Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sa Rembo

While undertaking the joyous task of paying fines this evening (parking and use of toll roads - curse you!), for some reason one of my favourite childhood books came to mind -  Tikki Tikki Tembo. The shortenend name for China's longest named boy... whose real name is Tikki Tikki Tembo No Sa Rembo Chari Bari Ruchi Pip Peri Pembo.

Image from: School Center

Try saying that 3 times fast. I used to entertain myself for hours singing that to myself - this is really a window into how a bored child passes time.

The apparent lesson from the book to all parents being - don't give your children extraordinarily long names. Who cares about the lesson? What a cracking name! I've decided that my first child will either be named Tikki Tikki Tembo. Or Rumplestiltskin. Maybe both.

How do I love thee? Let me count the ways...

Gemma Smith, you are indeed an artist of note. These images are a few years old, which makes me somewhat slow off the mark in discovering Gemma's work.

Surely it would be impossible to wake up, see these works and not smile? There's something about clashing, vibrant colours and triangular shapes that does it for me.

Images from Sarah Cottier Gallery, Murdoch University, Shape and Colour.

Stripes!!

The good folk at Black & Eiffel wrote about the artist Gene Davis today. Famous for painting in striped colours, and creating all manner of wonderful works, including being a leader in the "colour field" movement. Blah, blah blah. All this is essentially just an excuse to post some pretty pictures of stripes; as if I needed an excuse.

Why stripes? Why not?

Gene Davis, creating "Franklin's Footpath" outside the Philadelphia Art Museum circa 1972.

Tulip fields posted by BlogLess - these kids also seem to have a penchant for Gene.

Susan Dory - a new discovery, but quite delightful, yes?