There have been a few times recently that I have walked around the Sherwood/Carrington area and have sighted chairs thrown into cages (well behind railings at least). There is something even more sad looking about a chair that isn’t even accessible by people to perform it’s number one function, to be sat upon.
When it snowed again, a blanket of white fell over the remaining snow.
Then it rained and they melted and became dirty too.
And then they were gone.
The snow is melting very slowly and it looks as though a neighbour cat has been exploring too! I took the photos in the dark with a flash and they are super sparkly as a result!
This is what it looks like as a whole; I love the little paw prints.
There were three sofa’s on Mansfield Road left out in the snow today. The cream one has been there for weeks and has experienced most of the English weather system, the poor love.
Then there was a black armchair which looks like it’s wearing a floral under skirt.
And last but not least a red armchair pushed up against a wall.
I decided to do a google search for ‘Sofa in the snow’ and this time lapse video of someone building a snow sofa came up. How ace!
Today I got up early to spend a few hours in the snow. Years ago I used food colouring to created lines in the snow and decided, today was the day to get the snow colourful once again. I mixed watercolour paints with water, got wrapped up warm and got my wellies on. Al was my chief documenter and together we took huge amounts of photos.
I was aware after creating the initial splatter paintings that I didn’t want to stain the concrete below, so decided the only option was to make a huge colourful snowball. It was labour intensive and I soon warmed up. I enjoyed my only tools being a black glove (couldn’t find the other one) and a shovel. I used the shovel to cut it in half at the end to reveal the rainbow.
I think the final sculpture has turned out a treat! I had no idea what it would look like, but the mottled colour reminds me of rainbow sponge cake. It was great fun too, especially as a fun activity before having to go to work for a few hours through the slush filled streets.