A short walk from where we’re staying, there’s a Banksy Museum. Most of the pieces are reproductions of originals (for obvious reasons) done by a team of artists. The museum itself is a perfect space for his work. Made to look a little grungy and underground-bunker-ish. Banksy is a temporary, contemporary artist – an activist…
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portugal (lisbon) – day 5
Today we went to the Gulbenkian Museum. Calouste Gulbenkian was born in what is now Istanbul and was from Armenian extraction. He was a businessman, heavily involved in oil export, eventually making his way to doing business with Shell. He was well known for his philanthropy. Over his lifetime, he accumulated a huge fortune and…
portugal (lisbon) – day 3
A touristy day today. After catching the train, we walked in the general direction of the Elevador de Santa Justa. Lisbon is very hilly and many of those hills are steep. Getting from the lower part of the city to the higher streets is difficult, so several strategically placed elevators around the city make this…
portugal (lisbon) – day 2
In Portugal with my mom and sis. We started the day with breakfast prepared in the flat. Coffee, toast, an omelette, and a small yogurt parfait which I assembled. Yeah! I know. It looks a little jumbled but it was so good. Fresh and sweet strawberries, banana, and granola on top of unsweetened yogurt. We…
noren
Noren is a traditional divider used in Japanese dwellings. Made from fabric, it can be hung at the entrance of a home or business, between rooms or even as wall decoration. The fabric of the noren is split vertically, which, if hung in an open doorway creates a beautiful fluttering curtain. Cotton and linen are the…
the tiniest café
On a tiny island, in a tiny part of town sits a thumb-nail sized café. Run by a young woman who comes from Kobe and who moved six years ago to Naoshima, Café Hifumiyo is an enchanting place. It sits in a fortunate position right across a narrow street from an Art House site –…
japan – colour palette 4
Colour palette grabbed from this photo I took on Naoshima, Japan, which I then used for the illustration below. Copyright © 2024 Lisi-Tana.com All Rights Reserved
japan (in colour) – day 30
I’ve always – always – loved colour. Anything to do with colour fascinates me. Endlessly. Paint. Crayons. Markers. Pastels. Inks. Pigments of any kind. Makeup. All of it – wonderful! When I was a child – about 5 years old – in Guyana, our house was a few doors down from the North Korean embassy….
japan – day 29
Instead of describing what I did today, I’d like to share some photos of different signs / images I’ve seen during this trip. I curated (if that’s even the right word) them for your enjoyment 🙂 A. If not here, where? If not now, when? B. Great and often cute graphics! Note : Please zoom…