Jessie Lilac Blog

I've always like visiting Oxford. So many inspiring sights to see! Come along with me as I show you what caught my eye. :) I do like a nice doorway and this one has exceptional decoration don't you think? Such beautifully kept gardens in the colleges. I like that lamp! Now step inside the Ashmoleon with me as I show you some treats... This is a close-up of the right hand side of the painting, 'The Triumph of Chastity'. If you like, you can see the whole painting here and below is a close-up of the left hand side of the painting. I love the way the mane of the unicorns are painted, so wavy :) I do like the shape of this ship! Below are the details of this painting. This one is St Michael Subduing Satan and Weighing the Souls of the Dead and is attributed to the artist Lelio Orsi 1508/11 - 1587. Bit of a gruesome image but fascinating detail. Lovely frame too! I love the unusual frame of this one ...

Each visit to Oxford brings me more discoveries with plenty of inspiration. The Ashmolean  Museum was the first stop and I was quite peeved when it closed at 5.40! Treasures on the inside, and a large cupboard with pre raphaelite treasures on the outside. More pre raphaelite loveliness, and patterns that give me ideas. I love the dark blue background with the turquoise pattern laid on top. Charles Dodgeson, better known as Lewis Carroll studied at Christchurch College in Oxford. Opposite the college is a little victorian shop filled with Alice-in-Wonderland souvenirs. I couldn't resist buying a couple of cards! Alice's Shop was the actual shop where Alice used to buy her barley sugar sweets and was the inspiration for the old sheep shop in Through The Looking Glass. Sir John Tenniel, sketched the shop for the accompanying illustrations, reversing the details as if a mirror image. I'm now charged up with all kin...