Glitter

Yesterday's concert is backblipped.

Today five of us went to the open-air art exhibition l'Art Caché in the pretty village of Albas (see this blip for last year's event). It was nowhere near as hot as last time, in fact we even had a few drops of rain. I remain impressed by the organisers' ability to find a constant supply of new artists as well as old friends. This sculptor creates pieces from spent bullet cases, many of them based on bee architecture -- some nest-shaped ones were hung in trees. She also gets creative with shirt buttons (see extra). 

We liked a number of other sculptors' work, and also a photographer who does double exposures by setting the shutter speed to 2-3 seconds, photographing one aspect of a scene, and then covering the lens with his hand and pivoting 180 degrees before exposing it again. The results, mostly shot in Goa and India, were really interesting. His website is awkward to use, but worth a look. I am highly tempted to try his technique -- he said a lot of practice was needed to visualise the results you want and work out how to achieve them.

In the church, Michel Jacucha was displaying impressive cast "lost wax" bronze sculptures, including some using the "lost fish" technique -- dry fish for a few days, then use them as the model for the casting.

After a reviving beer we dawdled home along country roads, getting back at about seven. In my case to try to console my sad cat, who had a rowdy fight with the local bully boy of a ginger cat at 4 a.m. Loud enough to have me out there in my dressing gown breaking it up. This morning he was very sore, and he still isn't feeling too good, so he's confined to the house.