London Transport Museum

Last weekend we visited family folks in London and had a touristy day visiting the London Transport Museum.  MozzyMr and I had wanted to see the poster exhibition Poster Art 150 and it did not disappoint I photographed almost every poster.

Absolutely love this!  If this had been a poster available to buy I would have happily spent a lot to ensure it was on my wall at home!  Alas it was not for sale.

This had long been one of my favourite Underground posters so I was chuffed to see the real thing.

How had I never seen these before?  Such a shame this sort of advertising can't happen on the new tube trains :/

I love seeing collections like this, if I had been the person who had lost the Moomin troll in the centre of this picture I would have been GUTTED.  Apparently other lost property have included an urn full of ashes and a boat.  Hang on.. a boat??

One of my favourite posters in the exhibition, quite possibly because it reminded me of those first trips to London I took with my family and being fascinated by the Underground.

It is beyond odd that this should be another of my favourite posters.  I HATE snails, I wouldn't tire of punching them in their little faces if only it didn't involve actually touching them but strangely I love this poster.  I love the pencil texture of the illustration, the repetition and humour.

A classic poster, apologies for the strange angle of the photo, if I had one criticism of the exhibition I would say that it was crammed into too small a space without taking into consideration people viewing the posters.  But hey they had limited space what can you do?

This was the viewpoint of MozzyMr who being a screen printer was checking out the technique.

Life lately

1 and 2. Getting to the studio and finally doing some work... and actually enjoying it!  I have some time off now so will be showing my face at the studio more :)
3. Getting a little lick and some attention from the lovely little Mewster.
4. FINALLY having weather warm enough to wear these little beauties, they've been sat in the wardrobe waiting for their debut for months!
5. Strawberries, strawberries, strawberries!  I hope I never stop being amazed by how we can actually grow food, it seriously blows my mind.
6. Ahh cat paintings at the car boot, I didn't buy this one and I regret that now.
7 and 8. A visit to the Donkey Sanctuary in Sidmouth, these ladies were so cute although I suspect they were not interested in us but our ice creams :/
9. Amazing colour combination.

1 and 2. Adding plants to our home is my new obsession, I absolutely love finding a fantastic planter at the car boot sale and filling it with amazing looking plants.
3. A gift from a colleague for looking after her cat, I love this mug it's perfect for cheery hot chocolates on days when work is just being rubbish.
4. Taking a lunch break and getting outside, finding a hideaway and just enjoying the break.
5. A pocket full of broad beans freshly picked at the allotment and taken on an adventure to London to give to family.
6 and 7. A visit to the London Transport Museum!  (More photos to follow.)
8. My first portrait!  Drawn by my 7 year old niece, that girl has talent, I suspect we may have another artist in the family?
9. The car journey home, I'm so happy MozzyMr can drive now, I reclined the passenger seat, grabbed a pillow and caught some zzz's following an exhausting weekend.