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Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy - 1991
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LINDA EVANGELISTA, CINDY CRAWFORD, NAOMI CAMPBELL AND CHRISTY TURLINGTON.
Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy - 1991
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Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy - 1991
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LINDA EVANGELISTA, CINDY CRAWFORD, NAOMI CAMPBELL AND CHRISTY TURLINGTON.
Versace Autumn Winter Fashion Show, Milan, Italy - 1991
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PEOPLE - Leah Bracknell ist im Alter von 55 Jahren gestorben
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Ep 2606
Thursday 11th November 1999
Zoe works out where Liam is holding Chris. Taking Terry they fall into a trap and Liam ties Terry to a chair. Chris tells Zoe that Liam is their brother, but she doesn't believe him. Liam panicks as he realises that Zoe isn't going to be the loving, sympathetic sister he always wanted. Creating a distraction Zoe grabs Liam's gun and points it at him. Liam doesn't believe she would pull the trigger, but she fires and looks on in shock at what she's done - With Zoe Tate, as played by Leah Bracknell.
'Emmerdale' TV Series UK - Nov 1999
Emmerdale Farm is a long-running British soap opera set in Emmerdale, a fictional village in the Yorkshire Dales. Created by Kevin Laffan, it first broadcast on 16 October 1972 and produced by ITV Yorkshire.
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Polar bear, Churchill, Hudson Bay, Canada. Churchill, Hudson Bay, Canada. Polar bears eagerly await the freezing of the Bay so they can head out onto the ice where they can feed on surfacing seals. They eat little on land so the later freezes and earlier thaws are creating tremendous pressure on their population and causing them to get into more trouble with the nearby human settlements and towns.
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'SHE MADE IT' GALA - WOMEN CREATING TELEVISION AND RADIO, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 01 DEC 2005
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'SHE MADE IT' GALA - WOMEN CREATING TELEVISION AND RADIO, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 01 DEC 2005
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'SHE MADE IT' GALA - WOMEN CREATING TELEVISION AND RADIO, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 01 DEC 2005
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'SHE MADE IT' GALA - WOMEN CREATING TELEVISION AND RADIO, NEW YORK, AMERICA - 01 DEC 2005
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ARTIST JULIAN BEEVER AND HIS 3D PAVEMENT ART OF A BOTTLE OF SLATE TO LAUNCH THE PRE MIXED ALCOHOLIC DRINK, PRINCES STREET, EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, BRITAIN - 02 MAY 2006
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Artist Julian Beever on top of the bottle with Rachel Mackley. The artist spent 3 days creating this 3D illusion to mark the launch of a pre-mixed alcoholic drink. The bottle is about 30 feet long which creates the illusion of a very small man and a very large woman
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WEIRD STATUES AROUND THE WORLD
Don't lose your head: A business man has a novel way of spying on the workers of Ernst & Young in Los Angeles.
Smile: The people of Bratislava get papped by a sneaky snapper
Wall meet again: One particularly determined artist emerges from a wall in Montmartre, Paris.
Hello, Hello, Hello: Who's been tripped up here then?
Helping hand: Visitors to Venice rest their feet on an unusual perch.
Cheeky chap: A drain worker spends his time looking up ladies skirts in Old Town, Bratislava.
Fishy goings on: Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a giant flying shark!
Reaching for the stars: Who needs stairs at the Rockefeller centre in New York when a giant steel pole will do.
Dancing dolphins: A young girl defies gravity to play with a dolphin near Tower Bridge in London.
To the point: The Swedes have a novel way of pointing visitors in the right direction of the royal palace.
Who'd have forked it: The tasty treats on offer in Switzerland demand some serious utensils.
Strange bedfellows: We've heard of falling out of bed before, but this is ridiculous.
Big spender: Someone is obviously ready for a serious shopping spree in Melbourne, Australia.
Cherrylicious: Breakfast has never looked so good at the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden in Minneapolis.
