Tuesday Photo Challenge – Ancient Frank challenges us with things ancient – and Amber is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects, like these necklaces. Amber is used […]Read Post ›
I love Design. In 2016 I wrote about one of our most famous designers, Camilla Thulin. Much of clothes for the stage, but also ”ordinary” fashion. Snows theme is Design! Just to look at her sketches is pure joy. Shoes… Kaftans – favourites with Camilla Wear if You Dare!
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Technology For Frank and Tuesday –
For this week’s challenge, Patti has chosen History. At first I wanted to write about Riga, the capital of Latvia, whose history begins as early as the 2nd century. But inspired by a visit there, I have chosen a piece of puppetry history instead – an art form very much alive in Latvia. According to […]Read Post ›
Do you sometimes look back and remember what happened the same month the year before? I seldom do…but thought I would try it today, as Totti’s birthday is approaching, and our wedding anniversary as well. But let’s start off with the strawberry tents – and a sculpture. Last week I saw the tents were up […]Read Post ›
Tuesday Photo Challenge – Round The world is spinning – round. But not much is really, really round, is it? For Frank: Still, there are many quite round things that I really love…like Dalí’s art and his home in Figueres, Spain. And the Beehive in Kew Gardens!
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Patterns Colours and colours and patterns!
As Amy’s challenge this week is Architecture, I invite you to follow me to Umeå for a visit to a very special hotel. The Grand Hotel in Umeå, by architect Viktor Åström, was built 1894-95. The facade is in neorenaissance. Close up to this beauty is U&Me Hotel, opened in 2014, by architects from Snøhetta, […]Read Post ›
In the header, the grand Aqueduct of Segovia, Spain. A picture where you cannot ignore the importance of shadows. For Tina’s challenge this week – Shadows. Shadow owes its birth to light. John Gay Even the tiniest creature/ thing displays a delicate shadow when there is light enough And as you move, your shadow moves […]Read Post ›
Curves – ”In life, as in art, the beautiful moves in curves.” Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton Thank you Tina, for this week’s opportunity to admire natural as well as man made curves. They are everywhere – if you just let your eyes find them… Sometimes you have to look up though – like in Trinity College, […]Read Post ›
