TV weather presenters will tell you that Autumn has started, but my wife informs me that when Strictly Come Dancing 2018 is broadcast on the BBC, then that is her official start of Autumn.

Wall art can encompass a myriad of unusual forms, styles, classifications, whilst utilising a range of different methods and mediums. However, one thing that I have never seen is body painting a… Continue Reading »

Remember Michael Jackson?

Who could forget this pop icon?

Did you enjoy watching the World Cup? Still celebrating or drowning your sorrows? Was it more enjoyable than you expected? Any surprises? Will you have any long-lasting memories? Did England ove… Continue Reading »

Have you seen Robbie the Robot in the classic sci-fi series and film, ‘Lost in Space’? Will Smith in Isaac Asimov’s ‘I Robot’? Or, the current TV series, ‘Humans’?

It will soon be Father’s Day.

This year it is on Sunday, 17^th June 2018.

I don’t know what you think, but my experience was that Dad’s are usually very difficult to satisfy. How do you mak… Continue Reading »

What would you say if you were asked the question…what is wall art?

Most people would probably say it’s paintings, pictures, prints or perhaps even wallpaper. However, there are numerous form… Continue Reading »

MAY is a month which historically heralds the start of the summer season workers enjoying two extra days off this month.

The first additional holiday is the May Bank Holiday traditionally fal… Continue Reading »

Spring is here and our gardens are alive with birds and their birdsong.

Our native British garden birds are establishing themselves, in their territories, their feeding domains and building … Continue Reading »

We often read this iconic ‘RHS’ acronym, badging many gardening events.

However, what is the RHS?

The Royal Horticultural Society (RHS), was founded in 1804 as the Horticultural Society of… Continue Reading »

Huge numbers of new homes were built in the Victorian era. Census returns for 1801 and 1851 show the population almost doubling during those years; between 1801 and 1911 it almost quadrupled, ri… Continue Reading »

Have you been searching for a mothers day gift? Well, look no further...

We have a varied selection of ideas for the perfect Mother's Day gift, for the home, office and garden.

Choose … Continue Reading »

REMEMBER…Mother’s Day is Sunday 11^th March 2018

Flower power was a ‘hippie’ explosion of colour, fashion, music and politics in the 1960’s. The hippie subculture began its development as a pe… Continue Reading »

There are many facets of wall art... 

Throughout history men and women have expressed themselves with traditional mediums using charcoal, pencil, crayon, paints, etc.

Today, however, electronic and digital formats can take wall art to a new level or dimension, see below:

In 2009 Her Majesty’s Government announced and launched a city of culture prize.

“The overall aim of the United Kingdom (UK) City of Culture programme is to encourage the use of culture and c… Continue Reading »

My wife and I have just moved to a new house in a village near Evesham. Throughout our lives we have always lived in towns or cities, so we thought…why not try village life?

It’s probably bec… Continue Reading »

Markets are built on trade. For centuries, the focus of trade was at markets and fairs. Medieval markets were presided over by a cross, called the market cross or high cross. Market crosses … Continue Reading »

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE

Where

Worcester Victorian Christmas Fayre, City Centre, Worcester, Worcestershire, WR1 2ES

When

30 Nov 2017 - 03 Dec 2017

Thu 12pm-9pm / Fri 11am-9pm / Sat 10am-8pm / Sun 11am-5pm

Black Friday is nearly with us - Only 1 week to go!

Take a note of the dates this year, the 24th November. 

This is one American sales phenomenon which we welcome and embrace every year.

Remembrance Day, also known as Armistice Day, is on 11^th November. On this day in 1918, the Great War, World War I, ended. The war ended at 11am on the 11^th day of the 11^th month. Every year on … Continue Reading »

Brilliant Wall Art are presenting for sale their excellent diverse range of metal wall art at three 2017 NEC shows this autumn.

Please read all about the exciting list of NEC what’s on shows – Simply Christmas, The National Pet Show and The Festive Gift Fair.

Where does the phrase “Spring Forward, Fall Back” come from?

We all recognise it now as an ‘aide memoire’ to know whether to move our clocks forward or back in the Spring or Autumn. We all as… Continue Reading »

Throughout the history of mankind, wood has been utilised as a medium for the arts. Wood has been used to create sculpture, crafts and functional objects of art, including wood wall art.

Our … Continue Reading »

Gosh, it’s September already. Summer holidays are over. The kids are back at school. The nights are drawing in. It’s getting a bit chillier in the evenings. No, mustn’t put the central heating b… Continue Reading »