Saturday 29 November 2008

Gyroscopic Sparkle Selection Device


Here's a little gem of pre-Christmas magic - a short but sweet nugget of steampunkness, in the form of an advert for a high street jewellers, currently on our tv's here in Blighty. Of course, being Magpie like, I couldn't help but fall in love with the marvelous gyroscopic sparkle selection device, and all the little sparkles captured in the glass jars! It's beautiful!

And here's the link: http://www.tellyads.com/show_movie.php?filename=TA7784

Monday 10 November 2008

Objet trouvé, the magpie and Meadow


i. Objet trouvé or 'found object' - created from the undisguised, but often modified, use of objects that are not normally considered art, often because they already have a mundane, utilitarian function.
ii. The Magpie - an intelligent bird that likes to explore. Shiny things interest them as toys or something to stash away, they like to hoard.
Is able to recognize itself in a mirror.
iii. Meadow: Eclectic, curious magpie with an overactive imagination.