STREET ART – Roa in Panama City

After whizzing past this location onroute to the Panama Canal and other locations – it seemed our hotel based in Panama City wasn’t actually THAT far away from what looked like an amazing piece of street art each time we passed (but too quickly to take any photos though!) So armed with my camera and […]

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STREET ART – Giant Pencils by HB

Quietly lurking on telegraph poles and walls amongst a Cardiff back lane are some giant pencils. (what else did you expect?) Dotted around the lanes off City Road are the latest creation from local artist ‘HB.’ Here she has created 3ft high pencils in black and white, complete with a signature of ‘Hb’ lying amongst […]

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Giant models of famous Welsh people

As Wales celebrated St David’s Day with daffodils, dragons, leeks and Welsh cakes – here in Cardiff they decided to celebrate by bringing out 5 large fibreglass models of some rather famous Welsh faces. These models took part in the annual St David’s Day parade which was the highlight for the many thousands of people […]

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BE AWARE – Giant chicken on the loose!

A stumble down Gremlin Alley in Cardiff revealed just more than the usual street art and tags littered throughout this back street lane. Sternly poking it’s head amongst the rubble and the totally grey environment that surrounds it – this giant chicken is taking pride of place! Another creation by artist Colour Doomed and the […]

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GRAFFITI – The Custard Factory, Birmingham

The Custard Factory is it’s own little piece of greatness set just a few minutes walk from the ultra busy Bullring shopping centre in the heart of Birmingham. Located in the Digbeth area of the City, and as the name suggests, has a strong to connection to the famous yellow stuff and so this is […]

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ART-Shepard Fairey exhibition and street art

First of all I hear you ask – who is this Shepard Fairey chap? Well street artists like Banksy are now widely accepted into the general public’s knowledge in this area but I would like to think that Shepard comes a close second – with most people not even being aware that they have seen […]

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OLYMPICS-Final preparations for the torch parade and party

Well it seems like it’s been a long time coming but the Olympics 2012 is just around the corner and you can feel the anticipation and excitement building across the whole of the Country. (Well if you watch the BBC maybe…) Here in Cardiff the council have erected many banners and flags along the streets […]

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CARDIFF-St David’s Day parade

St David’s Day 2012 in Cardiff began with a thick fog lingering across the City resulting in famous sights becoming totally unrecognisable. But as the day progressed the strong Spring sunshine took over and brightened up what was a very gloomy start to our Patron Saint’s Day. In the Capital City of Wales it was […]

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GRAFFITI-Lembo work around Cathays and Roath

Ever walked along a street around Roath, Cathays and even the City Centre and spotted a small cat lurking on a lampost or street sign? Well it’s probably by local street artist Lembo. I don’t actually know anything else about this character apart from to say that they predominently feature cats, stencils and the odd […]

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