Monday, 4 April 2016

So... we bought a lizard

Haha! It's a cast iron lizard, and he now lives permanently on our wall. Pirouette is a great fan of lizards and tried to catch this one. She was very disappointed when she found out how hard he is and how he wouldn't budge. The weather is getting warmer and very soon she'll start bringing us gifts of live lizards, fortunately much smaller than the cast iron one!



[Our pictures are always crooked. Grrrr!]

Saturday, 2 April 2016

A different take on the surreal

These paintings, by Brazilian artist Cláudio Souza Pinto, are intriguing, colourful and quite theatrical. I spent ages observing some of the quirky details and decided that I like them. That's why they caught my eye in the first place!







Here's Cláudio at work:


[I love it when I find pictures of the artists. Sometimes they can be quite surprising...]


Friday, 1 April 2016

Bathrooms with a difference

These wash basins are very stylish, but some of them don't seem to make sense. They're beautiful but not terribly practical. The final photo is a bonus!

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BONUS
Introducing the i-Poo:


Thursday, 31 March 2016

Uh-oh... But they're fast learners!

Psychologists say messy children learn faster than their tidier counterparts. That's some consolation to the parents of these children: 








Wednesday, 30 March 2016

A very cool way to create memories

Wendy Tsao came up with the idea of creating a priceless memento for her son when he drew a self-portrait at the age of four. She transformed his drawing into a soft toy, a very faithful version of his unique likeness. Now anybody can order a soft toy based on their children's drawings or any other drawing, via the website Child's Own Studio. Here are a few examples: