Memory of Cornwall trip, February 2026

I have just returned from a fruitful trip to the beautiful Helford Estuary in Cornwall for a brief residency/holiday (my holidays always end up as sketch trips). We stayed in the most beautiful cottage on the water's edge, a bit like being on a boat at times and the sea/river was quite rough and stormy when we arrived. The sound of the waves crashing on the sea wall (which was also the boundary of the cottage) was a deep boom causing the whole property to shake. On our first night, I was awoken in the early hours by a blue light coming through a gap in the curtains. I was delighted to see on investigation the light was the almost full moon reflecting off the sea outside and into the room. The waves were no longer rough and choppy, the tide was out and the waves were gently lapping with beams of light breaking the blue eerie light. This sight was so beautiful it made me gasp! Serendipitously, I had brought a project with me to finish - a memory of the triple moon conjunction of exactly a year previous and I felt inspired to finish it the next morning on the kitchen table overlooking the waves. It felt like the moon having shown itself to me had given me permission.