understand the religious mission of Gill and his acquaintances. Ditchling Museum, reaching through a violet-painted door at the end of a lane by the church, is a treat. Naturally, there is a good showing of works by Gill and his contemporaries, but also a special exhibition of today's Sussex craftspeople.
I took particular interest in the works of David Jones, artist and poet who captures the beauty of the South Downes but also the magical scenery of Capel-y-ffin, South Wales.