The Breakfast Table

 

The Breakfast Table, 1884

John Singer Sargent

Love the morning light - the new day - creeping in to this painting.

Breakfast is by far the best meal of the day; sustenance for adventures that lay ahead. A slightly hindered scope for that in Jan 2021, but there was lots of it here

January Collage

More time can be spent over breakfast at the moment - and so a chance for every jar and condiment to have its moment of glory.

Finding what I've been squirrelling away in the fridge and cupboards has been eye opening - several jars of open mustard, capers, tahini, tamarind paste...? The list goes on......

Tied up in Knots

I found this lovely sterling silver knot ring in Spitalfield's Market today after wadling around trying to walk off the enormous breakfast I'd just eaten. I love it so much and it was a real bargain too!

I think it looks best on its own, but I'm not very good at not wearing all my rings at once, for sentimental reasons.

 

Spain

Towards the end of next week I am lucky enough to be going to Spain for a few days. Above are some pictures from a similar trip last year - an early morning breakfast (almost the best part of the day) and a baking hot Retiro park. I love Spain, and Madrid in particular, and have harped on about it before here and here.

Beaded Breakfast

Last week Tessa and Rosa took me to see the new Liza Lou exhibition at White Cube, Hoxton Square. Tessa had done a good job getting me interested in Liza Lou's work prior to the visit. It was a bit disappointing as what was exhibited differed such a lot to her earlier work, some of which I think is incredible - a beaded kitchen!!  Instead it was a lot more reserved:

Untitled #8, 2011

Untitled #1, 2011-12

Zulu Love Letter No.2, 2011-12

I do actually quite like these particular pieces and enjoyed seeing them at the show, but wasn't blown away by the exhibition at all. The intensity of her earlier works such as 'Kitchen' (below) had eased and the beads no longer seemed to make the statement that they could rival paint, but instead simply mimicked it.

Breakfast is my favourite meal of the day, and I generally love anything breakfast related... This probably explains why Liza Lou's 'Kitchen' is such a hit with me, it comes complete with fried eggs

 

Kitchen, 1995 

For anyone who wants to know a bit more, here is an enjoyable read in the form of W Magazine's feature on Lou a few years back. And just for good measure, here is another beaded post from Bethnal Green Road last summer.