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Un jour ensoleillé en France

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We headed over to France last week to sample some alcoholic delights, ready for our wedding in August. We set off at a reasonable hour and arrived in France at midday. We tootled off from the channel tunnel to the … Continue reading

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DIY Project 1; Refurbished Ottoman

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Last Spring / Summer time we spent a lot of time gathering objects / furniture to refurbish to make our new home complete, unfortunately I don’t have before and after photos so I will explain the processes and include finished photos. One … Continue reading

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Patrick Jean Short Films

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I recently discovered a short film called Pixels By Patrick Jean, which is very entertaining. While searching for this, I also stumbled across another great short film called Theo produced by the same man, you can watch both below; Both animations cleverly … Continue reading

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Rob Ryan Laser Cut Cards

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Through greeting card maker Roger la Borde i discovered Rob Ryan and his laser cutting skills…truly beautiful and i grab any opportunity to buy these cards for people and occasions, they are great! Rob Ryan not only produces cards but his … Continue reading

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Gary Baseman

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Gary Baseman is a contemporary artist who works as an illustrator, fine artist, toy designer and animator. He is the creator and producer of Disney’s animated television show “Teacher’s Pet“. He is also the artist designer / illustrator of the … Continue reading

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Touching and Beautiful Animation

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Sebastian Baptista & Nico Casavecchia directed a beautiful animation influenced by a scene from ‘Where The Wild Things Are’, titled Buildings & Vampires. They have made a wonderful tribute to this amazing film. Watch and Enjoy!

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Blow At Life Artwork

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Lawrence Yang is an incredible artist. These are the images that first drew me to his work. I also like some of his more recent work as well (below); His Blog and Artwork Website are also worth having a look at, very impressive … Continue reading

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Room by Emma Donoghue

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I have just finished reading ‘Room’ which is a very moving story about a Mother (Ma) and her 5 year old child (Jack), who are being held hostage by a man they  refer to as ‘Old Nick’ I don’t want … Continue reading

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Play With Your Food

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My love of food, art and photography combined…brilliant! I have often bought ‘Play With Your Food’ cards for people, as I really like the style and silliness of them. More recently I have come across the work of the Photographer Carl Warner, a similar idea, but much … Continue reading

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Studio Ghibli

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As I think I’ve mentioned in a previous post, I love animated films and alongside Disney and Pixar comes Studio Ghibli, presenting Japanese films for all ages. The director Hayao Miyazaki produces my favourites from this film studio – My … Continue reading

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