Hampshire Open studios - I WILL be ready....

 Turning the she-shed into an art gallery for open studios didn't sound like too much hard work but it's taken quite a bit of lifting and shifting to get this far....


Still go a way to go......but this was the middle of last week:

but it's come a long way since '21's lock-down shed project!


Come and have a look during Hampshire open Studios.


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