Category Archives: metal work

Things Textiley in Greece: Fibres and Fabrics – Old and New

Goats on the road, every afternoon – milking time.  The huge variety of goat cheeses and other dairy products was a gourmet’s delight while travelling around Greece. Each village seems to have its own bacterial cultures producing distinctively different cheeses. It was the same with the many different fermented drinks. The fermented honey mead drink […]

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Corrugated Steel / Iron Art and Architecture

I made a quick trip to New Zealand to be in on my father’s 87th birthday celebrations, Mother’s’ Day, another family birthday and to catch up with family. Painted corrugated steel I was treated to a Kaipara Coast Sculpture Gardens and Nursery visit. After wandering the inspiring nursery, we had morning tea in the outdoor […]

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Auction House Lot- Finland Arabia, Russian plate, textiles

There was a collection of other things in the box I won at the auction. A large printed table cloth and 2 plates…. One is a rather lovely painted, wooden plate from Russia (I’m guessing) and a Finnish Arabia plate, produced between 1971 and 1975. …and this odd assortment. These crocheted kitchen items were made […]

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Saints’ Relics in Quebec City

Articulation visited many cathedrals, churches and chapels while in Quebec City. Two were the most memorable for me. One was originally the Petit Seminaire of Quebec’s chapel but now a deconsecrated building and incorporated into the Musee De L’Amerique Francophone.My 1st reaction to the chapel was surprise when we discovered all the wood, marble and granite walls and ceilings are […]

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