by sunnywieler@gmail.com | May 5, 2026 | Artist highlight, Travel
This blog post was originally written Jul 4, 2011 The use of glass in the landscape is something that has interested me for some time, and is something I hope to incorporate into one of my stone projects at some stage. It is buildings like these bottle houses below...
by sunnywieler@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2026 | Heritage Sites, Stonework
A few weeks ago, my wife had to go to Krakow for a conference, so we decided to make a city break out of it as neither of us had been to Poland before. Krakow is a fantastic city, which I would highly recommend a visit to, and which I have added to my list of best...
by sunnywieler@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2026 | Artist highlight, Heritage Sites, Stonework
Hand with Reflecting Sphere by M. C. Escher 1935 Ever since my art teacher in school handed me a book depicting this picture by M. C. Escher, and a mirror ball, and told me to get busy, I have been a huge fan of his work. He is by far my favourite graphic artist of...
by sunnywieler@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2026 | Heritage Sites, Stonework
You may be forgiven for thinking that this is a scene from a remake of the Flintstones by Tim Burton., but believe it or not, it is a real house in the rural settings of the Fafe mountains in northern Portugal. A Casa do Penedo, or “the House of Stone,” was built...
by sunnywieler@gmail.com | Apr 30, 2026 | Mosaic
A few months back while researching for my post The Shell House at Ballymaloe Cookery School, I came across this very different and quite literal Shell House. This story may not be really garden related, but it’s so wacky and fun, I’m gonna post about it anyway. This...
