The NaNoWriMo 2017 call to arms popped into my inbox this morning. Shall I? Shan’t I? Of course I shall ...
DelOctober 3, 2017
There’s still another week left to see Here We Are at the Old Sessions House. Hosted by Burberry, the show is a compilation of British “social portraiture”, beautifully curated by Lucy Kumara Moore, Christopher Bailey and Alasdair McLellan. Spread over…
DelSeptember 24, 2017
The RPS highlight of the year – the awards. Congratulations to all those wonderful photographic giants. I feel honoured to be hovering around the same circles. Talking of greats, Here We Are is well worth visiting. Elsewhere, the snowglobe project…
DelSeptember 24, 2017
If you have a snowglobe and want to be part of an exciting project, get in touch!
DelSeptember 23, 2017
And so to the opening of the International Images for Science Exhibition – some amazing work that shows just how artistic science can be. For example, Jonathan Brett’s wonderful image of apples and marbles transpires to be eyeballs … Meanwhile,…
DelSeptember 17, 2017
Some snapping around Soho and the discovery of farinata. Spent the rest of the week trying to make it but couldn’t get the consistency right. I’m confused by the lack of agreement on what a “cup” is, but then this…
DelSeptember 10, 2017
My study is finished and it’s divine. A sanctuary in a dusty building site. I haven’t been the same since I discovered that Christian Lacroix does wallpaper – OMG, it takes all the pain out of decorating, not that I'm…
DelSeptember 3, 2017
When in Burgenland .... so a bit of wine-tasting was involved. Some interesting discoveries from Scheiblhofer and Hannas Reeh, but Giefing’s Marco Polo still takes some beating. Thrilled to see it did so well in this year’s Falstaff Guide. And…
DelAugust 27, 2017
If outdoor opera is magical, then outdoor operetta lakeside is utterly enchanting. Der Vogelhändler (Carl Zeller) at Mörbisch – a cast of thousands, a spectacle extraordinaire, lavish costumes, lavish scenery and a plot so complicated that I’m not even going…
DelAugust 20, 2017
Stone quarry, giant chandelier, stage-set, mostly red. Verdi’s Rigoletto. Breath-taking. There’s something magical about opera al fresco – unless, of course, it’s raining. Red symbolises “passionate love, seduction, violence, danger, anger, and adventure” (colormatters.com). And Rigoletto has it all. But…
DelAugust 13, 2017
*UNDER CONSTRUCTION* Looking at the urban environment at the end of the tube and tram lines in Vienna. I feel that this is going to be a lifetime’s work as the ends keep moving … this needs a lot more…
DelAugust 3, 2017
Farewell to the Bunch, farewell to the shade and the whispering sound of the cool colonnade ... We did it. A month ago I didn’t think it would be possible. From offer to completion in thirty days. And as anyone…
DelJuly 2, 2017
Cover Image © Harvey Benge One of my biggest ‘wish-I’d-thought-of-that’ moments occurred a few years ago when I discovered One Day – Ten Photographers. This is a delightful box set containing ten slim volumes (one per photographer) of images created on…
DelJune 28, 2017
I’m behind on my author confessions ... first of all, a holiday on a planet that didn’t have wifi (deepest joy), then zipping hither and thither with limited internet access (it is remarkable that so much of the UK still…
DelJune 13, 2017
MisterMac and I have had a week off. We’ve been basking by a lake. Sans internet. Sans phone signal. Deep joy. I have returned with Repetitive Kindle Thumb, having clicked thousands of pages as I voraciously consumed book after book…
DelJune 7, 2017
I’m not sure how I missed The Vulgar – Fashion Redefined in London, but as luck would have it, it’s moved to the Winterpalais in Vienna. Curated by Judith Clark, the exhibition takes ‘a new look at “high fashion”’ based…
DelMay 25, 2017