Last week Martha Ann and her friend Lisa, from North Carolina, were in town. We met up at the
British Museum (they'd been to
Sir John Soane's museum earlier that morning) and wandered round the Enlightenment galleries and then went to the Africa section. As you enter the Africa galleries you see this --
a textile made out of liquour bottle tops by
El Anatsui - not exactly a cosy quilt, but a stunning work. We went on to the
Percival David Foundation on Gordon Square -- three floors of chinese ceramics, including this ink pot with blossoms on the waves.
Then a spot of lunch and a quick visit to the
British Library - but no time to visit any charity shops ... they don't exactly abound in Bloomsbury.
a textile made out of liquour bottle tops by El Anatsui - not exactly a cosy quilt, but a stunning work. We went on to the Percival David Foundation on Gordon Square -- three floors of chinese ceramics, including this ink pot with blossoms on the waves.
Then a spot of lunch and a quick visit to the British Library - but no time to visit any charity shops ... they don't exactly abound in Bloomsbury.
Hi Margaret, Thanks for posting those two beautiful pieces of work. Helen
ReplyDeleteThanks for showing us the photos. I wish I could see the bottle top piece in person. And the ceramic inkwell is very different to chinese ceramics I have seen in Melbourne.
ReplyDeleteCheers
Claire