Here it is again, the mystery picture from Saturday’s post.
Did I hear someone say “What is that painting doing in Mosaic Monday?”
Nah… You’re probably all too smart… You’ve figured it out already…
It IS a photo collage – made in Picasa (but the frame added in Paintshop Pro).
It was made from the same 9 pictures of dahlias as the collages below,
but with all the flowers mixed together into one.
See more Monday Mosaics by other Artists at Mary’s Little Red House.
Have a guess, if you like, what technique was used for this piece of art.
I’ll give you the answer on Monday.
Most towns and villages have some kind of cultural centre, a village hall (used for a variety of public and private events) and/or museum of local history. This village hall in Bredared, Västergötland, has recently had the addition of a museum housing the works of local woodcraft artist Uno Axelsson (d. 2002). The pictures to the right show the village hall; the one in the top left hand corner is the museum building. In the summer there is also a café in the village hall so tourists can stop for coffee and a piece of cake in connection with visiting the museum. On the day we were there it was raining though so not tempting to sit in the garden!
Uno Axelsson was over 50 years old when he started making wood sculptures. He found his inspiration in nature, studying animals, and collecting oddly shaped pieces of wood. All his sculptures were made in one piece. The eyes are not glass but painted and lacquered. He never sold any of his sculptures, he gave some away but kept most of them in a private museum in his own barn. Over a period of 27 years, he made about 250 wooden sculptures, big and small. After his death, his collection was moved to a new museum built by the local folklore society.
I took a lot of photos when we were there… Sharing some in this post here, and more will appear (or have already appeared) at my other blog The Island of the Voices.
The sculptures are very life-like and at the same time display a great sense of humour.
This makes them popular with both young and old visitors.
These magnificent birds are soaring over the foyer at the hospital.
If you want more pictures of the sky from around the world… Visit Skywatch Friday.
We have a promenade along the river. The facade of the building on the other side used to be rather boring, but in connection with the sculpture festival this year it has been made more interesting with another piece of art installation using mirrors organized in imitation of a barcode.
The photographer (i.e. me) facing one of the mirrors,
with the reflection of the park on the other side of the river in the background.
Photo taken from across the river. You can still see me in the mirror!
Military Music Parade walking down the Promenade.
More of the parade can be seen here (blog post from 31 May).
This, too, is a sort of sculpture, or installation, and part of the Sculpture Festival.
It consists of clothes hanging on lines tied between two high factory chimneys.
The title of this work of art: Good Day!
The pictures were taken from two completely different places in town, about 1 km apart. One shot was taken against the light. The other from a place where I had the sun behind me. (The second and third photos here are both cropped from the same original.)
The first picture I also posted at Soaring Through The World earlier this week, but then edited (darkened) to enhance the silhouette (since Silhouettes was theme of the week).
I’m entering this post for Skywatch Friday.
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