Two of our garment designers headed down to Newlyn School of Art last week to take part on a printing course.

Located just a stones throw from where the Forbes School of Painting was run by Stanhope Forbes, the ‘father’ of the Newlyn School of Painters, the school offers a wide range of courses ranging from printing to drawing and pottery. And as we’re only just up the road and have rather a penchant for a good print, Zephyrine and Sara thought they’d go and investigate.

Here Zephyrine tells us all about it and shares some piccies taken on the day…

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Move over Saint George, Saint Piran is in town! The patron saint of tin-miners  is generally regarded as the national Saint of Cornwall and his flag, a white cross on a black background, is the flag of Cornwall.

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Mother’s Day is nearly upon us and we’ve teamed up with our lovely friends at Polgoon Vineyard who are just down the road from our Penzance shop to offer one lucky winner the perfect Mother’s Day gift – a bottle of Polgoon’s sparkling elderflower wine, set alongside a pack of Nicky Grant’s stunning Cornish chocolates and beautifully presented in a partitioned wooden wine box.

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As part of our count down to Christmas we’ve decided to give the festivities a Cornish spin, with a few little tips, some tall stories and a dash of local legend to warm you up for the big day… This is Day 12…

We have a brilliant team of window designers who spend the entire year dreaming up fantastical plans for our window displays. And Christmas has to be the pinnacle in their window dressing year. It’s a full blown opportunity to deck the sills with all manner of festive treats and give shoppers a sparklin’ display in the build up to the big day.

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As part of our count down to Christmas we’ve decided to give the festivities a Cornish spin, with a few little tips, some tall stories and a dash of local legend to warm you up for the big day… This is Day 10…

The longest night of the year takes place on the 21st December, winter solstice. And after that the days start getting longer again. In Cornwall we call it Montol Eve and the Penzance festivities are unrivalled.

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As part of our count down to Christmas we’ve decided to give the festivities a Cornish spin, with a few little tips, some tall stories and a dash of local legend to warm you up for the big day… This is Day 7…

The story of Stargazy Pie…
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As part of our count down to Christmas we’ve decided to give the festivities a Cornish spin, with a few little tips, some tall stories and a dash of local legend to warm you up for the big day… This is Day 4…

Every Christmas on the south coast of Cornwall, the tiny village of Mousehole is transformed in a blaze of Christmas lights. It’s not always been such a huge affair; in 1963 resident artist Joan Gilchrest thought it would be nice to string some Christmas lights around the harbour. It caught the imagination of some local carpenters and the Mousehole lights were born.

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It’s starting to look a lot like Christmas in all our Seasalt stores…

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Mousehole Lights, photo by Abigail Chilton

The switch on of the Christmas lights can only mean one thing – Santa is packing his sleigh! We love an excuse to wrap up warm in some cosy accessories and go and watch the festivities. Why not come along?

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