A hard day's night: One weary late night reveller finds a strange place to catch a little shuteye.
Making waves: A swimmer in London finds the grass a lot less polluted than the Thames.
That sinki...
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MARINE WILDLIFE
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Divers in the wormhole - a geological feature in the limestone of Inishmore formed by the collapse of limstone blocks creating a natural 'swimming pool' that can be accessed by an underwater channel
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Canaima National Park VENEZUELA
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Canaima Village Waterfall waters creating a curtain effect while the forest and Canaima Lake are noticeable at the background shoot from a path just behind the waterfall. VENEZUELA
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James Kuhn, who has painted his face differently every day for 365 days - Apr 2009
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Fantastic Face Paint: Artist Creates A New Face Every Day
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FANTASTIC FACE PAINT: ARTIST CREATES A NEW FACE EVERY DAY
Wacky artist James Kuhn wowed the world by painting his own face every day for a year.
Now the 47-year-old from Three Oaks, Michigan is doing it again - and his work is better than ever.
Imaginative James decided to come up with a new face every day, with designs ranging from cartoon characters to some of his favourite foods.
And one again he will put a smile on YOUR face with crazy caricatures of Superman, Charlie Brown, Wonder Woman and Evel Knievel.
There are also poignant tributes to Michael Jackson and Mollie Sugden, the British actress famous for her role as Mrs Slocombe in sitcom Are You Being Served?.
Other creations include a mummy, Freddie Kruger, a golf tee Santa and a rabid pit bull!
Some of James' creations are so convincing it is hard to work out where his facial features are under the make-up. Often the only clue is a solitary open eye.
Of his efforts, James says: "I had so much fun last year with the first 365 faces, that I am starting another 365 transformations, even though I must be crazy.
"This has been the hardest thing I have ever done - and the most rewarding.
"So many days I just did not feel like getting covered in paint. Sometimes I was sick or tired and last time I even had a fever of 102 degrees one day so I just couldn't do it.
"I did do one the next day and I was still so hot that the paint ran down my face.
"This time i give myself permission to take a few days off whenever I need too once in a while.
"But the entire experience stretched my imagination and forced me to reach deep inside for more and more ideas."
But although James has just passed hundred day mark of his second year of face paint he is confident of ...
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James Kuhn, who has painted his face differently every day for 365 days - Apr 2009
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Fantastic Face Paint: Artist Creates A New Face Every Day
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FANTASTIC FACE PAINT: ARTIST CREATES A NEW FACE EVERY DAY
Wacky artist James Kuhn wowed the world by painting his own face every day for a year.
Now the 47-year-old from Three Oaks, Michigan is doing it again - and his work is better than ever.
Imaginative James decided to come up with a new face every day, with designs ranging from cartoon characters to some of his favourite foods.
And one again he will put a smile on YOUR face with crazy caricatures of Superman, Charlie Brown, Wonder Woman and Evel Knievel.
There are also poignant tributes to Michael Jackson and Mollie Sugden, the British actress famous for her role as Mrs Slocombe in sitcom Are You Being Served?.
Other creations include a mummy, Freddie Kruger, a golf tee Santa and a rabid pit bull!
Some of James' creations are so convincing it is hard to work out where his facial features are under the make-up. Often the only clue is a solitary open eye.
Of his efforts, James says: "I had so much fun last year with the first 365 faces, that I am starting another 365 transformations, even though I must be crazy.
"This has been the hardest thing I have ever done - and the most rewarding.
"So many days I just did not feel like getting covered in paint. Sometimes I was sick or tired and last time I even had a fever of 102 degrees one day so I just couldn't do it.
"I did do one the next day and I was still so hot that the paint ran down my face.
"This time i give myself permission to take a few days off whenever I need too once in a while.
"But the entire experience stretched my imagination and forced me to reach deep inside for more and more ideas."
But although James has just passed hundred day mark of his second year of face paint he is confident of ...
