The Cathedral

“I lived inside the pictures and from the inside of them looked out upon a world less real than they.” Edward Burne-Jones The late afternoon sun reflected gently off the pillars of St. Philip’s Cathedral, Birmingham as we headed back to our hotel after a full day of walking in Black Country – the EnglishContinue reading “The Cathedral”

Art Nouveau – William Morris & Medieval Knights

“Have nothing in your house that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” William Morris William Morris (March 24, 1834 – October 3, 1896) was brilliant, rich, spoiled and somewhat temperamental. Anyone inviting him over for dinner would agonize over the meal arrangements, given his penchant for hurling food outContinue reading “Art Nouveau – William Morris & Medieval Knights”