On the weekend, I and a group of friends spent a hugely fun afternoon at Paint & Pinot. In the 3 hour session a professional artist takes you through a painting class (we all paint the same thing) – but it is a fun, social event, with a bar (hence the pinot) and food menu.…
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Cake Deception
I think the video says it all! I used to always make he Barbarians special birthday cakes that were shaped like things, and I was always proud when it was mostly recognisable. I’m glad they never saw this video, lol. Have you ever made or had a realistic cake? Would you want one?
Art in miniature
I am always awed by people who have incredible artistic talent. But to then have that talent and apply it in miniature…wow. Salavat Fidai is one such artist. A sculptor, Salavat uses a craft knife to sculpt the tips of pencils. Yes, you did read that correctly – the tips of pencils. I have created…
Recreate art in real life
The Getty Museum put a challenge out for art lovers to recreate a work of art with objects and people in their homes: Choose your favorite artwork Find three things lying around your house⠀ Recreate the artwork with those items Of course, people did just that (and the museum’s twitter feed is full of the…
Writing Retreat Cruise #1
As followers of my blog would know, I went on an amazing writing retreat over February-March for 3 weeks. Over the next few weeks I thought I would share some of the highlights from my trip 🙂 The majority of the retreat was spent on a cruise (more of that in later posts). There were…