Quirk Exhibition

Quirk magazine is one of the quiet successes of Hay. It's put out by Chris the Bookbinder twice a year (from the shop next door to the launderette), and has a regular group of contributors who write poetry and create art. It's been going now for five years.
The first event in this year's independence celebrations was the opening of an art exhibition at the Globe, by contributors to Quirk. As it turned out, I know at least three of them!
The pictures are arranged around the upstairs gallery of the Globe, and I think my absolute favourite is at the top of the stairs. Adrian Crick has painted a view from the Castle, looking down into Backfold and out to the hills beyond. It's not a real view - it's a composite of several different elements, but put together beautifully. A few years ago, he hosted an exhibition of his work at his home, and he'd done the same sort of thing with views of Borough Market in London.
Tracy Thursfield has some of her lino cuts there, with a mermaid theme, and right in the far corner Sarah Putt has some of her portraits, including a very good one of Eugene Fisk, the artist who died recently. Other artists with work on display include Martina Jirankova-Limbrick, Jess Watkins and Llew Watkins - and copies of the Quirk magazine are available.