My piece "Woman in the woods" from "Fresh air" was originally inspired by Susan Williams Ellis daughter of Clough Ellis (creator of Portmeirion Village in Wales) and also artist and designer of the famous Portmeirion Pottery).
I heard today that she had died (back in December).
Portmeirion is such a magical place, we have stayed there often. While walking in the woods there several years ago I met Susan Willams Ellis also walking in this inspiring place created by her father.
She was such an interesting person herself , that I was inspired to write the piece, and wrote to her to tell her it had received some nice reviews and was being used for a music exam syllabus.
She wrote a very humble letter back saying she wasn't particularly musical, but had designed a rotunda at Portmeirion, and painted some pottery (!!!).
Her obituary tells of her creative upbringing as daughter of Clough and novelist mother Amabel (hence my piece "Song for Amabel") and their interesting friends Noel Coward, H G Wells, and members of the Bloomsbury set to name a few.
Potmeirion itself glows with the spirit of a time when creativity and the arts inspired such "sets".
I find it fascinating and exciting.
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