Sunday Selections was originally brought to us by Kim, of Frogpondsrock, as an ongoing meme where participants could post previously unused photos languishing in their files.
Huge thanks to Cie who gave me this wonderful Sunday Selections image.
The meme was then continued by River at Drifting through life. Sadly she has now stepped aside (though she will join us some weeks), and I have accepted the mantle.
The rules are so simple as to be almost non-existent. Post some photos under the title Sunday Selections and link back to me. Clicking on any of the photos will make them embiggen.
I usually run with a theme. As I have mentioned before my city has a lot of public art. I like some pieces, I love others, some I dislike and some I don't understand - but I love that they are there. When I heard that a new piece had been installed in the city I had to go see. The new statue was called Big Swoop and was by Yanni Pounartzis and depicted a magpie enjoying a potato chip. I love our magpies and have often seen them begging for and gobbling down chips. This is what I saw.
Sadly our beautiful magpie was behind a flimsy barricade. Less than twenty fours hours after it was installed it was vandalised - and the following weekend it was hit again and has now been removed. My usual mantra of 'hiss and spit' at things that displease me doesn't begin to cover my feelings. I am appalled and hope that it can be repaired and replaced somewhere where it is safe from the oxygen thieves who targeted it. And I also hope that karma pecks them firmly in sensitive places.Quite close to the magpie there was another statue which is new to me.
It is called Kin by Edison Chen. Kinsugi is a Japanese practice of repairing broken objects with precious metals to 'heal and embrace the damage of the past'. This sculpture is of a human torso looking upwards with cracks which I believe emit a golden light at night. I will have to come back and check on that later. Kin is apparently designed to invite viewers to contemplate the artwork's symbol of healing and, by extension, their own process of recovery.There are apparently some new murals in and around the city centre too. I looked for them, but could not find them. I did find some more colour though.
I have no idea what a toucan has to do with Guinness. Perhaps some of my viewers will know.
This is at one of the mall entrances - and disturbs my sensitive tummy. I like the colour but....I will keep hunting for the new murals. Watch this space.
I hope your weeks are packed with colour and whimsy - and vandal free.
What a wonderful blast of color, EC!
ReplyDeleteWe really appreciate you sharing some urban art. Too bad that Magpie wasn't real and could have done some damage of its own to the vandals.
The Toucan is obviously demonstrating it takes a "stout" bill to support a Guinness habit.
Gini and I are having a fun weekend and truly hope you are, too!
Wally Jones: I am addicted to colour and beauty and find it everywhere. Sometimes even in man made things. I like your theory about the toucan - though a Guinness habit is not one I am going to develop. I am glad that you are having a fun weekend - and hope it continues into the week.
DeleteSo much lovely color here...
ReplyDeleteHiss and spit indeed over the vandals! So senseless. Your city has so much art. Why attack this particular one? I do hope this is a rare enough occurrence that it doesn't curb efforts to beautify the city.
Kin is interesting and I like the concept. I'm not a big fan of modern art but if it lights up, that could be spectacular to see.
I think the Guinness detracts from the gorgeous toucan but, since they obviously paid for the artwork, I'll give them a nod of appreciation. ;)
I love the colorful stripes on the walkway! Simple and decorative.
I appreciate abstract but the mall entrance is a bit too over the top.
Thanks as always for bringing us wonderful glimpses of your surroundings!
River Fairchild: Thank you. One other statue in the centre of town was repeatedly hit by vandals and ultimately removed. Mostly they stay vandal free. I really, really hope a home can be found for the giant magpie. A safe home. I will have to check out Kin if I am in town at night (which is rare).
DeleteSo sorry you had that Vandal problem! But you have shown lovely photos and wonderful spirit today. Love and Aloha my friend
ReplyDeleteIs there supposed to be a link up here?
DeleteCloudia: I am really sorry that the vandals hit - and that they chose the statue of a bird I love. There probably should be a link up - but I am too lazy/inept to put in place.
DeleteOh that’s too bad about the magpie, it’s such a lovely statue. This behavior is absolutely atrocious! Hopefully they will be caught in the act one day, as I don’t suppose this will be their last sad to say. The second sculpture has the most inspiring intention, a wonderful sentiment. It would be even more striking at night. I have no idea what the toucan has to do with guineas but I like that beautiful toucan a lot. I look forward to the results of your mural hunt when you have the time for another post. I enjoyed this one very much. Wishing you a wonderful weekend.
