I came across these beautiful photos when looking for pictures of a sweet factory for a project that I am doing. The picture at the top is of a young boy in Afghanistan who works in a small family run confectionery business. The other image just caught my eye - the colours, tiles, and subject.

A New Challenge....

I plan to record my love of colours, and colour combinations, especially ones that occur in everyday life......

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My Collages of Communication

Cardiff Castle - The Incredible Ceilings

Cardiff Castle

 

Beach Beauty

A shot of Red!

Cardiff - Sunshine and Blue Skies

From top: Cardiff Castle, The Angel Hotel, The gates of Cardiff Arms Park

The Fun Theory

Happy New Year!

I am starting the new year with inspiration from the beautifully bright, block colours seen in these vintage railway posters, a great contrast to the dull grey weather outside! Many were designed by Norman Wilkinson.

Alphonse Mucha

The whimsical world of Mucha; the pattern, detail, and colour all combine to create these magical images.

Battleship Dazzle

Dazzle Camouflage was an attempt by artist Norman Wilkinson to confuse the opposition by applying these obscure patterns to the ships for protection.

Charlie Todd for TED

A great talk from Charlie Todd, and the great power of shared experiences and an example of positive therapy on the underground!

Improv Everywhere

Gulp - Animation at a BIG scale

Our World is Wonderful

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo.

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Interactions and Expression of Dance

Future/Proof

The power of movement at a prime.....

FUTURE PROOF from The DMCI on Vimeo.

A New Global Movement

IMAGINE......

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Industrial Revolutions, Concrete Circus

The Draughtsman's Arms

For the WHAT NOW! Exhibition at Marylebone One Church this week, which is looking at the role of the architect in todays society. Gundry & Ducker Architects have created a pop up bar called The Draughtsman's Arms. We etched the interior of a pub on CAD, looking at the advancement in technology and the change in role of the architect from the past to the present. The Bar is a room and a drawing.

Robert Dawson

Since Studying the Willow Pattern for an architecture project (http://www.louisabarfoot.com/Ladywood_Masterplanning_Collection_4.html), I have become very fascinated by its history and its prominence in todays kitchens and dressers. This reinterpretation of the pattern by Robert Dawson caught my eye, and made me look at the historic pattern with a new light.

Here is another use of perspective by Dawson that has been applied to ceramic tiles, to create an optical illusion.

Unknown Beautiful Light

 I am unsure of where I originally sourced this image from, the light in itself is beautiful and I can only imagine the intricate shadow that it casts. If anyone knows who it is by please let me know.

Studio Weave

Freya & Robin

Kielder Water

Clare Halifax

Lovely illustrations, using pattern and pen

Kate MccGwire

The art of a thousand feathers!