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Dicing with icing
Jul. 2nd, 2008 12:32 pmOne of the places we visited in Shetland was the Bonhoga Gallery (part of the genesis of the Herring House gallery in Ann Cleeves' White Nights). We were underwhelmed by the paintings on display, and resisted the temptation of the café, but I had a great time in the card shop.
I was particularly taken by a series of cards in which miniature figures were photographed interacting with foodstuffs: the one I bought shows two figures shoveling what might be snow but is in fact the icing on a birthday cake.*
So now, before I send it off to the lucky recipient (who has her own creative touch with cakes), I need to note that the creator is Claire Grove, and that the card company (who seem to be the only source of her work) is Holy Mackerel.
Update (30.08.10): Claire Grove now has her own web site, and her cards seem to have vanished from Holy Mackerel. Her Gallery section icludes (but under different titles) Sunny Side Up (man v. egg), Anchovies at 3 o' clock (men v. pizza) and Home Sweet Home (colour-coded living in a Battenberg cake).
*Sad fact: and the letters which spell out "Happy Birthday" are in our old friend Cooper Black.
I was particularly taken by a series of cards in which miniature figures were photographed interacting with foodstuffs: the one I bought shows two figures shoveling what might be snow but is in fact the icing on a birthday cake.*
So now, before I send it off to the lucky recipient (who has her own creative touch with cakes), I need to note that the creator is Claire Grove, and that the card company (who seem to be the only source of her work) is Holy Mackerel.
Update (30.08.10): Claire Grove now has her own web site, and her cards seem to have vanished from Holy Mackerel. Her Gallery section icludes (but under different titles) Sunny Side Up (man v. egg), Anchovies at 3 o' clock (men v. pizza) and Home Sweet Home (colour-coded living in a Battenberg cake).
*Sad fact: and the letters which spell out "Happy Birthday" are in our old friend Cooper Black.
