Bathed in sunlight this Special Interest Day is themed around the colour yellow, as it weaves its way through, pigment, plants and painting.  We will commence our exploration by tracing the use of yellows in art and textiles from the ancient ochre pigments of cave art to through sacred yellow jades. Egyptian orpiment, and Georgian silks, through to the yolk-coloured interiors of Victorian fashions. The Sunflower will take us on our next journey tracing its divine arc through art and culture from the Aztecs, to Apollo, to the canvases of van Dyke and van Gogh, a symbol of the divine and the cycle of life. Bringing heaven to earth will be the topic of the final part of our day as we expand our colour palette and weave the threads of painting, planting and impressionism - reaching back into the earth where we started.