I think there is something sad about seeing electrical goods outside in the cold, wet weather. Any life left in them is slowly being weathered away. I think it’s fair to say that the chances are that the items are already broken, past it, has beens, but surely there is something they could be used for? Katie and I have had many a conversation about this and I think there is part of us that just wants to give them more life and to recognise their worth.
TV Graveyard
A Hoover and a DVD player
My brother Theo sent me this photo. Thanking you!
It is a chair from my family home that they did get rid of, but it only sat outside momentarily posing for the photo. It was all a ruse as it actually ended up at the tip.
Went to Ripple in Sherwood with some friend and saw ‘Baked Goat’s’ on the receipt. Hilarious!
‘Van Gogh’ by Harry Wintle aged 6.
Van Gogh is an artist. Van Gogh paints pictures.
He cut his ears.
It is Van Gogh
It is one of Van Gogh’s paintings.
One of my work colleagues Andrea, told me about her son Harry’s new found interest in Van Gogh. It made me so happy! He had a lesson about Van at school and on the same day would not go to bed until he had made a book about him. I think you’ll agree it’s a brilliant portrayal.
Whilst at work I noticed the pigeons dancing in the shadow cast by the window.
I am sighting chairs again!
Behind the gate
Bagged
Peek a boo
I had a very slow start to my Sunday. I went to the studio in hunt for string for a new idea. Once we’d opened the door it swelled up and became too big for the frame. We tried slamming it but no such luck. I phoned my Dad, Steve who came up with some cracking ideas but we had none of the necessary objects to help; hair dryer, extension cable, rope or appropriately sized piece of wood. I ended up having to use what we had, shaving the door with the aid of a Stanley knife. A laborious task but after some time it closed and we could go home to try out my new string idea!
I was having a cup of Earl grey with Phil and the topic of the Shroud of Turin came up. Phil was telling me about all the conspiracy, especially with particular reference to the ‘Analysis of optical perspective‘. This is the idea that the face would be distorted if the Shroud had been a result of the cloths contact with the face, because of the contours. This made me think about how my face would be represented if measured by string. I have had a first attempt today and you can see that the nose is particularly affected by the distortion.
On Kay’s travels she found this concrete chair sculpture on an ocean path. It had been put there as a memorial to someone. I like the fact that someone decided to do something different from the usual bench idea. Looks like when you sit on it you get an amazing view!
Finding discarded furniture has even crept into me watching TV. Whilst I was watching Material Girl on iPlayer I noticed what looks like some really interesting discarded sofa’s in the back ground.
My Mum, Ali sent me this image the other day. She had taken the photo of the chair and then used an iPhone application to add cats to it. It really makes me smile. I think it’s the combination of two of my favourite things. Thanks Mum.
