The Cavern and the Beatles

Posted on April 1, 2022April 1, 2022 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 1960's, Cavern, Cavern club, Childhood, Childhood memories, Fun, Liverpool, Merseyside, Music, rock and roll, The beatles1 Comment

When the Beatles were famous I was a child. By the time they split up I was still not very old. One of my earliest memories was hearing them on the radio. ‘Help’, Love me do’, ‘Yesterday’, I can still remember a lot of the words and tunes and I really feel nostalgic when I hear their songs.

I was a bit older when I heard of the Cavern Club in Liverpool, Merseyside. I never went there but cavern came up as a word prompt for a friend and suddenly I remembered where I’d heard the word. So I looked it up on the Internet (where I got the photo). The original club opened in 1957 as a jazz club. They didn’t like rock and roll but when it was taken over the Beatles started to play there in 1961 (they were previously known as the Quarrymen). Apparently they played there over 270 times. The club itself was a cellar with a curved arched ceiling. It closed in 1973 and was demolished so a railway line could be laid. The Cavern club did reopen but I’m not sure if it still is open.

Three years ago…

Posted on November 1, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged 2018, Art, Ceramics, China, Liverpool, Memory, Pottery, Sketching, Terracotta warriors, TimeLeave a comment

Walking around the world museum in Liverpool three years ago, I was so impressed by the travelling exhibition of the Chinese terracotta warriors. Obviously only a few if them were represented in the gallery, but it gave a strong example of the creative and military civilization behind these figures.

There were crowds at the gallery, people shuffled round and many of the exhibits were partially hidden by bodies that strangely mimicked the warriors remaining in China as they stand within the archaeological dig there, rows and columns lined up. Humans used to congregate. They group, they press against each other, travel together . That feeling of community has been lost to some degree because of Covid. Will they ever do the same again? Will we go forward in time to a freedom we do not enjoy now? I don’t know.

Golden horse?

Posted on July 16, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged bronze horse, Fun, gold horse, Horse, Liverpool, museum of the world, Terracotta warriorsLeave a comment

I do remember this, I don’t remember anything about it except it was in the terracotta army exhibition it the museum of the world in 2018. I think it has such character… I love the raised tail! I think it’s probably bronze. Definitely not Gold…. It looks quite annoyed….

Mixed up photos..

Posted on July 16, 2021 Posted in UncategorizedTagged 2018, Liverpool, Memories, museum of the world, Photos, Sketch, Terracotta warriorsLeave a comment

I decided to reduce the size of my photos (optimise them). I have an anti virus software that does this for me. So I pressed the button and 1852 (or so) photos later the size reduced and I deleted the big files.

But now after clearing all the empty files I have found that they’re all saved under the same date! 18.10.18.

Trip to World museum Liverpool

Posted on January 27, 2021 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Crowds, Drawing, Life, Liverpool, Memories, People, Sketching, Terracotta army, warriors, World museumLeave a comment

Back in 2018, when crowds were allowed, we went to see the terracotta army travelling exhibition at Liverpool. While I was there I did a series of sketches. This is a favourite. Not the warriors but a sculpted chariot or carriage pulled by four ponies. I think it’s good to draw as well as taking photos. You get a different perspective… Literally!

At the museum

Posted on November 16, 2020 Posted in Sketching, UncategorizedTagged Art, Artefacts, China, Collections, Day trip, Liverpool, Sketching, Terracotta army sketch, Visit, World museumLeave a comment

At the Terracotta army exhibition in 2018.at the World museum in Liverpool. I like drawing as well as taking photos. (I had over 100 photos).

The World museum is full of so many interesting exhibitions, ranged over several floors. These included Egyptian art, Clocks, Marine artefacts and other art and objects. Too much to see in one day. I would love to go back and see more!

Random cauldron

Posted on November 9, 2020 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Art, Blogging, Bronze?, Cauldron, China, Liverpool, Photo, Random, Terracotta armyLeave a comment

Last year we went to see the exhibition of the terracotta warriors when it was on tour. We visited Liverpool museum of the world to see it. You know what it’s like with phone cameras though, you take too many photos and forget what half of them were of. This bowl or cauldron was one of them. I think this is probably made of bronze. Displayed in a glass case, well lit. Beautiful.

Spider crab

Posted on November 11, 2019 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Life, Liverpool, Nature, On display, Sea, Spider crab2 Comments

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We saw this in Liverpool during a trip to see the terracotta army statues several months ago. I was amazed at its size and took a photo, then forgot about it.

I couldn’t get a clear image due to the lights reflecting on the case. Like any other living animal I would rather it was still alive and in the sea swimming around. How old was it when it was fished out of the sea? Could they have thrown it back? Or was it kept as a trophy because of its size? I wonder what age they reach, and how big.

Nature is wonderful, we need to look after it. X

Terracotta warriors

Posted on October 18, 2018October 18, 2018 Posted in UncategorizedTagged Black and white, Blog, China, Drawing, Life, Liverpool, Sketching, Terracotta army, Terracotta warriors, Urban sketching2 Comments

I enjoyed drawing today. We went round the terracotta warriors exhibition at the world museum at Liverpool.

The exhibition was crowded and I felt guilty at standing the way of the crowd as I drew. I got barged a couple of times and someone jarred my arm just as I was drawing one of their faces. But I also got a few complements. It was hard work. I took lots of photos. But drawing really makes you look. And quick sketching makes it all the more of a challenge. I finished my sketchbook but I think it was worth it. I’m hoping my drawing skills are improving. Sometimes I’m still a bit hesitant but that’s to be expected.

Mallaband-Brown

Tag: Liverpool