Salomon de Caus Innovator – Gardens Baroque to Rococo Spirit
17th century garden design reflected formality until Salomon de Caus invented fountains, giving impetus to the idea of the fantastic and bizarre giving pleasure
Fantasy
Chinoiserie – Pavilions, Porcelains and Passionate Pursuits
By the 18th century in Europe and England all things Chinese assumed incredible proportions as fashionable society sought to transmit their ideas about the magical land of Cathay
Enid Blyton with Helena Bonham Carter, Fantasy not Reality
Helena Bonham Carter is definitely a character actor par excellence. In a BBC production for television she plays the indomitable author Enid Blyton, who clearly lived in a world of fantasy the one she created for other children, but not in any sort of world of reality with her own.
Sherbet Birdie Photography – Bringing Glamour Back
Have you ever dreamt of being someone else for a day? Maybe fantasized about being a Vargas pinup from the 1940’s, Marie Antoinette, or maybe even a mermaid? If a day of pampering, escapism and fun is your fantasy, then Sherbet Birdie is for you! Sherbet Birdie is the brainchild of…