ReplyDeleteDeniseinVA: There were photographs of some of the murals in a local paper (but no location). Some of them were lovely and I will have to track it down. I MUCH prefer toucans to Guinness - and am still intrigued by the link up.
DeleteA perfect Magpie, or, could he be a statue, ha ha. Lovely the morals, and a Pint for Guinness, or 4 pints. That's he can see the Toucan.
ReplyDeleteBob Bushell: I adore magpies (which are different to yours and those in the US of A) and hope it comes back. Guinness? Nah...
DeleteIt makes me both sad and angry to hear of this kind of vandalism. What possesses people to do this? What strange malfunction occurs within their brains? Do they have nothing better to do with their lives?
ReplyDeleteDavid Gascoigne: I am in complete agreement with you. Anger is tipping the balance though. Yes I am sad but I am VERY angry.
DeleteI will never understand the thinking process that vandalized like that. I guess there isn’t much thinking involved though. I love the colours on the door but they sure are busy!
ReplyDeleteMarie Smith: I do not understand it either. I suppose they have their reasons but... As I mentioned, that busy doorway upset my ever delicate tummy.
DeleteMay the vandals live long and lose all teeth but one ... so that they may enjoy toothache 24/7.
ReplyDeleteAs for the toucan: Voilà: How the Guinness Toucan Became the Brewery’s Most Iconic Mascot.
Sean Jeating: That is a truly wonderful curse. Thank you. And thank you for the toucan/Guinness link - which I obviously should have asked Captain Google about.
DeleteUff! I hope you did not take the link for an affront.
DeleteSean Jeating: Of course I didn't. My lazy self had assumed that the toucan was a local connection rather than a global one, and I didn't investigate. My bad.
DeleteMy heart fell!!! Why, oh, why? Why do people vandalise???? What enjoyment do they get? I shan't say more, but I'm sure you know what I'm feeling...similar to how you feel about such idiotic, disgraceful, disgusting behaviour...Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr! I'm constantly, continually disgusted and angry...caused by the clowns within our society...within our world.
ReplyDeleteI hope the week ahead is kind to you, EC...take good care. Cuddles to Jazz. :)
I love the beautiful magpie...what a wonderful work of art! I'm in awe!
Lee: I have no idea why people feel free to vandalise. And how I wish they didn't. Send lots of good wishes Jazz's way please. His pancreatitus appears to have flared up. I hope that you and your furry overlords have a wonderful week.
DeleteVandals, ARGH!!! I can understand thieves (to some degree), particularly if they're in need. Vandals? As you said: Oxygen thieves; and a waste of skin. The magpie was so fabulous, too! I hope they find a safe place for it. I also loved Kin. It's stunning during the day, and I can only imagine how wonderful it is illuminated.
ReplyDeleteDiane Henders: I am in complete agreement with you. And like the term waste of skin.
DeleteNone of those do it for me.
ReplyDeleteAlex J. Cavanaugh: My city has such varied art that I am confident you would find at least one piece that did speak to you.
DeleteI'm glad that you got to take a photo of the magpie before the vandal. Like many, I can't understand why people vandalizes for pleasure. I like your suitable karma revenge.
ReplyDeleteI hope that the new week brings you only good things.
Hugs, Julia
Julia: When I saw the magpie it had only been vandalised 'a bit'. I gather that their next attempt was much more successful. Hiss and spit. And thank you for your good wishes - which I reciprocate.
DeleteI love the magpie sculpture and what a damned shame not everyone sees it as a great work of art. It will have to be placed in a less accessible place, which is a real shame.
ReplyDeleteI've seen works like Chin's before but I can't remember where.
Guinness from Ireland and a toucan from tropical South America.....who could guess the connection.
Perhaps the toucan is a reference to two cans (of Guinness)
DeleteRiver gets the gold star! That link from Sean Jeating's comment explains it :)
DeleteAndrew, River, jenny_o: I too love that magpie. Sean Jeating found the reason for the toucan/Guinness link up. And yes, two cans does have a part to play.
DeletePoor magpie! He is beautiful - I hope they find a way of keeping him out of the hands of *%!@8* vandals. The toucan is gorgeous too - I'm sure he's too wise to over-indulge on the Guinness.
ReplyDeleteKin doesn't appeal to me, but it would be interesting to see him lit from within. The mall? Too busy, too much.
