croque-choux

Flickr white

Some of my favorite photos by vaious people from Flickr...

1.legend of the thorn bird, 2. white on whiter, 3. Mr. P,
4. clematis, 5. birthday cupcake, 6. spring snow magnolia tree,
7. Mana no.18, 8. paper snow, 9. R.I.P Ipod

Street Art

Street Art, Copenhagen. July 2005.

I just love it when I stumble upon things like this while I'm out walking around. I wonder who did this little graf? I get a childish sort of thrill out of finding things like this :o) I especially like these Space Invader mosaics you see in the street sometimes. I've only seen a couple of these in Paris, but this French artist has left his mark in lots of other big cities including my hometown (Los Angeles). Fun! So are the nifty tennis shoes he designed. And speaking of art in the streets, don't forget to look down sometimes. Look at this fantastic manhole cover I photographed in Odense!

Ta da!

As promised and before I forget, here are some pictures of my mosaic bird feeder, ready to welcome the local birds. I bought a huge bag of bird seed, the birds are lining up in the yard, and so all I have to do is find the perfect place to hang this thing. Oh, yeah, and the perfect hanging device, or hook. So far nothing I've seen at the hardware store or in my garage will do the trick. There is only one little hole in the back wall of the little house to help hook it up. Okay, well let's just worry about that later. In the meantime, I'm off to check eBay for bargains on mosaic tiles, or maybe some more stained glass tiles...

New mosaic book

It's just after midnight in my time zone, and I'm feeling more relaxed now. One good thing about my trip into town earlier: I managed to make it to Brentano's and look at all the wonderful art and craft books. This is my favorite English bookstore in Paris. I couldn't find a single textile art book that I really wanted this time though, so I picked up this book called "Creative Garden Mosaics" by Jill MacKay. It's looks like a real winner, and a lot of the author's ideas are refreshing and new to me. Check out this bird house on the back of the book! Isn't it amazing? Wow, a miniature onion dome... That's what's so cool about this book: techinques for creating your own bases (see the face?).