Season 1 -
Filmed
at
Raymond
Blanc’s
famous
Belmond
Le
Manoir
aux
Quat'Saisons
in
Oxfordshire,
England,
Jenny
completes
a
still
life
painting
after
a
walk
through
the
garden
during
which
Raymond
digs
up
some
colourful
beets
to
use
as
subject
matter
-
in
the the pouring rain!
This
is
very
much
a
painting
in
the
long
tradition
of
still
life
painting
(indeed
Jenny
takes
the
viewer
on
a
whistle-stop
tour
of
the
history
of
still
life
starting
in
Pompeii
in
79CE!),
but
as
viewers
will
have
come
to
expect,
it
has
her
own
‘quirky’
and
distinctive
stamp
on it.
During
the
second
half
of
the
programme,
we
go
back
to
the
studio
while
Jenny
presents
a
second
still
life
of
some
eggs
and
a
bowl,
using
templates
and
a
stencil
through
which
she
adds
a
patterned
texture.
The
result
is
a
delightful
piece
of
art
finished
with
some
gold
foil
and
made
all
the
more
special
because
anyone
could
emulate
the
project
-
it
doesn’t
require
the
skills
and
talents
of
a
fine
artist,
but instead an open mind and the willingness to try.
In
Jenny
revives
the
art
of
pressing
flowers,
so
popular
in
Victorian
and
Edwardian
England.
However
in
2018,
she
brings
‘
an
original
Victorian
microwave
’
into
the
proceedings
to
hurry
things
along
and
show
the
viewer
how
to
produce
a
beautiful
piece
finished
with
the
flowers
on
a
gold
leaf
circle
that
really
makes
their colours sing.
After choosing flowers in a summer garden, she
shows how to press and dry them, and then create a
tessellated design by applying the flowers to a circle
of gold foil. The show also includes a series of
delightful decorative projects including resin coasters,
tea light jars and a bag decorated using flowers as
stencils.
Four really engaging and inspiring projects to
complete season 1, demonstrated and explained in
Jenny’s charming and inimitable style.
Making
an
Impression’
opens
with
Jenny
making
some
quick,
loose
sketches
on
location
in
the
grounds
of
Winchester
Cathedral.
She
explains
that
the
drawings
aren’t
about
architectural
accuracy
and
perfect
perspective,
but
an
‘impression’;
a
simple
representation
suitable
for
creating
a
clean
and
‘unfussy’ print.
This
programme
wakes
viewers
up
to
the
terrific
possibilities
of
producing
prints
right
there
on
the
kitchen
table
using
really
basic,
everyday
items.
We’re
talking
polystyrene
food
packaging
and
pencil
erasers here!
You’ll
be
amazed
as
the
results
of
a
little
ingenuity
and inventiveness come to life on screen.
The
programme
closes
as
she
adds
final
touches
such
as
silver
foil
and
relief
paint
to
the
print
of
the
cathedral,
which
is
then
presented
in
a
simple
frame
to great effect.
As
with
all
the
episodes,
everything
used
is
readily
available
either
right
there
in
your
own
home,
from
any
good
arts
and
crafts
store
and
our
friends
and
Hobbycraft, of course!