THE CAFE SERIES / Model – Madeline Taylor / Make Up & Hair – Sarah Hain / Photographer& Stylist – Naomi Mawson “Her red enamel teapot” by Netta Her red enamel teapot. If put on the spot and asked to decide what single thing I loved my Mother most for, I would have to say it was this. Mother carried the art of compromise with a sapphire sparkle in her eye. She conceded that to survive marriage and my Father’s Mother, a teapot was essential. Afternoons and cake were mandatory. I knew she would rather languish through this time of day with a delicate crystal tulip of Cinzano Bianco, slice of lime, with a sprig of mint if feeling really decadent, trumpeting James Joyce at twenty decibels to an enthralled purple exotic fighting fish in pride of place beside her black, soft lounge. Grandmother was never invited into the ‘reading room’. My Mother was an advanced conservationist in the 40s, very against pollution. Rebel red enamel teapot, not china. Flamboyant red glazed sumptuous strawberry tart on a virginal white plate. My Mother never deviated. She received Grandmother in the ‘front room’ twice a week. Mother always matched a tiny detail on her person to the sensuousness of her servings. Red drop earrings barely hidden and teasing within her russet red hair. A red garter that only I or Daddy actually saw. But I knew it was there, slightly bumpy on her thigh, under the smooth lines of her dress. We knew she was really really cross with Grandmother’s ‘tafering’ as she softly called it to Daddy, when she wore the large red rose at her throat and ‘lawdy be’ matched it with lurid red lipstick. Grandmother usually missed a few visits after Mother wore the rose. Daddy was very quite too. I still live with my Mother; well technically my Mother lives with me and my ‘tribe’ of children and love. She has dementia. I have a theory about brain deterioration. I know it is caused by excessive acquiescing. Women of my Mother’s era were the gold medallists in subjugation. It clogs up the brain. Words unsaid. Feelings avoided. Emotions denied. All sewage backflow. Mother is released from all that, she is quite aggressive. The red enamel teapot is now my treasure. Sometimes I need to serve tea in it with a red tart on a white plate. My Mother ‘sees’ me on those occasions. Her sapphire eyes snap into mine and she is momentarily shocked. Her knowing and gentle laugh will be brief but we treasure those seconds over the tea from the red enamel teapot. (Inspired by Tea & Tart a wonderful picture by Naomi Mawson)
a morning walk on the deserted northumberland coast with my family – a really beautiful place to be.
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THE CAFE SERIES Model – Madeline Taylor / Make Up & Hair – Naomi Mawson / Photography & Styling – Naomi Mawson
Dat’s right baby, get hip to the jive…
There was a time once when I decided to take a break from the brush and do some illustrations. / This was the result of one such session.. “The Fat Duck Cafe”. I put the names of several famous old jazz clubs on his guitar case and even included one that is out of place but a few of you might know (The Gov and The Basement). - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - - - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - – - -
I sat and watched this man slowly drink his coke and read his paper at a cafe in Vienna Austria. I thought the light was lovely and he looked like an interesting character so I quietly snapped this shot. Taken with a Nikon D70s. .
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At 240 ft ( 74 metres ) Pistyll Rhaeadr waterfall is the highest in Wales and England, turn your back on it and you’re faced with this view ….. it’s a quaint little cafe where you can sit outside if you wish and absorb the stunning surroundings …..... Situated near Llanrhaeadr ym Mochnant, Mid Wales, UK. Software :~ / Photoshop / PhotoArtMaster Copyright 2008 Richie Dean Pistyll Rhaeadr provided inspiration for /
I went along to the Ace Café one evening to see what I could see. The venue has a wonderful history and is a fully refurbished café cum restaurant all kitted out in 50’s style. Car and bike enthusiasts of all types meet there regularly. /
The same bike the same s/c but with the onions also – I couldn’t decide which one I prefered out of these and as Jason mentioned the onions on no.1 what else could I do!! Thanks Jason without your tutorial I would still be struggling because then of course hubby Rob worked it out before me so he wrote it down – and now – it’s a breeze but hard and time consuming! Taken on a Canon Ixusi zoom Challenge Winner La France! in the à EUROPA! group Thank you :) / Featured in Post Card Style 1st May ‘09 / Placed 4th in the Selective Colour Challenge in Photography 101 March ‘09 / Placed 3rd in the Compact Group Transport Challenge February ‘09 / Featured in Bits and Pieces and Everyday European Life, Amateur Art Photography, Nostalgic Art and Photography groups Jan ‘09 / Placed 7th in the first Challenge held by Everyday European Life January 09 Sold as a Card January ‘09 to an RB member – thank you :)) For the original SC please see French Wheels -
Centre Place, Melbourne, Australia. 26 May 2007.
New Orleans, The French Quarter.
This is a darker version of an image I like and that has been uploaded to RB in the past. Taken in an Adelaide cafe on Rundle Street East.
This picture was taken down one of Melbournes many laneways. The busker and his audience of one seem totally oblivious to one another.
Oil on Canvas / The Crowded Cafe by Sharon M Hayes / Twenty one eye sharing faces in a cafe. This is an abstract contemporary figurative painting. / ©2008 Sharon M Hayes / Original Available visit: www.hayesfinearts.com
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This spontaneous photo is one of my best friend who fell in love 6 months ago with a fantastic guy,....at last….,she went through hell and she can finaly love .The hic is that her boyfriend has brain tumor and take medication that’s going to affect his heart ,he is 25 years old.They want to have a kid ,i just hope that life will be good for them.They got engaged recently and Sonia asked me to be the photographe at her wedding ,I’m so happy. Thank you for sharing….Gigi A double layer made with a portrait and a texture of a graffities wall….
This is a composite of three photos, a sculpture of the herd (by a local artist I am told), a close-up of just one of the horses, and a wagon in my sister’s yard.
THE CAFE SERIES Model – Madeline Taylor / Make Up and Hair – Naomi Mawson / Photography & Styling – Naomi Mawson
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