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Saturday addiction 3 – form and function

DAVID BROOKS: PICNIC GROVE I love how at first it looks like a bunch of picnics tables together but the closer you get, and more you look you see that they have been altered to fit the environment, with holes for the trees to grow through. Longer or shorter legs to allow for the alteringContinue reading “Saturday addiction 3 – form and function”

Saturday addiction 2 – a space for thought

SEAN HENRY: FOLLY (THE OTHER SELF) I found there was something really appealing about this work. It made me want to go up and interact with it. The figures are so life like in features, but out of proportion, they are bigger than they should be, it makes it quite uncomfortable, slightly intimidating, or belittling.Continue reading “Saturday addiction 2 – a space for thought”

Second hand books

In the time of Kindle and iBooks it lovely to see the second hand books stall at Southbank still attracting attention. There is something about holding a book. The feel, the smell, the age, the size, each one is different. A book gets damaged, worn, aged. You can interact with it because it is tactile.Continue reading “Second hand books”

Beautiful England but where have all the butterflies gone?

When I was a child I remember butterflies, red admirals, peacocks, tortoiseshell (and cabbage whites). I hardly ever see any now, and blame the chemicals used in agriculture etc. BUT on my trip to Goodwood I was delighted to find lots in a giant Buddleja bush and more in a near by field! I loveContinue reading “Beautiful England but where have all the butterflies gone?”

The Alternative Guide to the Universe

The Hayward Gallery is Currently running The Alternative Guide to the Universe (11 June – 26 Aug 2013) “The Alternative Guide to the Universe explores the work of self-taught artists and architects, fringe physicists and visionary inventors, all of whom offer bracingly unorthodox perspectives on the world we live in.” The exhibition shows work thatContinue reading “The Alternative Guide to the Universe”

Walking through Hyde Park on a rainy day.

Whenever I walk through a London Park I am reminded how lucky we are to have so much nature and beauty in a city. I always feel that it is a lucky gift to see a Heron, I don’t know why I think that, but I like the idea so am going to keep it.Continue reading “Walking through Hyde Park on a rainy day.”