Tag Archives: sculpture

Nelson’s Ship in a Bottle

Posted on February 23, 2017 by nutMeg

2010 Yinka Shonibare, MBE

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Nobody’s Poodle

Posted on January 30, 2017 by nutMeg

Pat Lenz, 2011 Painted fiberglass and stainless steel Collection of the Museums of Sonoma County

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A Knit Skeleton! And, if one is going to collect books, miniature is probably the way to go. Think of how many you could have without it taking over your whole house! Through Monday 11/28, Holiday Sale at Split Lip … Continue reading →

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The British Museum

Posted on November 25, 2016 by nutMeg

Our Aunt declared we Must Go to the British Museum, and even though I’d been before on previous trips to London, I wasn’t going to argue, as one could make multiple visits and still have more to see. Once we … Continue reading →

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Montalvo Arts Center

Posted on November 8, 2016 by nutMeg

Apparently Saratoga was quite The Place to have an estate – in addition to Hakone, the area boasts Villa Montalvo, an Italianate mansion built in 1912-1914 by California businessman and politician James Phelan. Phelan was three-term mayor of San Francisco … Continue reading →

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Carver Harvey

Posted on October 31, 2016 by nutMeg

Just walking along through Regent’s Park and WHOA! saw a large feline out of the corner of my eye, which (whew?) didn’t move, even when I approached… turned out to be carved out of wood! This led to a girl … Continue reading →

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Great Auk

Posted on October 26, 2016 by nutMeg

In addition to numerous living birds, the southwestern edge of the Reykjanes peninsula is home to a sculptural homage to the extinct Great Auk. On the cliffs below Reykjanesviti, Iceland’s oldest lighthouse, the Auk gazes wistfully out to sea toward … Continue reading →

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Euroadventure 2016! Day 7

Posted on October 19, 2016 by nutMeg

< previous The host parents were otherwise occupied so we were to have a self-guided day today. The night before my sister and I had talked about going in to Reykjavík again. I said I wanted to go to art … Continue reading →

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Listasafn Reykjavíkur : Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn

Posted on October 11, 2016 by nutMeg

Reykjavík Art Museum – Ásmundarsafn – is devoted to the works of Ásmundur Sveinsson (1893-1982). Large scale works are arranged outside in the garden, with additional displays inside the dome and pyramid that was the artist’s studio and home. Ásmundur … Continue reading →

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Ásmundur Sveinsson Sculpture Garden

Posted on October 4, 2016 by nutMeg

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