Thank you for finding and sharing these colourful pieces!
I hope your week is happy and productive :)
Alexia: I can see I will have to go into town after dark to check out an illuminated Kin. The magpie is beautiful - and I really, really hope it finds a safe home.
DeleteHow awful to have a lovely piece vandalized. Or an ugly piece, for that matter. What benefit?
ReplyDeleteJoanne Noragon: The joy of destruction? I know not.
DeleteThat doorway is busy, yet pretty, and i think i'd get dizzy if i stared at it too long in person.
ReplyDeleteThe magpie is outstanding, i do hope it can be brought back safely.
The other artwork is inspiring, i can see how a representation of healing has a great deal of meaning right now.
My selections will be over here.
messymimi: I felt a bit sick looking at that very busy doorway. I do love Big Swoop and really, really hope it can be repaired and returned. Safely. Healing is an essential isn't it?
DeleteI love the magpie and am also furious that it was vandalised. The coloured strips on the footpath are very nice, I'd like to paint the path to my door, but may get in trouble for it. Maybe if I just do the edges with glow in the dark paint? I have another idea but don't know that I can get it done, it involves my son in law and some concrete.
ReplyDeleteRiver: There have been letters to the editor in the local paper expressing outrage at the damage. It seems that quite a lot of people feel as we do. Yet again the actions of a minority are having negative impacts on us all.
DeleteConcrete? I would like to know more about your plans.
At the porch end where the drop is quite deep, 30cm at the top step of three, perhaps adding concrete to expand the porch a little, then have it slope down to meet the grass, if that's possible. But concrete isn't cheap, nor is the work, and I have just discovered under one of the slate pieces is a huge ant nest. Which I will now fill with ant poison.
DeleteRiver: Good luck. An expanded porch could be very useful.
DeleteIt's too bad there wasn't CCTV on one of those poles around the magpie so they could catch the culprits. I hope they can catch the vandals and repair the magpie. MOST important, I hope they find a safe and suitable place for it.
ReplyDeleteI can't offer any words of wisdom on the Guinness, but it appears Sean Jeating above did. I know stout beer of any kind is the only beer I will drink (and that's like once every three years or so).
The mall windows are colorful, but I see your point on the design. Have a super week, dear and so glad you captured the magpie before it was vandalized.
I can see why that
Not sure why the rest of my comment is missing, but I apologize.
DeleteBleubeard and Elizabeth: It appears there was at least some CCTV coverage and hopefully the culprits can be identified. And punished, so that others are discouraged. Sean Jeating did indeed find the reason. I drink beer less than every three years or so. It is a taste I have never acquired. You have an excellent weekend too.
DeleteWhen we lived in Cork by the bay, crazy magpies always hit our kitchen window, over and over.
ReplyDeleteI looked for the toucan and Guinness. Nothing grand but just setting up a mascot for the Stout.
Susan Kane: Your magpies are different to ours (a different species even). I love ours. And yes, the toucan/Guinness link is about advertising.
DeleteA grub's eye-view of a magpie?
ReplyDeleteJ Cosmo Newbery: I have more respect and affection for grubs than vandals.
DeleteI like the last picture.
ReplyDeleteMike: I am glad. I liked the colour, but the movement did me in.
DeleteI also found the link that Sean Jeating mentioned, and it is well worth the read. River was clever enough to notice the two can/toucan connection mentioned in the article. Apparently there was a whole series of animals with Guiness. Very interesting!
ReplyDeleteI love that magpie and applaud your karmic wish ... vandalism makes me angry too. Here's hoping it was a one-off.
I have run into the word kinsugi before. It's a wonderful concept. I would love to know what the piece you found looks like at night, and hope you get a chance to find out.
Take care of yourself, dear friend.
jenny_o: Kinsugi is a wonderful concept isn't it? And I really like the idea of repairing and celebrating the imperfect rather than replacing. When I get into town at night (goodness knows when) I will take a photo of Kin with light streaming from those 'cracks'. You look after yourself too. Please.
DeleteThat's really low, to vandalize public art. If the culprits are ever caught I feel they should be publicly humiliated in some way.
ReplyDeleteStrayer: A really, really low act. I hope they are caught and punished, but am not holding my breath.
DeleteI love the magpie ! It's sad rhat it became victim of vandalisme !!
