tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post8267878146230660993..comments2024-03-28T13:40:22.969+00:00Comments on Crinoline Robot: Art attack!Mimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-13874043589910197112016-04-19T14:17:43.047+01:002016-04-19T14:17:43.047+01:00Yes, they're enormous, aren't they? I love...Yes, they're enormous, aren't they? I loved the way he replicated things like William Morris wallpaper, so all the little details were really identifiable. The tapestries are eyecatching from a distance and interesting up close. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-30601004317150800712016-04-19T14:16:38.149+01:002016-04-19T14:16:38.149+01:00I think the pebble bowls aren't things people ...I think the pebble bowls aren't things people buy because they have to have one, it's just something people end up with. A decorative thing to fill in a gap. I guess 20-50 years ago people would have more figurative ornaments, but they're not really popular nowadays. (Thinks: I wonder how people DO acquire ornaments? As gifts? We get decorative items on our travels, but even then, Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-74596013809401117122016-04-19T14:14:36.571+01:002016-04-19T14:14:36.571+01:00His next series is about masculinity, and it struc...His next series is about masculinity, and it struck me that he's the perfect person for it - not conforming to the stereotypes, while happy in his male identity. The talk made me wish i'd seen his TV programmes.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-74054512442444657092016-04-18T14:37:58.608+01:002016-04-18T14:37:58.608+01:00I love Grayson Perry's work. I saw the program...I love Grayson Perry's work. I saw the programmes on The Vanity of Small Differences and then I saw the tapestries when they were exhibited in Manchester. I couldn't believe how vivid and detailed they were, it was like the more you looked the more you saw. The scale of them surprised me to. Must have been a great evening. Kate-Emhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15664293299445754159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-62764754716566827172016-04-14T20:43:27.041+01:002016-04-14T20:43:27.041+01:00That sounds like a thoroughly engaging talk. Pebbl...That sounds like a thoroughly engaging talk. Pebble bowls haven't caught on to quite the same degree here (nor as the urge to hid one's TV), but a lot of things do go through home decor trends en mass (from Mason jars to vinyl wall "stickers" to faux hunting trophy style animal heads made out of wood, ceramic, cardboard, etc - and many others). There's nothing wrong with Witchcrafted Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02992822472797191121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-76538160306118983432016-04-13T22:09:42.985+01:002016-04-13T22:09:42.985+01:00I'm a huge fan of GP, mainly as a result of th...I'm a huge fan of GP, mainly as a result of the two TV series I've seen, actually. The first was about class, but not I think this project you describe, and the second one was about tribes and identity. Oh, not forgetting the house he built! So fascinating, and he's so insightful, but I also love his manner and the way he reflects things back at people without offending them, even frecklefacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881334320685123475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-80175078565334504712016-04-13T09:40:33.807+01:002016-04-13T09:40:33.807+01:00That you need a bowl?That you need a bowl?Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-49507810967469508522016-04-13T09:40:18.542+01:002016-04-13T09:40:18.542+01:00I didn't deliberately acquire a decorative bow...I didn't deliberately acquire a decorative bowl of rocks, I collected rocks on my travels and needed something to put them in. The notion of buying a bowl of rocks/glass beads/whatever strikes me as a bit strange, but I suppose it's no odder than any other ornament, really.<br /><br />I expect he would LOVE you. He seems to adore colour and pattern and personality. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-8229176238164366252016-04-13T09:38:41.395+01:002016-04-13T09:38:41.395+01:00It's just a decorative object, really. It had ...It's just a decorative object, really. It had never occurred to me how commonplace they were till he brought the subject up. He seems very interested in the ephemera of life.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-52115690837745707762016-04-13T09:37:50.333+01:002016-04-13T09:37:50.333+01:00It was amazing, I found it really impressive and e...It was amazing, I found it really impressive and engaging. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-27151206590582998572016-04-13T09:36:59.956+01:002016-04-13T09:36:59.956+01:00Pebble bowls are a bit odd. They're just a dec...Pebble bowls are a bit odd. They're just a decorative object that seems to have become commonplace, yet no-one really thinks about.<br /><br />We are class-obsessed. I think it's something very few other nations understand: that it is the great intersector and intersects with everything, and usually trumps everything as well. Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-87109798940877572602016-04-13T09:35:38.416+01:002016-04-13T09:35:38.416+01:00Oooh, you toff, you!
