Eastbourne Festival

Almost 40 years after the first Brighton Festival took place and years after almost every town and village in the area has been celebrating an arts festival, this year finally Eastbourne has got its first art festival. It was supposed to coincide with the opening of the new Cultural Centre, but the building work is far behind schedule.

Last weekend I went around a few Open Houses. At Susanne Smith's studio I bought this little knitted purse - from Eastbourne with love.