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James Kuhn, who has painted his face differently every day for 365 days - Apr 2009
Mandatory Credit: Photo by James Kuhn / Rex Features ( 911382y )
Fantastic Face Paint: Artist Creates A New Face Every Day
*EXCLUSIVE TO REX*
FANTASTIC FACE PAINT: ARTIST CREATES A NEW FACE EVERY DAY
Wacky artist James Kuhn wowed the world by painting his own face every day for a year.
Now the 47-year-old from Three Oaks, Michigan is doing it again - and his work is better than ever.
Imaginative James decided to come up with a new face every day, with designs ranging from cartoon characters to some of his favourite foods.
And one again he will put a smile on YOUR face with crazy caricatures of Superman, Charlie Brown, Wonder Woman and Evel Knievel.
There are also poignant tributes to Michael Jackson and Mollie Sugden, the British actress famous for her role as Mrs Slocombe in sitcom Are You Being Served?.
Other creations include a mummy, Freddie Kruger, a golf tee Santa and a rabid pit bull!
Some of James' creations are so convincing it is hard to work out where his facial features are under the make-up. Often the only clue is a solitary open eye.
Of his efforts, James says: "I had so much fun last year with the first 365 faces, that I am starting another 365 transformations, even though I must be crazy.
"This has been the hardest thing I have ever done - and the most rewarding.
"So many days I just did not feel like getting covered in paint. Sometimes I was sick or tired and last time I even had a fever of 102 degrees one day so I just couldn't do it.
"I did do one the next day and I was still so hot that the paint ran down my face.
"This time i give myself permission to take a few days off whenever I need too once in a while.
"But the entire experience stretched my imagination and forced me to reach deep inside for more and more ideas."
But although James has just passed hundred day mark of his second year of face paint he is confident of ...
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Stare Miasto. Detail of building facade with tromp l oeil painted mural creating effect of statuary and carved stonework with red tiled roof and multiple windows. POLAND
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312138 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312138 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312138 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312138 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312142 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, Inspects part of a sculpture made from reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312150 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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CAMBODIA : AUSTRALIAN ARTIST MAKES SCULPTURES OUT OF DESTROYED WEAPONS
25 July 2009 - Phnom Penh, Cambodia - George Friml, an internationally renowned Australian sculptor and medal maker, works on a sculpture made of reclaimed machine guns at Don Bosco's centre in Phnom Penh. In July 2009 George began a term in the non-profit programme called Armed Art supported by the Don Bosco Mission in Germany. George is the second artist to work on this project creating art from guns with proceeds from the sale of finished pieces going towards programs for disadvantaged Khmer youth and Athletes with a Disability of Cambodia. Photo Credit: Luke Duggleby/Sipa Press/0907312150 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA)
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Buildings Made from Toothpicks by Stan Munro - 11 Sep 2009
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Buildings Made from Toothpicks by Stan Munro - 11 Sep 2009
THE TOOTHPICK LANDMARKS
A former television presenter has spent six years building famous landmarks - out of six million toothpicks.
Stan Munro used more than 170 litres of glue as he worked full time on buildings such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge and The Vatican.
He has also recreated Sydney's Opera House, the Taj Mahal and Cutty Sark in 1:164 scale.
The married 38-year-old can take anything from one day to six months to make each building.
The majority of his time goes into research.
He downloads as many technical drawings and satellite images as possible from the internet and scales the rest himself.
Stan's buildings are largely hollow, with just a few structural supports - also made from the toothpicks he buys direct from a wholesaler.
The larger models are made in separate pieces so they can be moved with less hassle.
Stan continues to work on his models at the Museum of Science and Technology in Syracuse, New York, United States.
His latest exhibition, called Toothpick City II - Temples and Towers, features more than 40 famous religious and tall buildings from around the world.
He has been working on it for four years and it is due to be completed in December.
He has built structures out of toothpicks since his school days when he was asked to build a 6-inch tall structure that could hold an egg.
