Natasha Marshall's Blog
On the blog we will include photos and ideas we have taken out and about or seen that inspire our work, so you can see where the ideas come from for the collections. We are always seeking inspiration in new places, nature, architecture and things!
Snow in London
Wednesday, 06 January 2010
Back to the cold. 80 to minus 2 overnight!
Went for a walk on hampstead heath in deep snow, everything looked black and white with the odd flash of colour.
Sunny St Lucia
Friday, 01 January 2010
Amazing Colours.
To escape the cold weather I arranged a last minute trip to St Lucia, all the colours and textures were amazing, I especially loved the bright pink outline around the leaves of the picture bottom right.
Art & St Pauls Restaurant
Sunday, 18 October 2009
We started at Tate Britain to see the Turner Prize exhibition which I really enjoyed and had two favorites Richard Wright and Lucy Skaer . It was amazing to actually visit the exhibition and see and read all about the meanings behind the works.
We then took the boat down to Tate Modern, which is the way to see London. First having lunch in St Pauls which was a superb meal. Going across the bridge gives you great views across the London sites. The restaurant focuses on local suppliers supporting British businesses and local people and wow what a treat it was. They have also recently sponsored some of their very own beehives at the Regents Park apiaries with Pure Food, and it allows them to have their very own wild honey – try it in their gingerbread sandwich which was awesome! Also the Montgomery & rosemary biscuits were a must. The restaurant also has my favorite chairs The Wishbone Chair by Hans J. Wegner 1950.
Then onto The Tate to see the installation in the Turbine Hall Miroslaw Balka’s How It Is a box of darkness, it was an amazing weird experience. Miroslaw was born in Warsaw, Poland in 1958. He lives and works in Warsaw and Otwock. You walk into the space not being able to see anything and then at the end hit a velvet wall before turning round to see light as shown in the photo above, it was a very disturbing yet also peaceful experience.
Didn't have time to see the Pop Life exhibition so must go back to see that before it ends 17th January.
Geometric Brickwork
Friday, 16 October 2009
Geometric Brickwork seen walking around London
I love the way all these patterns work together with the different geometric grids of the various brick work styles and the ornate Gothic patterns.
There is also a interesting mix of creams, beiges, greys, oranges and blues in the colouring.
The London Eye
Thursday, 15 October 2009
A day off being a sightseer! It was a cracking day to go on the London Eye you could see for miles and I got some amazing photos of the London sites, patterns forming and reflections on the way round. I particularly loved the cranes and buildings in the bright yellow, green and oranges in a sea of neutral buildings giving a really fun splash of colour in the distance. There was also a new round building on site which looked fascinating from above - I got some amazing photos once we got off the Eye of these close-up windows shown above that are a play on colour, patterns and textures in the architecture of the building and the reflections of the buildings around it. We then walked round to the Dali exhibition which was a great exhibition of his weird and wonderful work - at the end of the exhibition there was also a Picasso section which had some of his amazing pottery, which was a wee treat at the end!
