So I saw this a few days ago, it’s not quite Harry Potter’s platform 9¾ but it’s Hackney’s equivalent! I thought this was pretty cool, a train embedded in a wall high up, right next to a bridge leading to an actual train station. The people on the streets were busy ignoring it when they walked past, but they still managed to notice me stop and take a photo of it!
Here’s something to get you in the mood for the holidays, a cute mash potato snowman that I saw in a hidden away deli (never mind the fact that it was shining outside and not a snowdrop to be seen).
So here’s something to kickstart your Monday (and you holidays for some of you lucky things!), an edible mash-potato-man with carrots for arms and a petite nose!
These are some really simple but genius sketches, thought up by Javier Pérez (or Cintascotch as he seems to be known on Instagram). I love these cute but thoughtful pictures, each with its own sweet character and style which I find really inspiring.
The artist is always updating his Instagram account with new images too, so keep an eye out for more (plus he now has an online shop open with various products with his images on them.)
I saw this a while back being displayed at Spitalsfield (it’s recently been taken down since though, perhaps it’s being penned in with other artistic goats) – a sculpture of a goat on top of a few crates.
Apparently this piece, I Goat by artist Kenny Hunter, was the winner of this competition which beat out several other artistic pieces to be displayed in Spitalfield, to signify the area’s rich history, relationship with immigrants and to reflect the struggles and conflicts they have had to endure.
But in other ways, it’s also just a cute little goat staring out on top of a few boxes.
Part of the Weekly Photo Challenge – UnexpectedSomething I saw while out at work today, which I thought looked lovely, which made a nice spark of colour on a cold, grey day. They may not be the same as traditional flowers, but hey a cactus is easier to look after and last a lot longer!
I love looking at random, quirky pieces of art from other cultures, and Indian art is one which has always fascinated me, particularly because of the overlaps it has with my own culture. This is a antique, wood sculpture (or perhaps toys, they remind me of puppets in a way) of a scene from history – I’m thinking a meeting between powerful Indian figures and British delegates (I see a top hat on the table!), but it’s likely that I could be wrong!
Even so, I like the earthy, warm colours here, and the quirky styles of these little men – they remind me a little of some of the folk stories I read as a child, and immediately make you feel as if they’re part of a puppet show that have just frozen for a little while, and will start moving again when you look away : )
I love playing around with colours and lighting when it comes to photography, (and yes, on my mobile phone too) which I often do a lot to see the end result of – although I’ll be doing a proper post about this soon!
I thought I’d play with the colour of these flowers, and see what I came up with. I did several versions of this photograph, using different apps, but I liked this one best (done with the Photo Studio app) because of how natural and pretty the shades of blue looked (if blue petals can look natural, that is), and the dreamy look it has. I can imagine a little pixie hiding behind one of these (or maybe something from Fergully!), and a tiny little world of flower-beings, perhaps.
This one’s not terribly obvious, but it’s meant to be a boy-robot making a girl-robot all squealy with this metally good looks. Oh and he has a giant sunflower for her, as you do. I should really stop doodling on phone-calls. Except I won’t because you never know what my brain might come up with : )
These are a from a series of photographs I did of my mum’s garden last weekend, which I loved because it looked all dewy and natural (sounds like a foundation advert, don’t I?), and because I love the shades of purple the flowers are in. These are one of my favourite types of flowers, giant daisy-types (I have no idea what the name of these ones are, I’m a big ignoramus, me), but I liked how well my camera picked up the detail of the petals and droplets in these. Next, pester my mum to grow me some sunflowers!
In China, the symbol for the magnolia flower is beautiful woman. I don’t know about you, but I’d say that the meaning is pretty apt, magnolias are certainly beautiful, and are graceful flowers which have lasted almost a millennia, unchanging, strong, and almost un-evolved, which is seen from their early flowering in February – sparks of colour in wintry, cold weather.
Here’s a few which I shot snaps of in my mother’s garden a couple of weeks ago, they were the first flowers to appear and are still freshly and growing even now. I love their silhouettes against the blue sky, and the pretty hues of pinks and whites. And soon, while the other flowers which are brighter, bigger and sunnier will soon take your attention, while the magnolias’ petals will fall and close, the tree will remain, waiting until next early spring to be the first to show its new buds again, which will grow into these beautiful magnolias. : )
The Harlequin Tea Set 