Leigh984, The creative portfolio of Leigh Spencer

Created for the villages Open Gardens event on July 13th 2024 a new postbox topper appeared in Newbold Verdon. Created by the Newbold Verdon Knitsys the topper features a scarecrow/gardener tending to his colourful knitted blooms in his garden. Look closely and you`ll also see a friendly mouse riding on the brim of his hat and a cheeky Robin keeping him company on his shoulder.  The topper is close to the popular village tea room Liberteas which makes it handy should the scarecrow fancy a "Cup 'O' Tea and a Slice 'O' Cake".

In December 2018 the serene gardens of #Leicester #Cathedral where bathed in lights of many colors, a large 4 meter wide inflatable globe glowing with intense colors and projected imagery sits in the lawns with the imposing cathedral its backdrop, this is the world of LightWeight. A unique and interactive art installation this sphere is the centerpiece of Christmas in the Gardens a specially commissioned twilight show to enchant people of all ages. Video and animation effects spin magically around the surface of the globe with portraits of visitors captured by a camera booth on-site turned into a flock angels or animated characters. Christmas in the Gardens is brought to you by BID Leicester And St Martins House it is produced by Big Difference Company.

I visited the ever popular Belgrave Hall Good Food Fair. featuring organic foods, drinks, preserves, cakes and snacks from local producers, sellers and restaurants, the event takes place in the grounds of the early 18th century built Belgrave Hall and Gardens in Leicester and in addition to the food stalls featured a cooking demonstration area using ingredients available for purchase at the fair. My film aims to capture the atmosphere of the event which is held annually and is always a popular date in the diary for food lovers in the city.

My video 'Interesting times' features the eleventh annual Sculpture in the Garden exhibition that takes place at the Harold Martin Botanic gardens in Leicester from July 1st to 28th October 2012. The popular exhibition sees a number of artists works displayed in the complementary settings of the botanical gardens which where established on their present site in Oadby in 1947.

A Series of Panoramic Photos taken by me at Leicester University`s Botanical Gardens, featuring the spectacular gardens and the sculptures that are placed in the garden during their annual sculpture exhibition.       An Acer Palmatum Atrosanguineum burns fiery red in a border  at Leicester Botanical Gardens Sean Henry`s Man With Potential Selves (III) one of the sculptures on display at the Sculpture in the garden event. Down the Garden Path, One of many borders filled with a wide selection  of flowers at Leicester Botanical Gardens. A covered walkway gives this part of  Leicester's botanical gardens a almost Mediterranean feel . The traditional formal garden area is the ideal setting for  artist Brigitte Jurack`s Piece 'Distribution of wealth'. Eilis O'Connell`s Carapace & Kathrine Gili`s Serrata  are amongst the sculptures on display at this years event.

On the 14th August Her Grace, Frances, Dowager Duchess of Rutland, kindly agreed to open her gardens to members of the public to raise funds for Menphys, the Leicester & Leicestershire charity which supports children and young people with mental and physical disabilities. Created for Menphys this film shot and edited by me is a summary of the days events and features a tour of the gardens and courtyard where drinks and refreshments where served along with a selection of stall to browse. more infomation about Menphys can be found at this link Menphys

This video filmed by me features the annual Sculpture In The Garden exhibition at the University of Leicester Botanical gardens, This year marks a decade of the exhibition and this years looks to be the best yet with a number of artists exhibiting from Italy, France, the United States and Germany as well as from across the UK. The exhibition runs from Sunday 26th June to Sunday 30th October 2011 and features work from past years alongside new pieces. Normal Botanic Garden opening times are 10am-4pm Monday-Friday all year (except for the Christmas-New Year period) and on Saturday and Sunday from the third weekend in March to the second weekend in November. Admission is normally free except for special Open Days. The entrance to the Garden is in Glebe Road, Oadby, Leicester.