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Chilly reflection
Author Archives: Leisa
fungi
Sometimes in the garden stuff appears and then it is gone. The black edge gave this small clump a slightly sinister look.
Let’s steward
A local arts fair required a bit of stewarding so t-shirts were printed accordingly.
lantern
through the pane
Gilded windows
Then the yellow of the hedge in front was again quite eyecatching, more so ,in fact, than if the sun had been out!
The bronze dogs and the stone lion added more interest against the hedge but note that the ground floor windows have not had the gilding treatment!
But hey, who needs to paint their windows gold when nature has its very own golden flowers…
all in the yellow
hidden wee beasties (double click for bigger image)
figures in blue
a day in London and some strange figures were spotted crawling up the side of a building in the Bankside area
Chatsworth(3) around the grounds
A final meander and a few quirky things spotted around the grand estate.
A chair of coins
Lets play skittles
Old and new sculpture on the front lawn
a chunky horse
and some blue cornflowers.
Chatsworth(2) around the grounds
It was a slightly hazy day and not much drama with light and shadows but plenty of statues lending their own drama to the scene. Most of the figures are Italian marble and would have originally been pure white.The marble is constantly being cleaned on the classical statues and in the most basic way with a toothbrush and water ( I am no expert but some conservation work is not as glamorous as it sounds!). Each statue takes eight hours or so to clean and they are not taken back to their original whiteness.
Sugaring occurs on the surface of marble which is that crumbly sort of look.
This is half her head and her shoulder after toothbrush treatment!
Light in shadows 