Mosaic of an uprising, South Bank London, June 2020 It was quite eery discovering this piece of street art, on a day that the main sounds I heard were helicopters […]
As promised, here’s the answer to the mystery of the broken tiles I showed yesterday. This “Big Fish” is the Salmon of Knowledge, a character from Irish mythology. This […]
American tennis player Stan Smith endorsed the Adidas tennis show from 1973, with his portrait featuring on the tongue of many of the shoes. Adidas relaunched the Stan Smith shoe […]
“The sound of a kiss is not so loud as that of a cannon, but its echo lasts a great deal longer.” Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr Linked to Life Imitates […]
Wealthy Romans had all mod cons beneath their feet: beautifully decorated floors and underfloor heating. St Albans in Hertfordshire is lucky enough to have some excellent Roman mosaics left by its former inhabitants, from […]
The detail of these small ceramic tiles needs to be seen up close to appreciate the detail. But they also need to be seen as a whole to understand their […]
