“It is not a peaceful environment to me at all. It’s a fighting environment, not like England or Wales where you feel the peace of centuries and centuries of people tilling the soil. It’s the most hostile place I’ve ever lived. Oh, not the people, of course, they are the least hostile, but the land… Continue reading Big Sur-Ing
Category: Art
Mirabilia Romae
“Mr Valentino painted the first picture of the landscape. Then we arrived and started to paint the same landscape from a different angle and a different light. The landscape is still the same but the picture has somehow changed.” That’s how Pierpaolo Piccioli so eloquently and succinctly described how he and Maria Grazia Chiuri have jointly… Continue reading Mirabilia Romae
Pass that Dutch
I’m blaming the heat in both Paris and Rome for my two day blog absence. A sun-induced brain fug is not conducive to analysing the haute couture collections in any meaningful way. But waiting a bit has its rewards. Getting to the end of Paris haute couture fashion week meant I could talk about not… Continue reading Pass that Dutch
Insulation Inspiration
>> Another short trip notched up in New York meant another trip to Paintbox, not with palm trees, pineapples or other emoji-esque motifs that are so de rigueur of summer manicures. Instead, pastel speckled foam came to mind – sometimes called compressed or recycled foam – and normally used as furniture stuffing or flooring underlay. Its haphazard colour qualities and reconstituted… Continue reading Insulation Inspiration