Ive been asked ( by two readers) to explain the "art" wall in the kitchen
It grew as a result of my hubby taking the original art with him when he went ( a lovely limited print of a fox running towards a Welsh country Church) .
I wanted to fill the void
Bird and Agapanthus print Liz Tode
John dog walking by Rachel
Members of the Trelawnyd Flower Show circa 2010
Etching of an Austrian Villa circa 1898 bought in Sheffield flea market 2001
Small square of an antique Kimono bought from Takashimaya, a florist on
693 Fifth Avenue New York in 2002
framed in Sheffield
An award My ward team won for excellence in care in the development of long term ventilated beds
Sea Pinks in Dunes by Fiona Carver
Corn flowers on tile, bought in Soho London
Fat pony gift from a friend
Wrapping paper graffiti by blogger Gayle
"Off the beaten track" by Irene Goodier original painting
A gift from Bridget in the village " The Terriers Of Trelawnyd"
Welsh Terrier ( By Ben) a spinal Injury Patient Sheffield 2003
flying seagull in glass ( bought from Broadstairs)
Mickey Mouse print ( from blogger follower)
my painting in acrylics
print sleeping hare by John Bloor
Nature Table
Lovely...great to view up close and hear the stories behind your treasures. I especially like the terriers of Trelawnyd and Ben's sketch, which is beautifully drawn.
ReplyDeleteWhere's my Scottie sculpture?
ReplyDeleteOn the writing desk in the front room
DeleteAh. Not the wall.
Deletei really like off the beaten track and the terriers. maybe you can sometime do a 'post your favorite piece of art' contest. that would be fun!
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to see closer.My dog is a Lakeland so not the same after all,but when I first got him a lady said she thought he looked similar to a Welsh terrier or a baby airedale x
ReplyDeleteA lovely collection of memories.
ReplyDeleteAll special! LOVE the 3 terriers!
ReplyDeletethanks for the tour, john. the terriers are now playing happily across the rainbow bridge.
ReplyDeleteI'm so glad you did this! I enjoyed seeing close up all your works of art, each quite special in it's own way.
ReplyDeleteI like your art, and I like your arrangement of it! It takes a good eye to do that, and I don't have it :)
ReplyDeleteLove them all. A beautiful display John. X
ReplyDeleteI love your wall especially The Terriers of Trelawnyd ! One of my all time favorites. It has always made me happy to look at it.
ReplyDeleteparsnip
What a nice collection you have there.
ReplyDeleteLovely ♥️
ReplyDeleteIf I lived with you, lovely boy, it would give me great joy every day to glance at all the memories and colors and beautiful original works of art. I love it!
ReplyDeleteIt is quite the eclectic grouping of art. Thank you for sharing it with us!
ReplyDeleteGreat selection of art. Ben's work is stunning. The snippet of Kimono really caught my eye as well.
ReplyDeleteSo personal and lovely.
ReplyDeleteI must admit that I covet that fat pony. I have a fat-bellied terra cotta horse that is older than I am, bought in Mexico by my parents circa 1955 or so....
I like Mickey. Gimme gimme.
ReplyDeleteLove your art wall. Fave is Terriers of Trelawnyd. Please show us the Scottie sculpture. Thanks!
ReplyDeletexx Cali G
Love it xx
ReplyDeleteWonderful - though where's Albert?
ReplyDeleteI did one of Albert and Winnie, wheres that?
DeleteIn my bathroom !
DeleteA lovely collection and so full of memories. Just lovely!!
ReplyDeleteRo xxx
Hard to pick a favourite but I do like the sleeping hare.
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful collection of things all related through you!!
ReplyDeleteYou have some well chosen art on the wall. Did you decide what to do with all the postcards?
ReplyDeleteI think you should have one of my Scotch Egg ones in the wall display. The dog one is called "The dogs take John for a Walk".
ReplyDeleteI stand corrected
DeleteThe title fits the picture. But you can call it John takes the dogs for a walk x
Deletea lovely varied collection, growing as you do
ReplyDeleteI loved looking at these. My fave is the Sea Pinks in Dunes. Gorgeous x
ReplyDeleteThat's my favourite too. It draws the eye out across the sea towards the horizon. So tranquil.
DeleteAn exceptional and personal collection. I love it. I loved Takashimaya’s department store when I was growing up. Used to go there all the time with my sister and bought many gifts there. She chose, I paid. Thanks for bringing back those sweet memories.
ReplyDeleteLove your individual and eclectic arty collection. I don't think I have a favourite, they all have meaning. I don't have any 'real' art, I have pictures my daughter painted when she was younger, greetings cards, a photo of a soldier that my mum bought me ( no idea who he is, but I liked his face and I was skint at the time) my great grandmother's sampler and various other bits and pieces and every one has a little story. I do have 4 pictures taken from the programme, of Carlos Acosta that I want to frame, but I can't find anything suitable and there are no longer any picture framers around here.
ReplyDeleteI love to see things that mean something to the owner rather than soulless, mass produced prints.
I like the wrapping paper graffitti, it's lovely that this is not a contrived collection but a falling together of things that have meaning to you and are fun. I bet they make you smile often.
ReplyDeleteI love seeing art in people's homes as it tells us much about them. :)
ReplyDeleteWe have friends that have a TON of art and they rotate it. You could do that with the postcards you received. A rotating wall of love and humor.
I like these a lot. We have two art walls like yours, and I enjoy them every day.
ReplyDeleteLovely eclectic art wall John.
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