See the Creative Cow tutorial on a free After Effects / Photoshop plug in replicating the Droste effect. Preformationism Prompted by the availability of the first microscopes in the 17th century, a theory arose that either the egg or sperm, until then unseen, contained a miniature human. This human, (or animal or plant as the caseContinue reading “The Droste effect”
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Thinking shaped by surroundings
Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia. Both cultures relied on farming to sustain the population. Their main source of water was the river. In Mesopotamia, the river was turbulent and unpredictable. Floods occurred unexpectedly, its banks eroded and the river could even change its course. The people made a great effort to control the river and dugContinue reading “Thinking shaped by surroundings”
Kamut bread
Kamut flour is often connected with Ancient Egypt and its Pharoahs. The word kamut is one of the Ancient Egyptian words for wheat and was recently put to use as a brand name, a modern registered trademark, for the flour. But the grain’s other name, Khorasan, comes from the Ancient Persian province meaning where the sunContinue reading “Kamut bread”
The soles of my shoes
The Albycin, Granada
A timelapse video showing a day at the Albycin, an hill in Granada, Spain.
Building site
The mysterious machines, materials and activity that can be observed on a building site. Sometimes there is a downward view into the cordoned off pit of the foundations. It’s an unusual way of seeing a city space.
Horse power
When were wild horses domesticated?
Suffolk, East Anglia
Watercolours made on the beach at Shingle Street in Suffolk.
Busy blockbusters
A note about busy exhibitions
Weather station
A nicely painted sign, evocative of an adventure film, for the weather station at Niaux. It is close to the entrance of the cave containing the prehistoric paintings.
Coffee Table TV 