Tag: Travel
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Art, t-shirts and travel
I’m an artist, an art gallery goer, and a traveller. Like many travellers I buy t-shirts as souvenirs. They become wearable memories that transport me back to a special place or a particular experience. T- shirts are my go to souvenir purchase because they are utilitarian, easy to pack additions to my holiday wardrobe that…
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Artful food, glorious food
Betel leaves and fish on sale at the market in Magwe, Myanmar The colours, the textures, the shapes, the considered placement of objects, creation of forms and the patterns definitely spoke to the artist within. Artistic flair flourishes in the most unexpected places, just waiting for an artist and photographer to see more than food,…
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Bruno’s Sculpture Garden
Birds, I love them, I’m drawn to them (the feathered variety that is). They have a place in my heart and in art of all descriptions. Last week was national Bird Week in Australia so here’s a post to celebrate birds, sculpture, the Australian bush and natural gardens. Life imitates art: King parrot on the…
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On the Edinburgh Fringe Festival: cars, women, gender and litter
Litter bin in Edinburgh with Graffiti
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Banksy: from Kirkwall to Glasgow
I am one for letting journeys unfold, as planning ahead is not my forte. Sometimes one experience segues into another, like when I managed to get a ticket to the Cut and Run Exhibition at the Glasgow GoMA. This exhibition is probably the closest Banksy will come to doing a retrospective and sharing something of…