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Weekly Travel Theme

-Barcelona

Metal Skin

Multidisciplinary artist Julio Nieto’s art collection Piel de Metal (Metal Skin) has been touring mainland Spain and the Canary Islands since 2008.  A piece entitled Coreografía was installed outdoors in Barcelona […]
Metal Skin

-East Midlands

An Open Door

You’ll know from this blog, that I love doors and windows.  An open or part-open one is particularly tantalising – signalling all sorts of possibilities and new beginnings.   Linked […]
An Open Door

-Botswana

Stickybeak!

These bright little birds were almost as cheeky as the local monkeys. The lure of sugar, honey and porridge proved a greater force than their fear of clapping and stamping […]
Stickybeak!

-Manchester

Pink Puli

-Lispencie does Pink! I couldn’t pass this cute, short-legged pink dog without stopping to admire and smile – and take plenty of photos, of course.  It reminded me of Dougal […]

-Paris

An Eerie Muse

There’s a strange sculpture in  l’Espace Pierre Cardin in Paris: it is a featureless face hidden in part behind a veil that is held aloft by bodiless hands. This bronze sculpture […]
An Eerie Muse

Horse

Stone Horses

Several sculptures by Belgian artist Giles Falisse (b. 1964) were on display at Royal Ascot this summer. His use of natural stone combined with an open framework of steel, makes […]
Stone Horses