Wednesday, 18 December 2013

Number One Hundred and Thirty One: Fontart FA002


Number One Hundred and Thirty: Fontart FA001


Number One Hundred and Twenty Nine: Snow Symbol


This is a weather symbol for continuous heavy snow.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Eight: Fractal F1003


Number One Hundred and Twenty Seven: Kirigami


Kirigami is a form of origami that involves paper cutting.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Six: Paper Cut Two


This is a paper cut.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Five: Paper Cut


This is a paper cut.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Four: Snow Crystals


Wilson Bentley from Vermont took his first photo of snow crystals in 1885 and went on to take 5,000 more. He would catch them on black velvet.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Three: Desert and Snow


Christmas became confused when it was necessary to reconcile desert landscapes with the snow of the North Pole. Luckily there was heavy snow in parts of the Middle-East this year.

Number One Hundred and Twenty Two: Hamper


The Food Hamper is a common sight in the British Isles during December and January.

Friday, 13 December 2013

Number One Hundred and Nineteen: Dentistry


Throughout history dental problems, teeth and dentistry have been treated as comic subjects. This is rarely the case for the owner of the teeth.

Number One Hundred and Eighteen: Patterns


We discover and interpret patterns in everything.

Number One Hundred and Seventeen: Dream Narratives


In dreams the brain can construct complicated illogical stories. Last night I dreamed I was storing possessions in a wardrobe in the street and a woman was sleeping in a skip on top of neatly folded sweaters.

Wednesday, 20 November 2013

Number One Hundred and Sixteen: Waffles

 One of the first appearances of waffles in art was in this carnival painting by Pieter Bruegel in 1559. The man with the waffles on his head may be a self-portrait, the waffles were probably a prize in the game of dice.

Number One Hundred and Fifteen: Shaving


People have been shaving for thousands of years.

Number One Hundred and Fourteen: Painted Moustache


A popular amusement is to draw a moustache on a painting or photograph.

Number One Hundred and Thirteen: Moustache Spoon


If you can afford one a silver moustache spoon is useful when eating soup.

Number One Hundred and Twelve: Chinese Girl


One of the most popular works of art in the twentieth century was Chinese Girl by Vladimir Tretchikoff.

Number One Hundred and Eleven: Painted Fairies


Nineteenth Century painters were very fond of fairies.

Monday, 18 November 2013

Number One Hundred and Ten: Democracy


Democracy is a system of government in which all people participate equally. Even poor people.

Number One Hundred and Nine: Mobile Vulgus


Ochlocracy is rule by an irrational fearful mob.

Number One Hundred and Eight: Resealable


Food manufacturers please note that the resealable packet can not be re-sealed.

Friday, 8 November 2013

Number One Hundred and Seven: Opinion


For the next few days I will not have an opinion about anything.

Number One Hundred and Six: 1914-1920


There were about 16 million deaths and 20 million wounded during the four years of World War I. In 1918, the final year, a flu pandemic began that killed up to 100 million people.

Number One Hundred and Five: Past and Future


By convention the future points to the right and the past is on the left.

Number One Hundred and Four: Atmosphere


Some places on Earth are very atmospherically unstable.

Number One Hundred and Three: Hotel Hair


In hotel reviews many people are disturbed by the presence of human hair.

Number One Hundred and Two: Power


One reason I don't trust officials is because they often make stupid mistakes or target the wrong people.