Colgantes de Orejera

11,5 cm

11,6 cm

Consacá, Nariño

600 d. C. - 1700 d. C.

Estas orejeras muy seguramente fueron usadas en bailes y ceremonias de carácter ritual. La repetición ordenada de pequeños rostros alrededor de uno mayor proporciona ritmo y equilibrio a la pieza, a la vez que da la sensación de movimiento.

"Museo del Oro: Patrimonio Milenario de Colombia."

Banco de la República, Colombia, 2007.

Página 36.

A second day at my parents' today for Easter.

Mark was given this Bubble Wand and had a good go with it in the garden.

I got a Homer Simpson puzzle sculpture thing which I've got a lengthy photo sequence of to convert to a video at some point. And eggs!

Pectoral

14,1 cm

900 d. C. - 1600 d. C.

Pectoral de oro martillado, con aves y figuras geométricas repujadas. El desgaste de los bordes ocasionado por su intenso uso obligó a su dueño a remendar el objeto con hilos de oro.

"Museo del Oro: Patrimonio Milenario de Colombia."

Banco de la República, Colombia, 2007.

Página 147.

At Van Ness Station, San Francisco.

We're round at Paul's parents today. Paul's brother Mark took the opportunity to show us his remote-controlled car that drives on the ceiling - we bought him it for his birthday :)

On the way home today we stopped off at Antoine's in Brussels for excellent frites. Paul made good use of his chip fork as a PDA stylus :)

circa 1987

Agness Au and Ciprian

Paul tickling a monster's chin outside the ZKM in Karlsruhe - our stopoff on the way to Frankfurt today.

Janelle, Kristian, Suzi, Stewart and Alex at the ChocolateSoup cafe in Edinburgh, Scotland '09

Oh, and if you look carfeully you can also see Marty and Phil in the reflection!

Photo was taken at The Streamy Awards 2009

© Jonathan Dingman