Brains SA 4.2% £2.95
Copper Dragon Best Bitter 3.8% £2.85
Stonehenge Pigswill 4.0 % £2.85
Oldershaw Regal Blonde 4.4% £2.95
Caledonian Double Dark Oatmeal Stout 4.6% £2.95
November 13, 2009
Guest Beers 13th November 2009
October 5, 2009
October 3, 2009
Guest Beers, Victoria, Union Road, 2nd October 2009
Phoenix Arizona (4.1%) £2.95
Brewster’s Decadence (4.4%) £2.95
Everard’s Sundance (4.0%) £2.95
Potbelly Aisling (4.0%) £2.85
Weston’s Traditional Cider (6.0%) £3.00
September 17, 2009
May 31, 2009
A work of sculpture by Tom Davies and James Geary
“How fair is a garden amid the toils and passions of existence?”
Benjamin Disraeli
Throughout history there have been countless examples of man flexing his technological muscle. Yet, despite all our progress we are still to become the planet’s dominant force. The fact, which the human race seems incapable of comprehending, is that man can never conquer nature, and it is this what we have tried to portray in our work.
The apple is a gift to man from nature and fruit is a core part of our existence. Without his five a day, man would suffer from not having a balanced diet. This said, it is typical of him to wantonly disregard it. When the nail is driven through the fruit it begins to decompose, typifying the destruction of ‘our’ natural world. The fruit becomes inedible and sustenance must be sought elsewhere. If left long enough, the apple will rot to the extent that it completely disappears. Though nailed to the board, the fact remains that it cannot remain there forever. Mankind will never pin down nature.
OR
We wanted to nail an apple to a bit of wood and see if it would win the House Arts and Craft competition at school.
May 23, 2009
The kitchen
A sirloin steak, rare, 2 minutes on the first side and 1 minute on the second, coated in crushed black pepper.
A simple salad , lettuce, vine tomatoes and spring onions with olive oil and aged balsamic vinegar dressing.
Caramelised red onions and whole button mushrooms cooked in their own juices.
Salt, pepper and Dijon mustard.
Wolf Blass, Yellow Label, South Australia, Cabernet Sauvignon 2007.
Crusty white bread with butter.
Blackness outside.
Silence.
April 27, 2009
April 19, 2009
March 17, 2009
Picture by Dex
Dex owns the Art Gallery at the corner of Occupation Road and Burton Road. This is one of his pictures. You can catch him on www.tapenoise,com
March 15, 2009
Real Ales
Abbot (5.0%) £3.00
Bass (4.4%) £2.85
Bombardier (4.3%) £2.85
Deuchars (3.8%) £2.70
Ruddles (3.7%) £2.45
Taylor’s Best (3.5%) £2.50
The Morning Star real ale tariff.
March 13, 2009
Guest Beers Today
Batemans GHA (4.2%) £2.85
Dixons Diabolical (4.4%) £2.95
Grafton Lady Catherine (4.5%) £2.95
Adnams “The Bitter” (3.7%) £2.85
Spire Brewery Overture (3.9%) £2.85
Watch out for Irish beers next week for St Patrick’s Day!
December 10, 2008
The Cuddle
A couple float horizontally in mid air. His right arm is around her shoulders, holding her close. Her right leg is over his and her right arm is spread over his chest. A state of bliss.
September 22, 2008
The Readers
One person sits on a stool reading a book. The location is somewhere public where people can come and watch.
The work has a finite length – it is the time that it takes the person to finish the book.
The activity can be repeated as many times as desired either using the same person and book or different people/books etc.
The work can then be extended to having two persons reading. This could offer a contrast such as for example a university professor reading one book and a barmaid reading another. When they have finished they could swap books and start again.
This could be a display in a bookshop.
The Candle
The candle sits there surrounded by darkness. It is stood on a glass plate inscribed with the date and location. When it has burnt out the melted wax covers much of the glass and this is then mounted for future viewing.