His was so strong it could hold his desk.
He combined his childhood passion of toothpicks with his more adult interest in
architecture in 2003, following three months of unemployment.
His first Toothpick City, called History of Skyscrapers, was sold to a museum in Mallorca, Spain. It took two years to build and has 50 buildings.
Stan said: "Toothpick City was so much fun to build that I dec...
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Wind farm has created its own micro-climate, Scroby sands in the North Sea off East Anglia, Britain - 17 Feb 2010
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Wind farm at Scroby Sands that has created its own micro-climate around itself
Wind farm has created its own micro-climate, Scroby sands in the North Sea off East Anglia, Britain - 17 Feb 2010
Rather than protecting against climate change as billed this offshore wind farm in Norfolk is doing exactly the opposite - by creating its own clouds. Found at Scroby Sands, near Great Yarmouth the 196ft tall structures are creating their very own micro-climate. As they spin their three, 130ft blades churn up the warm air at sea level, mixing it with the cooler air found above. When this happens, the water begins condensing as droplets which become visible. When the conditions are just right, the end result sees the towering turbines create their very own low-level clouds. And as the structures loom eerily out of the misty conditions they have created, just a couple of miles away the nearby beach can be bathed in sunshine. Photographer Mike Page captured images of the unusual micro-climate while flying above the windfarm in his Cessna 150 light aircraft.
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SELECT - Nancy Pelosi
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United States President Barack Obama, U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid
President Obama signs Finance Reform Bill into law, Washington D.C., America - 21 Jul 2010
United States President Barack Obama signs the the financial reform bill into law during a ceremony with U.S. Representative Paul Kanjorski, Speaker of the U.S. House Nancy Pelosi and U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid at the Ronald Reagan Building. A sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation in the wake of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the bill will create a consumer protection agency, lay out a blueprint for disassembling financial entities considered 'too big to fail,' and many other reforms.
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SELECT - Nancy Pelosi
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United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd and U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank
President Obama signs Finance Reform Bill into law, Washington D.C., America - 21 Jul 2010
United States Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Christopher Dodd and U.S. House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank attend the signing ceremony for the financial reform bill into law during a ceremony with at the Ronald Reagan Building. A sweeping expansion of federal financial regulation in the wake of the worst recession since the Great Depression, the bill will create a consumer protection agency, lay out a blueprint for disassembling financial entities considered 'too big to fail,' and many other reforms.
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ARCHITECTURAL STOCK Public Space
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VIEW OF A SMALL BUILDING WHICH IS THE HIDDEN ENTRANCE TO THE UNDERGROUND CAR PARK USING LOCAL VOLCANIC STONES FOR THE ROOFING AS WELL AS ORNAMENTAL LOCAL FLORA Plaza De Espana Santa Cruz De Tenerife Tenerife Canary Islands Spain. Completed: 2008. Architect: Herzog & De Meuron
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ARCHITECTURAL STOCK Public Space
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DETAIL SHOWING BENCHES AND NEW TOURIST OFFICE WITH ORNAMENTAL VERTICAL GARDEN Plaza De Espana Santa Cruz De Tenerife Tenerife Canary Islands Spain. Completed: 2008. Architect: Herzog & De Meuron
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Octopus guards her eggs, Victoria, Australia - 31 Jan 2011
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The octopus guards her eggs after creating a nest on the underside of some ocean debris
Octopus guards her eggs, Victoria, Australia - 31 Jan 2011
This protective mother octopus cautiously guards her unhatched offspring after creating a nest on the underside of some ocean debris. Amateur diver Matt Tworkowski was stunned when he found the southern keeled octopus keeping her eggs safe under a sign for the pier that had fallen into the water. The motherly mollusc guarded her brood from Matt's prying lens while keeping an eye out for any predators swimming near to the pier. Matt, a plumber, captured the incredible sight while underwater with his girlfriend off Victoria, Australia. Full story: http://www.rexfeatures.com/nanolink/98p3
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Artists at work at Sandworld indoor sand sculpture park, Weymouth, Dorset, Britain - 06 Apr 2011
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Work Begins On UK's First Indoor Sand Sculpture Park
A group of artists have started work at what will be the UK's first indoor sand sculpture park.
