Californian Halloween
I never understood the fuss about Halloween until I spent a Halloween in Silcon Valley. In Britain was are used to seeing a few houses decorated at Christmas. The road up from me is one where most houses are illuminated outside. That’s nothing though compared with the decoration I saw in Old Palo Alto. Whole […] [more…]
By Kate Phizackerley
Burgundy Orchid
When I was in Thailand I visited a couple of orchid farms and can’t recall quite which orchid farm this was taken in but it was just one of literally thousands of blooms. My father used to grow orchids and was always excited when he got one or two blooms. I’m really not sure how […] [more…]
By Kate Phizackerley
Blue Group – Glassware by Dante Marioni
Blue Group is a 1994 piece by the American artist Dante Marioni which was displayed in the Stanford Museum in 2008. It features three tall, slender pieces of hand-blown glass in lustrous blue. [more…]
By Kate Phizackerley