The Isle Of May is a little sliver of an island, just one mile (one and a half kilometres) long, located in the mouth of the Firth of Forth near Edinburgh, Scotland. Because of the seabirds that nest there, the island is designated a European Special Protection Area. It may seem obvious, but it is … Read more
At The ExhibitionLeeds Art Gallery in collaboration with the Tate Britain Gallery in London is hosting an exhibition of Henry Moore’s sculptures, paintings, and drawings. There is a permanent exhibition of his sculptures at Leeds Art gallery. For this exhibition, however, pieces have come from many other galleries and from private collections. So this is … Read more
Towards Liberating Women from Corsets At the end of the 19th century, it was customary for ‘properly’ dressed women to spend their days imprisoned in ornate dresses with padding and layers of underclothes including corsets which restricted movement and were very confining. It was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel who used her fashion genius of design and … Read more