Beach-Combing Magpie

Far from the beach, but still surrounded by treasure of all kinds just ready to be found, looked at, gloated over, gleaned and swiped or simply created! Here are my latest finds....

Wednesday, November 30, 2022

The Art of a Shell... Cameos.

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When I was a child, I used to love touching the packages of semi-precious gemstones that had been ordered and sent from the suppliers. Una...

Stained-glass Windows in the Heart of Birmingham...

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I recently rediscovered one of the most famous sets of stained-glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones 1833 – 1898, within the small cathedra...

Tuesday, November 8, 2022

Last of the Lingering Sunlight...

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Arriving in London at the what felt like the very tip of the tail-end of summer - given the incredibly warm sunny weather of late - I went...

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Timeless Forms...

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For a number of years now, Reims city centre has been occupied by rather spectral figures that tower above the hurried citizens that rush ...

Monday, October 24, 2022

Pale Purple Petals...

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I am not particularly interested in Halloween, but at the moment there are some beautiful displays in the florist's in my street, with...

Windows Looking In and Out....

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The following is an extract from Baudelaire's work Les Fenêtres in Le Spleen de Paris .... Celui qui regarde du dehors à travers ...

Friday, September 30, 2022

19th Century Mourners - Grace and Beauty in Paris...

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For the last days of a hot summer, I visited the Parisian cemeteries of Père-Lachaise and Passy , looking for - and finding - beauty, pe...

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