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The Cedric Morris Florilegium Hadleigh welcomed 20 of the country’s leading national and international contemporary botanical illustrators, who descended on Shelley during the flowering season, to paint an illustrated catalogue of Morris’s prized iris’s. The collection of irises is grown by Sarah Cook, who was awarded a Gold Medal at Chelsea 2015 for her outstanding display. Cllr Dr Sian Dawson is spearheading the project dedicated to his memory is keen that this legacy will be gifted to the people of Hadleigh. ‘There are few Florilegiums around the world and all artists wanted to participate in this unique and colourful project. It is planned the complete collection of 28 iris paintings will be submitted for exhibition to the Royal Horticultural Society in 2017, followed by a display in Hadleigh to celebrate the Year of the Garden. I trust this cultural legacy will draw people to the town, boost the local economy and play a significant part in our cultural heritage’. Members of the project include Anne-Marie Evans who chaired the Highgrove Florilegium for Prince Charles, the President of the Floral Society of Painters Jenny Jowett, Chair of the botanical judges for the RHS Gillian Barlow, as well as 8 RHS Gold Medallist and 10 Silver Gilt Medallists. The artists spent the day painting the collection in Sarah Cooks garden followed by a magnificent afternoon tea courtesy of Mr and Mrs Reid at Overbury Hall, who welcomed the artists and ladies from the Women’s Institute, who very reliably brought a wonderful collection of cakes. Each artist was a given a sample iris of the flower they have chosen to paint to take away and were hugely appreciative of the welcome they received.
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