ReplyDeletehttps://gattinawritercramps.blogspot.com/2022/04/sunday-selection_01102463167.html?m=1
Gattina: Thank you. I love it too - it was really well done and an accurate depiction of the black and white charmers. I am off to check out your selections now.
DeleteYou do wonder why a barricade was put there in the first place…it’s almost like a beacon to some people. “I’ll do as I like - You’re not going to stop me having my way…destructive or not”
ReplyDeleteI realise it would difficult for you to arrange but a Sunday Specials link up would be great. I’m sure more bloggers would take part
I hope my pointing the way by putting a link to your blog encourages some of my readers to come over and see your wonderful weekly photos
Oh duh….that should be Sunday Selections…they are special but it helps if I use the correct term😊
DeleteCathy: The barricade was only put up after the first vandals had been through. And a very flimsy barricade it was.
DeleteI will have to investigate the link up. Soon(ish).
Hi EC - we do live in a sad society where people feel they have a right/need to deface/destroy others' works ... but Kin is an interesting sculpture ... and thank you for letting us know about the Japanese philosophy of recognising flaws, imperfections and embracing them.
ReplyDeleteYou too have a good week ... cheers Hilary
Hilary Melton-Butcher: As a decidedly flawed and imperfect person kinsugi made a heap of sense to me. Mind you I refuse to celebrate flaws that allow people to feel entitled to destroy someone else's pleasure.
DeleteHiss and spit mantra--- As angry and sad as I am over the Magpie, I welcome that phrase to my library of artful descriptions. I've had Guinness from Ireland. I liked it. But the Guiness here is brewed in Canada and is way too polite. The bird know that two cans is not enough. (Say it aloud.) (I"ll go sit down now)
ReplyDeleteBill: I have been using hiss and spit for many a long year. I am happy to spread it. I suspect that the original toucan/Guinness ad was certainly based around the two can thing.
DeleteBeautiful post x
ReplyDeleteDear EC
ReplyDeleteHiss and spit indeed. We have had a little 'safari' trail around the city centre with animals for children to find. The monkeys were stolen but have been recovered. When we had the Imp trail and the Knight and Barons trail, each time one of the sculptures was vandalised.
The magpie was fabulous and I hope is can find a permanent home. Your city has some wonderful pieces to enjoy. I do like the Kin sculpture and the symbolism - we all sustain cracks through life but are still managing to look up. It must look really effective when it is lit up.
I knew that Guinness used the toucan image a lot, but hadn't realised why. I don't think they'd get away with saying 'Guinness is good for you' now!
Have a good week
Best wishes
Ellie
Ellie Foster: Vandals are everywhere it seems. And if you listen you will hear me hissing and spitting about that. I am sorry that they hit your trails as well. I had no idea that Guinness used toucans as an advertising ploy and thanks to Sean Jeating and others I have learned from my post.
DeleteHave a wonderful week with your craft and in your garden.
Growing up in England, the toucan was always on the Guinness adverts. You saw the toucan.... You thought of Guinness. I can remember a floral clock in a park (somewhere) and the toucan came out of his house on the hour, all paid for by Guinness.
ReplyDeleteSuch a shame about the vandalism,I think it has to do with allowing children to grow up just being themselves.... No knowledge of right or wrong. Then again I could be wrong...
Christine: I cannot remember seeing advertisements for Guinness before which is perhaps why I saw the toucan linkage as incongrous. I have no idea what the vandalism was about, and it saddens me. Those responsible have certainly left childhood behind...
DeleteWho vandalises a magpie? They are universally loved. It's un-australian....and on the eve of Anzac Day. Tsk
ReplyDeletekylie: Tsk is much milder than my thoughts...
DeleteI am sorry about the Magpie...Why vandalize it???
ReplyDeleteThe last Toucan I saw was on a box of cereal...such a shame but I have seen the real thing though not recently...
e: Why vandalise anything - though the magpie hurt my head and my heart. I have never seen a real toucan outside of a zoo (and that rarely).
DeleteWhat is wrong with people constantly destroying things. Like your idea of them being peaked in sensitive places. The head looking up is interesting. I remember learning a bit about the repair being part of the Japanese Culture is a movie. Thanks for the visits, always nice to see you.
ReplyDeleteSandy: Viciously pecked. Though I like Sean Jeatings curse too.
DeleteThe hexagonal humanoid statue is something else! But there's something about the magpie that really tickles me. It's beautiful and funny at once, especially having been expanded by the statue to such impossible size.
