{"id":4424,"date":"2013-07-11T13:21:45","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T13:21:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/soundslikewish.wordpress.com\/?p=4424"},"modified":"2013-07-11T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2013-07-11T13:21:45","slug":"i-spy-with-my-little-eye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soundslikewish.org\/?p=4424","title":{"rendered":"I spy with my little eye"},"content":{"rendered":"

Marianne from East of M\u00e1laga<\/a> asks
\nwhat can I spy
\nand what is my point of view?
\nI spy with my little eye
\na window I can’t see through:<\/p>\n

\"One<\/a>
One of 16 stained glass windows by Leonard French in the National Library of Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"Bottom<\/a>
Bottom panel of a stained glass window by Leonard French, National Library of Australia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The glass is about 20cm thick, hand-chiselled and set into pewter-coloured concrete.\u00a0 The artist is an amazing Australian, Leonard French, who made 16 of these windows for the National Library in 1967.\u00a0 They are all visible from the foyer of the library through the interior plain glass walls of the caf\u00e9 and the bookshop.\u00a0 The windows on the side of the building receiving the morning sun are in warm colours, those you see here decorating the walls of the caf\u00e9.\u00a0 On the other side of the foyer, the afternoon sun side, the colours are cool blues and purples filling two walls of the bookshop.\u00a0 French had a philosophy that art should be accessible to the masses and not just for viewing, a philosophy which makes me happy every time I sit at a window table in the caf\u00e9 (I’m a little less happy when they’re all taken.).\u00a0 The chiselled edges of the glass are not sharp.\u00a0 I know this because I like to stroke it.\u00a0 The sun shining on the glass makes it glow and makes it warm to touch, but not hot.\u00a0 A spirit-lifter.<\/p>\n

As part of the photo challenge, Marianne suggests we recommend two blogs.\u00a0 Two come to mind immediately:\u00a0 The Wanderlust Gene<\/a> and Covetotop<\/a>.\u00a0 Their blogs don’t just have interesting photos of faraway places, but more importantly for me they are well-written.\u00a0 I’m always on the lookout for readable writers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Marianne from East of M\u00e1laga asks what can I spy and what is my point of view? I spy with my little eye a window I can’t see through: The glass is about 20cm thick, hand-chiselled and set into pewter-coloured concrete.\u00a0 The artist is an amazing Australian, Leonard French, who made 16 of these windows … <\/p>\n

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