Maze Hill Pottery's open studio

Posted on December 12, 2015 by Toothpicker

Top left: The disused ticket office-turned pottery studio; Top right: Lisa Hammond's beautiful Soda & Shino glaze pottery

London is full of hidden gems, not only they are off tourists' radar, but many are also unknown to Londoners. Since I live north of the river, I am quite oblivious to events that [...]

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An unguided tour of Lisbon's urban art

Posted on February 28, 2015 by Toothpicker

Av Fontes Pereira de Melo - Top & 2nd row: Os Gemeos and Blu

Before coming to Lisbon, I was a bit clueless in regards to Lisbon's street art scene. Over the last few years, I have been documenting street art during my travels and in London; and it brings me immense [...]

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Art & design exhibitions in Portugal (Jan 2015)

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Toothpicker

Casa Das Historias Paula Rego

Lisbon offers an abundance of world class museums and galleries, and on my previous trip, my friend and I visited some excellent ones like National Museum of Ancient Art, National Tile Museum, Fado Museum and the wonderful Puppet Museum. On this trip though, the seaside resort Cascais turned [...]

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