Sandworld at Weymouth in Dorset will be home to 10.5m high sand creations with a maritime theme
The sculptures are all being created by world-class artists and when the attraction opens members of the public will be able to vote for their favorite.
Creator of the winning sculpture will claim the "UK's 1st International People's Choice Sand Sculpture Master" title.
In total Sandworld will utilise over 1,500 tonnes of sand to create its huge 3D models, most of which will be housed under a marquee.
The park is the brainchild of Mark Anderson, who has been creating detailed sand sculptures on Weymouth's sands for years.
Previously Mark recreated Windsor Palace in sand for the Queen during her visit to Weymouth in June 2009.
He even built Britain's first sand hotel to advertise a hotel room booking chain.
And his sand sculpting talent runs in the family, with Mark's grandfather Fred Darrington doing the same thing back in the 20s.
Mark, who will be operating the exhibition with local businessman David Hicks, said: "Sandworld is a natural progression from my seafront exhibition and builds on the worldwide success of sand sculpting events."
Sandworld will be open from the end of April through to October.
It will then return next year when the theme will be the Olympics, as the town will be hosting the 2012 sailing events.
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Corset piercing craze sees ribbon 'sewn' onto backs, ribs and thoroats, Southampton, Hampshire, Britain - 3 May 2011
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The Latest Craze? Of Corset Is
A bizarre new craze called 'corset piercing' is sweeping the UK.
The painful trend involves sticking hoops into the skin and then threading them with ribbon to give a 'corset' effect.
The 'decoration', which can cost up to GBP 300, can be applied to any area of the body where the skin is loose enough to pinch in order to thread a needle through.
Popular areas include the back, ribs and, in some cases, even the throat.
Anyone who wants the unusual decoration must endure an hour of pain to achieve the effect.
However, it's only temporary as after a few weeks of wear the hooks simply grow out, leaving scars in their place.
The craze is the latest in the 'body modification' phenomenon, which has seen people going to extraordinary levels in a bid to stand out from the crowd.
Today it's possible to be branded, scarred and even have silicone implanted under the skin to create bumps and 'horns'.
Kooky popstar Lady Gaga is just one celebrity who's jumped on the bandwagon. She sported bizarre flesh-coloured 'horns' on her face during a television interview in February this year.
According to piercing experts, the 'corset' modification is growing in popularity as more and more brave the pain.
But consultant plastic surgeon Kevin Hancock, a council member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons who works at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Merseyside, warned of the problems it can cause.
He added: "I can't believe it's something that people would be attracted to.
"Any piercing, superficial or otherwise, produces a scar and different people scar in different ways.
"For some, the scarring may be slight but for others it can produce problems where the tissue overgrows and you end up with a red lump which is permanent.
"In some cases this can...
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Corset piercing craze sees ribbon 'sewn' onto backs, ribs and thoroats, Southampton, Hampshire, Britain - 3 May 2011
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The Latest Craze? Of Corset Is
A bizarre new craze called 'corset piercing' is sweeping the UK.
The painful trend involves sticking hoops into the skin and then threading them with ribbon to give a 'corset' effect.
The 'decoration', which can cost up to GBP 300, can be applied to any area of the body where the skin is loose enough to pinch in order to thread a needle through.
Popular areas include the back, ribs and, in some cases, even the throat.
Anyone who wants the unusual decoration must endure an hour of pain to achieve the effect.
However, it's only temporary as after a few weeks of wear the hooks simply grow out, leaving scars in their place.
The craze is the latest in the 'body modification' phenomenon, which has seen people going to extraordinary levels in a bid to stand out from the crowd.
