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| "Walking Around Paris", pictures by Bethania Lima, sep/2012. |
I am coming
back from a two week vacation time, visiting Paris and London. That’s the
recent reason for the silence on this blog. And, as I have lots of stuff to
sort out, posts will keep running slowly.
In Paris I
had some patterns exhibited at the Indigo Paris show (details here and here too).
Unfortunately I did not sell any pattern there. Again, experiences abound.
And I might do a post on my Indigo impressions in the near future, when I have a
bit more of time.
Now I just want
to share some pics I took there, things that spoke to my heart, somehow. I
realize I am drawn to a certain urban visual language, on top of patterns images,
naturally. Wherever I am (see here and here, for instance), there is a certain urban beat that calls my attention and speaks to me. It's true that I love patterns and that I love colours, but have I said that I love cities, as well? Oh, yeah, I am afraid I am a very passionate person, in case you haven't noticed it yet...
The most
important thing of this trip was the time spent with my family and my friends. I
was so happy to finally meet in person people that I knew only virtually,
friends, real friends, made during “our” online ABSPD course. It was so
comforting to meet the girls with whom I have been sharing my new career path in
the last ten months. There are some impressions, some feelings, some aspects
that have to be shared face to face. What a pleasure to meet you, dear Miranda Mol, Eva Marion Seyffarth,
Virginia Kamau,
Rosie Martinez-Dekker,
Veronica Galbraith, Annette Plummer (blog on the way),
Wendy Kendall,
Susan Driscoll. And, being the lucky girl I am, I even met the sweet
Phyllida Coroneo in London, while sharing our stories around a cup of coffee at the
V&A. But that is another blog post, maybe. And I can’t talk
about this joy, without mentioning
Rachael Taylor and
Beth Nicholls, because they
were responsible for lunching the course through which those meetings were made
possible in the first place.
Hope you enjoy the little visual chronicle of Paris I am sharing now (all pictures, compositions, captions: Bethania Lima, copyright 2012).
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| "Kind of blue, patterns",
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Urban faces", pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Façades with iron works"
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Inviting",
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Kind of blue, façades",
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Couples",
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012. |
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"Patterned façades", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012.
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| "Characters", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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| "Signs, eveywhere", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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| "Legs, patterned", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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| "Household items, patterned", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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| "Other faces", pictures taken by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Façades with iron works and stripes", pictures B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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| "Triptyque", pictures by B. Lima, sep. 2012. |
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"100 Ans du Mètro",
pictures by Bethania Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Interferences", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Charming Austerity", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Colourful streets", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Have a look", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Couelers par Groupes", pictures by B. Lima, sep. /2012. |
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| "Bottles", pictures (right image is a picture of an old post card) by B. Lima, sep./2012 |
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| "Cut out flowers", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Passages", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012 (the image on the left is a picture of a reproduction of an old ad). |
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| "Passages 2", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Air du Paris", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012 |
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| "PATCHWORKED-LIGTHS-AND-ASTERISKS", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Pendants", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Going Shopping", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Pas de Pales", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Striped", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Hermès", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012 (image on the center is picture of old ad reproduction). |
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| "Little animals", pictures by B. Lim, sep./2012. |
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| "Olé", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Art on the Seine", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012. |
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| "Art on the Seine 2", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Fabrics", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Patterned bags around the street", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Pending Structures", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Dotted patterns in red and deep brown", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Yummy dotted lines", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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| "Dotted flowers", pictures by B. Lima, sep./2012.
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Wonderul post my dear, excellent, your blogposts are becoming greater and greater, ech time more, WOW, well done!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, dear friend.
DeleteThanks for sharing your images Bethania, very inspiring to see even if they do make me slightly jealous (would love to visit paris) :) Next year I will have to come over and meet you all!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you, Michelle. I would love to meet you there, too. But maybe next year is too soon for me to cross the ocean again...
DeleteAbsolutely gorgeous!!!! So much to see!
ReplyDeleteThank your, dear Vee.
DeleteBetha!
ReplyDeletelindas imagens desse seu carinhoso e atento olhar! bjs minha amiga
Adorei os adjetivos, querida anônima amiga.
DeleteThank you for your lovely words. It was such a joy to meet you Bethania. Your blog is becoming a wonderful visual inspiration.
ReplyDeleteI meant it all, dear Phyllida. Thank you!
DeleteJust seen this now. Great stuff. Love your pics, especially "Walking around Paris" and "Urban faces". You have a great and brave ;-) photographer's eye! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThank you, dear Eva. Have you taken a good look at the composition "Air du Paris"?
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