Saturday, 18 June 2016

Fine art borders

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For all the talk about migration, not one of us would want to be out there on the migrant road, existing in squalid, horrible conditions....
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Wednesday, 15 June 2016

Fine art rabbits

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The Staffordshire University Fine Art Show for its final-year students should be a glorious romp of creativity; and fizzing with origina...
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Sunday, 12 June 2016

Queen's birthday in wool

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As is well known to confused foreigners, the Queen has two birthdays, one her actual birth-date and the other an official day of cel...
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Friday, 3 June 2016

Grey Ilam

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Definition of English summer: the greenest countryside under the greyest skies.  The gloomy grey stone of these Staffordshire countryside...
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Is this Sam Johnson I see?

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Lichfield Festival is upon us soon (starts July 1st), and no doubt there will be lots of references to the city's most famous son, D...
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Tuesday, 31 May 2016

Lobby in Bulgaria

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I know this is a little daft obsession of mine but -- I like to look for 'signs' of Staffordshire even when I have to leave the c...
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Saturday, 28 May 2016

Threatening land-owner

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This is the sort of thing that really gets my goat.  A selfish land-owner (near Ashley) has put up a threatening notice on a public ...
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Wednesday, 25 May 2016

Hidden factory

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I can't help admiring the way that the JCB Earthmovers factory at Uttoxeter is so beautifully concealed. It is deliberate of course: ...
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Sunday, 22 May 2016

Deceptive country scene

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Glorious weather as summer gets under way.  Enough sun to ensure warmth, and (of course, this is England!) cool enough to be outdoors a ...
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Thursday, 19 May 2016

Artist's playground

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The playground at Hanley Park is as attractive as you can get... but I always think the lay-out is a about more than just banging in a l...
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