Getting Ready

Next week I am going to Littleheath Barn Studio for the first two days of a four day Summer School.  The second two days are a week later.

The theme is Buildings.  I love buildings and architecture and few textile artists seem to use this topic so I was excited to sign up.

However!

Do I use the redbrick buildings I love along the canals in the West Midlands?  Or do I use the beautiful architecture found in Venice as inspiration? 

I decided I would get out all the things I have related to the two topics.

Canals

Books

 

Sketchbooks

Photobooks

My poem as a Thermofax screen

Lots of collage material

Venice

Books

Sketchbooks

Stamps and Stencils

Thermofax screens

Another book, map, photos and postcards

A box of collage fodder and other inspiration

Well, it was good to find out what I had.  BUT!  I'm no further on in my choice.

Come back next month to find out what i did.

Thanks for stopping by
Bernice

Buildings

This month's theme has been buildings.  Yet again I haven't been out anywhere to take new photos so I searched the archives for some photographs.

I quite like taking pictures of parts of buildings as you will see.

For the summer we are going to take part in this Summer Photo Scavenger Hunt.

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

More photos for inspiration

This time buildings - or at least parts of them

Thanks for joining me today
Bernice

20 days in North America: Chicago pt 2

Saturday saw us taking the Blue Line to Downtown and then walking to the river to book tickets for the Architecture boat trip.  We had to wait for a while so we went round the small but very specific McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum.You could see the winding gear that is used to open up the bridge.

And from a tiny window at the top see all the bridges across the Chicago River.

The guide on the boat was amazing and we learned such a lot about different types of building styles.  And I took lots of photos of buildings I now can't name! Sorry.

I love to take photos of the reflections of buildings in other buildings' windows - more of that next time.  Here's a reflection of the boat we were on.  We were sat on the very back row.

More buildings!

The Sears Tower - which is now called the Willis Tower.  108 storeys high.

We had lunch after the boat trip and then walked along the Magnificent Mile to the Johnn Hancock Tower.

A larger than life statue of Abraham Lincoln handing a copy of the Gettysburgh Address to an 'everyman'.

The lift to the 96th floor of the John Hancock building.

And the view from the restaurant rather than the viewing floor.

The best view of the city was from the ladies restroom!

This gorgeous sculpture was in the lobby.

We walked back through the city - it was the hottest day of the year - around 37 degrees C - but felt considerably hotter.

There was a very shiny sculpture called Cloud Gate but is nicknamed The Bean which produces some interesting reflections.

By this time we were totally exhausted.  We found a really lovely Italian restaurant for dinner and then took the train back to the hotel.

Next time:  All about reflections

Thanks for stopping by.

Bernice