ReplyDeleteI hate that there's been vandalism. Leave good art alone.
John Wiswell: Thank you. I am in total agreement.
DeleteWhy do people vandalize art? I don't understand it at all. It isn't as if some political principles were involved. I mean - a magpie. It was so cute. I'm sorry it is gone now.
ReplyDeleteOlga Godim: I am sorry it is gone too - and cannot understand the minds of the people who attacked it. Twice. The same people? Different people? Dreadful just the same.
DeleteI love the magpie. So sad that something happened to it. I’m with you wishing they get what they deserve. Take care and have a great week my friend.
ReplyDeleteMason Canyon: I love it too. I am wishing Sean Jeatings' inventive curse on them. You have a great week too.
DeleteSo hard for me to believe that some people cannot help but destroy what others love and appreciate. The magpie is magnificent and I'm glad you captured it before it was taken away. And I do lik that sculpture very much.
ReplyDeleteDJan: Thank you. I am so glad that almost everyone who visits like me loves that magpie. And is intrigued by Kin.
DeleteThey do brighten the place up a lot some are rather odd but all mean something to someone, pity about the magpie I'm very fond or them love their calls........
ReplyDeleteMerlesworld: Like you I love the magpie call - it is the song of home to me. I do hope that the magpie sculpture comes back. So much.
DeleteThis is so pretty! I love the Kintsugi piece the most, Thank you for sharing this beautiful post :)
ReplyDeleteDamyanti Biswas: Thank you. I didn't know Kin was there, and delighted in it. Sometime soon I will have to go back and view it at night.
DeleteOh, that Magpie sculpture is awesome. How I hate when things of beauty are vandalized! Don't these low lifes have better things to do?
ReplyDeletegigi-hawaii: I am in total agreement with you.
DeleteI love seeing all the art that you show us pictures of. It's a real sad state when people come out just to destroy things like that and they have to be removed.
ReplyDeleteMary Kirkland: I love that my city is packed with public art too - and continue to be furious at the vandals who destroy things that others enjoy.
DeleteI love the magpie - so lifelike! right down to the expression in its eyes. Also loved your curse on the vandals - karma pecking them in sensitive places! I second that most heartily for all vandals and people who think violence will get them what they want.
ReplyDeleteI can't get through on email, my msgs have now bounced back several times. I just wanted to thank you for the poem and say what a difference it made to my day. Thank you!
Nilanjana Bose: The magpie is/was a wonderful depiction of a bird I love. I do hope that karma pecks the culprits very, very hard.
DeleteI am so glad that the poem arrived, and that it helped. Hugs.
That magpie sculpture is amazing, I just don't understand why there are some who feel they have to destroy beautiful things.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Lowcarb team member ~Jan: Thank you. It is a very beautiful and accurate depiction of a bird I love.
DeleteThe magpie with chip is a wonder. I love to see the bird's iris up close and personal like that. Kin, too, is stunning, but in a very different way. I have no idea why the toucan came to 'sell' Guinness, but have always enjoyed those old adverts. Very festive.
ReplyDeleteBea: It is a beauty isn't it? I am so sorry that vandals have deprived us of it.
DeleteThat certainly is a large magpie but at least it can be seen and it's well done too.
ReplyDeleteMargaret D: It is beautifully done, and I really wish that it still graced the centre of town.
ReplyDeleteI also like kinsugi. But not magpies. You say yours are a different sort. I hope they are nicer to baround than my P.I.T.A ones here in Denmark. I hope you will eventually see the Kinsugi statue by night.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte (MotherOwl): Our magpies are very different to yours. And to those in North America too. I love them. And yes, I hope to see Kin at night too.
DeleteLoved that magpie piece. Why do people want to destroy something of beauty like that? I don't get it. I wasn't that interested in the second piece until I read your description of Kinsugi, which is fascinating, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteHope you have a day filled with energy and joy.
Sandra Cox: I love Big Swoop too, and really, really hope it can return to the city. There are magpies in plenty here and I love the thought of them perching on the statue. Kin was an unexpected bonus. And bonus it was.
DeleteOh my I just love your first photo which you got me I figured that was one charming live hungry snacker! Whimsy and joy is totally what I felt following through your post today. Thank you so much and enjoy a joyful week ahead too!
ReplyDelete21 Wits: The artist did an amazing job didn't he? And it is totally accurate, right down to the eye colour. I so hope it returns...
