Wheels of Fire

Wien, June 2006

Shadow Riding

Freedom?

Lisbon June 2006

Something for Sunday dinner?

A fantastic meat counter in the Lisbon food market, all the butchers in the market have great bull statues. I wonder if it helps with the sales?

Graffiti Grrrls

There’s something about stencilled Graffiti that I really love. Often it is political, humorous, sharp and sometimes downright bonkers but it always makes me stop, take its photo and wonder who made it.



In Wein I think I saw the two girls in this stencil. Being a bit of an old romantic I hope they did spray it. Together they looked happy, crazy in love with each other and full of life.

Happy Hand Towels In Wien

These happy hand towel dispensers seem to be all over the Museum Quarter in Wien, I’m not sure if they were intentional or it’s just my childlike sense of humour that sees the smile? I did get some very funny looks filming my hand making all the towel dispensers smile in the toilets but more about that later ; )

Historic Hearts?

'Dolly Blue' took time out from sailing the High Seas to email this lovely heart for the collection. It was found in cement/plaster on the wall of the ancient Venetian fort at Corfu.

My co driver from Wien to Lisboa

In Wien the show we were transporting was part of a rather fabulous Arts Festival that used images of Mozart and Freud. In each show the audience was given an inflatable Freud. Freud during the drive decided he didn't fancy Lisbon and made a run for it from the lorry when both windows were down (outside temp 36°C) somewhere before the Portuguese border.

Montanhas do prazer?

Mountains of Pleasure?

After 3000km plus in the last 4 days from Wein to Lisboa in a 3.5 tonne truck I have arrived to find these little beauties. More images to come but I thought I’d give you a sweetener ; )

Käsige Liebe im Glas dieses mal

Lampy being a hard working boy has found glass love cheese : )

There's Gnome Place Like Home even in Contempary Art!

My little European tour with Lampy has started in Wien and has turned into an interesting Gnome Spotting experience. I think Gomes could be the next up and coming thing in Art.

I visited the Museum Moderner Kunst today and discovered a work by Cesar Meta-Harmonie created in the 1960s as part of the Nouveau Realisme Movement and guess what was right inside it? You got it a Gnome! See Pic. Sorry about the quality but I had to sneak it on the mobile : )

Earlier this week in Wien I went into a rather expensive designer jeweller and what did I see? A very expensive necklace (97€) with a jewel encrusted Gnome centre stage. So for all you Gnome lovers out there. Watch Out, your Gnome could be Gnome Knapped by an up and coming contempary artist!