Centuries ahead of its time, Giovanni Battista Bracelli's "Bizzarie di Varie Figure" (1624) depicts figures made from a range of objects, mostly abstract — cubes, rings, squares — but also such things as rackets, screws, and braided hair.
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How do you draw flowing water?
On display in our gallery is a rare original copy of Hamonshū, a wave pattern book published in 1903 by Kyoto-based artist Mori Yuzan. Created as a guide for craftsmen designing lacquerware, swords, and other traditional Japanese arts and crafts, this three-volume masterpiece brings together hundreds of stylised wave, crest, and ripple motifs.
Visit our current exhibition - Japan: Between the Ocean and the Seas - to see how traditional Japanese artisans transformed ocean motion into decorative art.
Opening Times: Weekdays 09:30–17:30 (Closed on Bank Holidays)
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On this day in 1893, Beatrix Potter, writing from Eastwood in Dunkeld, sent a picture letter to Noel Moore, the young son of her former governess Annie Moore. Noel was ill, and Beatrix hoped to cheer him with a story.
To retrieve the biodata of plants, sensors are directly attached to the plant to record the changes in electrical conductivity that transpire through the stomata. 😍
@sassyz59 You are zone 8b, Piney Woods region. The microclimate in your yard is different now. More reactive: hot/cold, drier, more runoff, full sun. Best resource (free) is https://t.co/R1zYrhIdBp contacts listed by county. They can guide you through landscape recovery. Hang in there!
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"Our millinery graduate Emily has been on the Sandringham Estate to grow heritage straw for hats. Emily specialises in the endangered heritage skill of straw hat plaiting, which she developed during her time on The CHANEL & King’s Foundation Métiers."
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Apparently, Vincent's paintings weren't everyone's idea of dinner décor. 🤢���️
Restaurant owner Étienne-Lucien Martin hosted an exhibition of Vincent's work, and Vincent painted his portrait as a thank you. But after Martin claimed the paintings were spoiling his customers' appetite, the exhibition closed early – and the portrait never made it to its intended owner.
🖼️ Now on view as part of the exhibition ‘Vincent’s Path to Fame’, until 6 September.
@HeartOTXHeartMD We’re LT adjacent. Community is reeling from this loss. Med teams worked so hard to save him. His talent and character was attractive to many colleges, I think SFA included. Do you think our cardiac screening requirements are adequate? What can we learn from this?