Wealden Times | WT163 | September 2015 | Education supplement inside
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Top: The master bedroom with its heirloom quilt made by Suzanne for her mother’s 70th birthday Above: Alexander’s room<br />
sitting room and complementary rugs on the stone floors<br />
keep a cosy feel. “I love colour,” says Suzanne, which can<br />
be seen in her extensive collections of china and other<br />
collectibles. The Sicilian pottery pieces are especially vibrant,<br />
in orange, blue and white, and there are many other<br />
colourful finds all over the house. Suzanne’s love of making<br />
things is as evident as her quest for colour, especially in<br />
her paintings. Her output at the moment is quite prolific,<br />
and her uplifting, colourful paintings are everywhere.<br />
It was while Alexander was in hospital as a child that<br />
Suzanne, a music teacher by profession, discovered her<br />
love for painting. “The Royal Brompton isn’t like other<br />
hospitals – there are no set visiting hours and you can<br />
sleep in the room if you need to, or in one nearby. They<br />
held some art classes for the patients culminating in an<br />
exhibition to which family members were also invited<br />
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