Today it's possible to be branded, scarred and even have silicone implanted under the skin to create bumps and 'horns'.
Kooky popstar Lady Gaga is just one celebrity who's jumped on the bandwagon. She sported bizarre flesh-coloured 'horns' on her face during a television interview in February this year.
According to piercing experts, the 'corset' modification is growing in popularity as more and more brave the pain.
But consultant plastic surgeon Kevin Hancock, a council member of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons who works at Spire Murrayfield Hospital, Merseyside, warned of the problems it can cause.
He added: "I can't believe it's something that people would be attracted to.
"Any piercing, superficial or otherwise, produces a scar and different people scar in different ways.
"For some, the scarring may be slight but for others it can produce problems where the tissue overgrows and you end up with a red lump which is permanent.
"In some cases this can...
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Man gets 'Where's Wally' tattoo on back, Norwich, Norfolk, Britain - 27 Aug 2011
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Man Has 'Where's Wally' Scene Tattooed Across Back
If you've ever wondered 'Where's Wally'? The answer is tattooed on the back of a man from Norwich.
22-year-old John Mosley has had a huge scene featuring 150 characters - including the famous stripy-shirted children's character - tattooed on his back.
It took tattooist Rytch Soddy 24 hours to create the scene - helping to raise GBP 2,000 for charity in the process.
The finished tattoo shows a view of Norwich with the city's castle and two cathedrals in the background.
As well as Wally, other unusual figures to appear include Darth Vader, a horse riding in a chariot pulled by two Romans and a man carrying what appears to be a sabretooth tiger.
Meanwhile, Wally himself - wearing his trademark glasses, red and white striped top, bobble hat and blue trousers - is hidden behind a trio of women in bathing costumes.
According to John he chose to have the intrepid explorer tattooed on his back due to happy memories of looking at Where's Wally books.
The money raised will be donated to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.
Staff at the hospital saved tattoo artist Rytch's life after he suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting at the age of seven.
More recently, doctors carried out a heart operation on his friend's nine-year-old daughter.
When it came to creating the huge tattoo, Rytch says, he got Where's Wally books out of the library and looked on the internet for inspiration.
Where's Wally was created by British illustrator Martin Handford and features the distinctive explorer hidden in montage scenes from throughout the ages.
The books have been published in 28 countries and have also been turned into a TV series comic strip and video games.
While he is Wally in Britan, he is known as Waldo in the USA, Hugo in Sweden, Wil...
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Man gets 'Where's Wally' tattoo on back, Norwich, Norfolk, Britain - 27 Aug 2011
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Man Has 'Where's Wally' Scene Tattooed Across Back
If you've ever wondered 'Where's Wally'? The answer is tattooed on the back of a man from Norwich.
22-year-old John Mosley has had a huge scene featuring 150 characters - including the famous stripy-shirted children's character - tattooed on his back.
It took tattooist Rytch Soddy 24 hours to create the scene - helping to raise GBP 2,000 for charity in the process.
The finished tattoo shows a view of Norwich with the city's castle and two cathedrals in the background.
As well as Wally, other unusual figures to appear include Darth Vader, a horse riding in a chariot pulled by two Romans and a man carrying what appears to be a sabretooth tiger.
Meanwhile, Wally himself - wearing his trademark glasses, red and white striped top, bobble hat and blue trousers - is hidden behind a trio of women in bathing costumes.
According to John he chose to have the intrepid explorer tattooed on his back due to happy memories of looking at Where's Wally books.
The money raised will be donated to Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital in London.
Staff at the hospital saved tattoo artist Rytch's life after he suffered an allergic reaction to a bee sting at the age of seven.
More recently, doctors carried out a heart operation on his friend's nine-year-old daughter.
When it came to creating the huge tattoo, Rytch says, he got Where's Wally books out of the library and looked on the internet for inspiration.
