Gypsy Love

Most of these images are from the Museum of English Rural Life but I'm not sure where I found the top image, if anyone knows I'd love to find out :)

The North African Collages

The incredible work of Nick Bantock has always been inspirational to me. Apart from the gorgeous Griffin and Sabine series, my most favorite book of his would have to be "The Venetian's Wife" - described as "a strangely sensual tale of a renaissance explorer, a computer, and a metamorphosis" These beautiful collages are part of his North African series, more of which can be viewed here.
Aren't they just stunning? Turn of the century North Africa would have been an incredible place to see that's for sure. Ah well, the imagination will have to do!

When night Falls

“When night falls” (2009), 30x30cm, Acrylic on canvas

"He was conscious of any number of bodachs and spirits, shadowmen and border folk, faerie and ghosts, all going about their business. They were under the trees behind him and up in the boughs of those same oaks. They wandered along the streets, keeping to the shadows. They slept in gardens, poked through dumpsters. They scurried about in the sewers and alleyways, crept along rooftops or along windowsills, peering into people's apartments".
- Charles de Lint, excerpt from "Spirits in the Wires"

(A quote that seemed to fit)

Walking for the Animals - gypsy wagons in the outback

Just found out about this amazing event from the lovely Leeo at redbubble

She told me about a Romani gypsy named Red Catherine Johns, who is journeying from the Angus Valley in South Australia to Alice Springs in the Northern Territory in her horse-drawn Vardo (Gypsy Caravan) to raise awareness about the mistreatment of animals. Catherine, with two of her companion dogs Lilly and Django will be travelling in her Vardo pulled by her beautiful Clydesdale Tigger.



"A unique journey is being undertaken to promote awareness for all the creatures who share this planet with us. In cooperation-not exploitation""
She is to be joined by a number of other people who will be riding horses, biking or driving along side her in this thoroughly unique adventure.

I really hope it goes well, so please check out the website and spread the word :-)