DeleteBeautiful color around town....that is so sad about the magpie. I just shake my head when I hear about this type of thing.
ReplyDeleteDonna: I shake my head and I say a few things. Not polite things.
DeleteDamn, that's frustrating about the magpie. Hiss and spit indeed!
ReplyDeleteMay it return within proper protection from the oxygen thief vandals.
Here's to more colors that don't make your tummy turn.
Take care, EC.
Rawknrobyn: Thank you. And so say all of us.
DeleteFabulous but maggies are a pain at times
ReplyDeleteAnonymous (Annie): The magpies are only a pest (and only the males at that) during breeding season. And who can blame them for protecting their nests.
Deletethat was from me. Annie.. above
ReplyDeleteAnnie: Thank you.
DeleteLove the toucan mural:)
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: For an advertisement it is a heap of fun isn't it? Something I very rarely say about ads.
DeleteI wonder what pleasure people get out of vandalising statues - of a lovely magpie, no less. Kin is also lovely - very otherwordly.
ReplyDeleteKalpana: I wish I knew. And I wish they didn't. I like Kin too - and will have to go back and photograph it at night some time.
DeleteI like to see art too. that is a pity about the vandalizing. So much heart put into something just to have it ruined by callous behavior is sickening.
ReplyDeletemail4rosey: Beyond sickening. And incomprehensible to me.
DeleteYou know I love that magpie art. I cannot imagine why anyone would want to vandalize it. A hex on them. But..karma will get them. I hope the magpie comes back. They are part of mother nature's flock. As for the toucan, I just had to look it up. If no one has told you already, it was an advertising picture started in 1935 after several other animals were tried out. The toucan became most popular, and it may have been because its colorful beak goes well with the color of a glass of guiness dark brew. See? Its a bird thing. And an art thing. What can I say?
ReplyDeleteMagical wishes for your week and beyond.
J C: Thank you. Someone had already told me about the advertising - and I was/am grateful. Birds ARE art in my eyes - and in yours too I know.
DeleteThe last mural is colorful, not so much restful;)
ReplyDeleteSandra Cox: Very far from restful - which I suspect suits the mall management well. They want us energised - and spending.
DeleteYo soy como tu, de los que suelen pasear por Sevilla, para disfrutar del Arte urbano, que casi siempre hay alguna exposición, y como tu bien dices unas me gustan y otras no.
ReplyDeleteUna pena que hayan descerebrados que se diviertan haciendo daño al mobiliario y al arte urbano, por lo que me uno a esa maldición que me ha hecho tanta gracia, de que el karma les pique en las partes más sensibles. Jajaja.
Un fuerte abrazo.
Manuel: Thank you. I hope that karma bites/pecks these people very, very hard. In the most sensitive of places.
DeleteCool statue
ReplyDeleteAdam: Thank you. Which one?
DeleteThere are vandals everywhere. They need a job. Too bad there were no cameras...
ReplyDeletecontempladoraocidental: Sadly you are right. There were cameras but I believe no identification has yet been made.
DeleteHi EC - Just to let you know I emailed you a couple of days ago and it has only now bounced back to me. Thought you might want to know in case you are looking for other emails that are not arriving also. Blasted technology when it doesn't work :)
ReplyDeletejenny_o: Thank you for letting me know. And hiss and spit.
DeleteThe magpie looks so real! I actually forgot in the first two photos that I was looking at a statue. How sickening, maddening that it was vandalized. The kinsugi bust is striking. I love all kinds of art and especially colorful art. I even find graffiti interesting, as long as it isn't vandalizing something. You wouldn't want to know the ways I'd like karma to slam on Putin! Thanks for sharing this beautiful art, EC!
ReplyDeleteFundy Blue: Thank you. The artist did a spectacular job on the magpie didn't he? Even the colour of the eye is spot on. I am with you about graffiti too. I can be lovely, and clever. Not just 'tagging' though.
DeleteI would like karma to get off her butt and hit rather a lot of people. Putin included. Hard.
I love this post especially because of this: "Kinsugi is a Japanese practice of repairing broken objects with precious metals to 'heal and embrace the damage of the past'."
ReplyDeleteThose vandalising the magpie are broken and in need of healing.
neena maiya (guyana gyal): Thank you for trawling back through my posts. I agree with you - I found kinsugi fascinating and the vandals are certainly broken.
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