We went back in to Bristol yesterday to meet up with my daughter, Zoe, and three of our grandchildren, Ewan, Barney and Toby, with the intention of visiting a few more Gromit Unleashed 3 Sculptures. We decided to go in to the Clifton area of the city and pick off the five figurines located there.
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Gromit Unleashed 3 came to the streets of Bristol, UK at the end of June and runs through until 31st August 2025. Its the third time the characters, created by Aardman Animation, have popped up on the city streets to help raise money for The Grand Appeal, the Bristol Children’s Hospital Charity.
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I’ve no links to Ireland at all. I just thought I’d mark St Patrick’s Day with this sticker image I spotted, on a bridge, in Bristol earlier in the year. The stickers seem to pop up on random lamp posts, bollards or bridges around town. We walked in to central Bristol on Saturday and I found two more. I’ve no idea what they are all about and I can’t find anything on the internet about them. I find them funny though. Here’s a couple more…..
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This week Ritva hosts the lens artist challenge – Portraits, and the opportunity to capture the essence and personality of your subjects.
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This weeks Lens-Artist Challenge is set by Leya – Only One Picture. One that you find important, meaningful to you, maybe sending a message – and then explain why you picked just that picture.
Continue readingI thought I’d use Wordless Wednesday to post this image of a sculpture I saw in Bristol today. It’s a teddy on a swing hanging from a bridge.
I’m pretty wordless because I have no idea what this is all about other than it’s the work of French artist James Colomina. It’s located underneath Gaol Ferry Bridge, Southville, Bristol
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Upfest is a Street Art Festival that started in 2008 and up until recently ran once a year in the Bedminster area of Bristol. Here’s what it’s all about taken from the Upfest About Page on their website:
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The Gromit Unleashed Trail began as a public arts trail in Bristol in 2013, as a collaboration between Bristol Hospital Charities and Aardman Animations.
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Into July 2013 and the wedding of Frank and Tina. We were back at Arnos Court Hotel in Bristol. Unfortunately, as far as outside wedding shots were concerned, it rained pretty much all day. Other than the bad weather though, another lovely wedding day, that ran quite smoothly for me.
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I shot two further weddings in 2013. I thought we’d been busier than that, although we did have lots of future bookings for 2014. In June I shot Ben and Sarah’s wedding at the Holiday Inn, Filton, Bristol.
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