Tuesday, 1 December 2015

Christmas trees - Part 1

I collected loads on pictures of imaginative Christmas trees, and as there were too many for a single post, I present you the first batch today. Part 2 tomorrow...

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The last two trees were made by two of our talented friends... GrannyJ and Ripley. We'll done, gals!

Saturday, 28 November 2015

Art with a difference...

These embroidered pictures are by artist Hinke Schreuders. I like them a lot.




Wednesday, 25 November 2015

So beautiful!

I don't know who the artist is, but I find this incredibly beautiful:




Monday, 23 November 2015

Great sculptures from around the world

CC sent us a load of photos of sculptures (too many for one post). I selected these. Thanks, CC!

SOUTH AFRICA: 


SINGAPORE:


BRUSSELS, BELGIUM:


MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA:


MARSEILLE, FRANCE:


THE BLACK GHOST, LITHUANIA, FROM TWO DIFFERENT ANGLES:



ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA:


 TAIPEI,TAIWAN:


TURTLE BAY, NEW YORK, USA


Saturday, 21 November 2015

A nice splash of colour

These examples of street art are quite powerful and the colours are beautiful. The artist's signature is Hopare.







Friday, 20 November 2015

Saturday, 14 November 2015

Happy birthday, Rip!

We're still in shock after last night's horrific events in Paris, but we can't let the horror paralyse us. Let's celebrate the birthday of our dear friend Ripley and wish her every happiness in her next year going around the Sun! Happy birthday, Rip!