News — Eve Bourrat

As the end of the year approaches, it's a natural time to review how our first year panned out. Well, we have to say it wasn't what we expected!  Being forced to close three weeks after opening wasn't an action anyone could have predicted. Completely necessary for the health of the country it hurt in more ways than one. A new business with very little paperwork of income, we didn't qualify for any of the government help and had to rely on our fantastic resident artists for financial support. However, the most frustrating aspect of the lockdown was the change to...

Sometimes you have to say sorry, and last week we did just that. A fantastic window of opportunity had opened a few weeks ago when we discovered that Michelle Cassar was coming down to Falmouth to talk about her fabulous children's book Seb and Polly Planet on their Ocean Quest. So we rashly asked Eve Bourrat, the books' talented illustrator, and Michelle to extend their tour and visit our little gallery. Michelle crowdfunded for the project to raise awareness of the plastic pollution crisis. A noble idea which will hopefully encourage younger generations to become actively involved in conserving the sea life and save the planet....