Category Archive: nature

Hills of Kyoto; Beauty in All Things

Hills of Kyoto; Beauty in All Things

More from the exhibition Japanese Art and Design at MAD recently which showcased art objects from the museum’s permanent collections, by Japanese artists. Silk fronds simply …

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Mari Kanstad Johnsen-full Norwegian character

Mari Kanstad Johnsen-full Norwegian character

Happy Christmas and Happy New Year to you all – albeit mid January!  …taking a brief break from a long list of studio tasks to …

 

Linda Herzog Wildlife Fantasy

Linda Herzog Wildlife Fantasy

They were big and little creatures. Some were hairy with long, thin tails, and some had noses long as pokers. Some had bulging eyes and some had 20 toes. In they came — crashing through the door, sliding down the chimney, crawling through the windows. They shouted and cried. They banged pots and pans. They twirled their tails and tapped their toes upon the wooden floor. The Brothers Grimm

 

Pitt Rivers behind the glass

Pitt Rivers behind the glass

My first encounter of the museum floor had me standing in front of these two creatures. Formidable and beautiful, these birds of prey are as close as many of us would hope to get and an amazing opportunity to study the feathers and shapes in their beautiful plumage.

 

Wedgewood Wattle

Wedgewood Wattle

It is a ceramic house which has held great influence in it’s field since it’s beginnings in 1759, not least being the reference for a particular cast of heavenly blue.

 

Balenciaga Spanish swathes

Balenciaga Spanish swathes

The lustrous petal emenate from the central stamen, growing into large petal clusters.

 

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gorgeous leaves…

 

the work of a stroll part II

the work of a stroll part II

lillies…

 

the work of a stroll part I

the work of a stroll part I

When we set out I did not believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and when we reached the zoo I did. I had not exactly spent the journey in thought. Nor in great emotion. It was more like when a man, after a long sleep, becomes aware that he is now awake.

 

pinboard paraphernalia

pinboard paraphernalia

I tore it liberally from one of those old gallery print catalogues one finds in Argosy Bookstore on 59th street.