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numbers on the wall
this building in jerusalem - once a kurdish neighbourhood - was taken down and recently recontructed exactly how it was once built using the numbers marked on the stones. i love how this story is left on view and becomes a part of the building and its history.
the walls which remind me of a ledger book may also be seen as a type of street art. wonderful.
end of summer
we have been enjoying some fun family days out before the start of school this thursday. despite the killer heat we had a fabulous time together and i shall miss the holiday freedom.
i hope irene doesnt visit any of you out there. stay safe.
columbarium
means dovecote in greek. we recently visited another one of these caves.
'Dozens of small niches of various sizes, ranging in depth from 15 to 25cm, were carved into the walls of the columbarium. Scholars believed that doves were raised in these niches for food and to use their dung as fertilizer.
The raising of doves was apparently a significant part of the economy of the Judean lowlands during the Hellenistic and Roman periods.'
i just love them and their sculptural quality. the beautiful carvings create amazingly accurate patterns.
i am really craving creating some sculptural work right now. i miss clay.
feathered friends
we took a visit to a bird park last week with ellas kindergarten group. so many pretty colours and sounds. the heat was cruel but the kids had fun.
i loved looking up and finding these giant nests. a wonderful piece of architecture!
love day
we spent the day in tel aviv on friday. how i love this city. the sun was shining and all five of us enjoyed our walk through from shops to shuk. each of us with our own stop along the way to look forward to. parks and bookshops. coffee and friends.
and quite fitting for valentines day... i watched this film the other day. telling the amazing story of herb and dorothy, who since they have been together have been devoted to both each other and to art. the former postal worker and librarian managed to build a large collection of comporary art.
i hope you are enjoying your weekend ~
jerusalem/tel aviv
last thursday we took a family day and went to jerusalem. we are tel aviv-ians by heart and dont know jerusalem too well even though we live half an hour from each city.
both cities are worlds apart from each other.
we began with a visit to the science museum. the girls loved it with lots of buttons to press and levers to pull. its funny how us grown-ups cant resist those red buttons as well.
after an enjoyable morning, we went to mahaneh yehuda market - another first for us. it was crowded with people shopping for the weekend. we found an amazing little shop full of wonderful cheeses. and like the little red buttons, we couldnt resist. we made a note to return to this gem of a shop.
a major difference between tel aviv and jerusalem is the architecture. all the buildings in jerusalem are faced with jerusalem stone. the facades have such a different feel to them.
after a wonderful day out, we have decided to make 'family day' a new tradition for us. every couple of months we will take a day off work and school just for us.
and with a connection to tel aviv architecture.. a few weeks ago i was asked to create an illustration for a booklet for large library in tel aviv.
happy tuesday x
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