Grayson Perry is my new girl...Oooh, you toff, you!<br /><br />Grayson Perry is my new girl crush ;-)Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-19014807676916942382016-04-13T09:35:14.232+01:002016-04-13T09:35:14.232+01:00Kitsch is good! And at least plastic flowers are e...Kitsch is good! And at least plastic flowers are easy to look after.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-26918552797568147362016-04-13T09:34:39.602+01:002016-04-13T09:34:39.602+01:00I'm working class, I love my telly. THEY WILL ...I'm working class, I love my telly. THEY WILL NEVER TAKE IT AWAY FROM ME.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54649159345444825232016-04-13T09:34:12.151+01:002016-04-13T09:34:12.151+01:00Re: homes reflecting personality
The funny thing ...Re: homes reflecting personality<br /><br />The funny thing about the pebble bowl that started the whole pebble bowl thing off was that it was in the house of a lady who had bought the show home on a new build estate - complete with contents, right down to the dressing gown on the back of the bathroom door. She didn't pick anything in it individually. Grayson seemed a little sad at that, as Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-90459316769904343392016-04-13T09:31:58.322+01:002016-04-13T09:31:58.322+01:00He's a major contemporary British artist - I&#...He's a major contemporary British artist - I'd go out on a limb and say he's probably our best. Plenty of others are better-known globally, but there's something about Perry's work that makes it possible for most people to engage with it.Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-29148033349825572912016-04-13T09:30:42.121+01:002016-04-13T09:30:42.121+01:00It's just a decorative bowl of pebbles. Lots o...It's just a decorative bowl of pebbles. Lots of people seem to end up with them. I don't know why!Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01578612522819952936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-41687002044120916252016-04-12T19:21:08.824+01:002016-04-12T19:21:08.824+01:00I have a collection of pebbles from different beac...I have a collection of pebbles from different beaches I've been to (yes, I know this is technically illegal, but I'd like to see them prove it!) but I don't have them in a bowl, they're just haphazardly placed on the kitchen window sill. What does that say about me?! xxAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08106899252606137869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-36484190469899091122016-04-12T08:54:52.417+01:002016-04-12T08:54:52.417+01:00I love Grayson Perry. We had an Alan Measles vase ...I love Grayson Perry. We had an Alan Measles vase on loan at Walsall Art Gallery a few years ago and I kept returning to admire it.<br />I don't know what he'd make of me, I've never heard of a pebble bowl but I've got a wicked collection of hideous big eyed child prints mixed with my Victorian antiques. xxxVixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05263970600699632661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-57436513649143040982016-04-11T21:13:33.810+01:002016-04-11T21:13:33.810+01:00I had never heard of a pebble bowlI had never heard of a pebble bowltubby3pughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01315017048832512111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-606822527202869632016-04-11T15:46:06.608+01:002016-04-11T15:46:06.608+01:00The pebble bowl along with coloured glass pebble s...The pebble bowl along with coloured glass pebble shapes (I use in flower arranging) and decorative balls all might be more of a sign of decorate taste in the early 2000's here a link to making deco balls. http://www.myrepurposedlife.com/decorative-jute-balls/<br />Lostgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937091700509928045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-13831182267845808302016-04-11T08:51:33.538+01:002016-04-11T08:51:33.538+01:00Excellent! I love Grayson Perry's work having ...Excellent! I love Grayson Perry's work having been a fan for many years I didn't actually get to see any of his work in person until last year! xArfon Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08538971075550919385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-68571302717283182252016-04-10T17:59:24.053+01:002016-04-10T17:59:24.053+01:00Educational online resource so people can see the ...Educational online resource so people can see the themes of the talk and images, not sure if it has the pebble bowl or twigs in a vase. 😀 Will see if I can find the photos of pebble bowls. http://www.artscouncilcollection.org.uk/file/18675/downloadLostgothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10937091700509928045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-54078655539011337552016-04-10T16:25:34.118+01:002016-04-10T16:25:34.118+01:00I'd never heard of a pebble bowl.
I can't...I'd never heard of a pebble bowl. <br />I can't stand Jamie Oliver or his ever changing accent. <br />Oh you class obsessed Britishers! (Spoken in my best Hinglish)<br />I guess the closest thing we have to what Mr Perry is talking about in the US are the overly entitled Yuppies with their Volvos, Birkenstocks, vegan gluten free sriracha flax clean eating nuttiness as well as recycling &Bibi Maizoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07383381158640915162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7211353948967221274.post-6641326130768713532016-04-10T13:28:06.699+01:002016-04-10T13:28:06.699+01:00I love Grayson Perry, lucky you to be able to go a...I love Grayson Perry, lucky you to be able to go and see him in person. <br /><br />I am the poshest of posh because I have not one but three pebble bowls! Two with stones, shells, driftwood etc I've collected on various beach trips and one full of just sea glass. Miss Magpiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10899889154015378547noreply@blogger.com