Where's Wally was created by British illustrator Martin Handford and features the distinctive explorer hidden in montage scenes from throughout the ages.
The books have been published in 28 countries and have also been turned into a TV series comic strip and video games.
While he is Wally in Britan, he is known as Waldo in the USA, Hugo in Sweden, Wil...
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Marwell Wildlife puts mirrors in flamingo enclosure to encourage birds to breed, Hampshire, Britain - 11 Apr 2011
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Marwell Wildlife puts mirrors in flamingo enclosure to encourage birds to breed, Hampshire, Britain - 11 Apr 2011
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Marwell Wildlife puts mirrors in flamingo enclosure to encourage birds to breed, Hampshire, Britain - 11 Apr 2011
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Colourful Sculptures made from Crayons, Nashville, America - Oct 2011
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Herb Williams creating the Portrait of Wildfire, representing the Texan bushfires
No Child's Play: Artist Creates Sculpture From 87,000 Crayons
A sculpture made from 87,000 crayons has been created to resemble the recent bushfires that ravaged the Texan state several weeks ago.
The five rigid flames range from 3-8 ft in height and have taken Herb Williams, 38, over a year to complete.
The Portrait of Wildfire sculpture is currently exhibited outside at the National Ranching Heritage Centre at Texas Technology University where they will gradually over time begin to change according to weather conditions.
Herb explains: "The sculptures are meant to interact with the Texas environment, and I am eagerly awaiting the melt down of these sculptures in the hot Texas sun.
"I think that could be even more beautiful than what I have created."
The substructures of the flames were built from steel bars wrapped in canvas and painted black "so when the crayons do begin melting off of the structures, they will resemble the ashen landscape that the bushfires left behind," explains Herb.
The Tennessee-based artist hopes the sculptures will create awareness of the bushfires to the general public and prevent it from happening in the future.
Manager of Education at the National Ranching Heritage Center, Emily Arellano said: "The project received a grant from the Texas Commission on the Arts, which we were thrilled about especially as their budget had been drastically cut this year.
"They awarded us a grant because our project used art to understand and improve the environment as well as focusing on an ecological issue."
Herb started experimenting with many different mediums before he found crayons. He is one of the only individuals in the world to have an account with Crayola.
Another one of his rec...
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Paper Victorian dresses by Susan Stockwell, London, Britain - Dec 2011
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Susan Stockwell creating her Paper Dresses
Paper Dresses - Made from Maps and Money
An artist has created life-size Victorian dresses made entirely from paper.
The series of dresses have been created by acclaimed artist Susan Stockwell who stitches together world maps or international money to makes the gowns.
Highlights of the collection include the Colonial Dress detailing maps of the former colonies which Britain ruled over during its days of empire.
The Highland Dress is composed of ordinance survey maps of the Scottish highlands and the Money Dress is made from old international bank notes.
Susan's dresses have obvious visual representations, for example the Highland Dress shows the English colonisation and occupation of Scotland over 300 years through maps of the Scottish highlands.
However, they also represent feminism battles by using military maps to send a double message of war and politics being dominated by men in Western history.
The London-based artist said: "My dresses are metaphors for ideas, the Colonial Dress is in the style of a Victorian bustle dress and they were worn at a time when British Colonialism was at its height; the bigger the bustle and richer the material the more you were displaying your wealth so by using the maps as the material they were displaying the wealth of the Empire."
Each dress takes Susan several months to make and so far only one of the dresses has been sold.
The Highland Dress is currently part of a private collection in Saudi Arabia and the Colonial and Money Dress are exhibited in York City Art Gallery.
Susan gained an MA from the Royal College of Art in London in 1992. From thereon she has exhibited in galleries and museums all over the world including the V&A in London; The Neuberger Museum in New York and The National Museum of Chin...
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Asphalt Renaissance by Kurt Wenner 3D street art book - Dec 2011
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Kurt Wenner creating 3D street art
'Asphalt Renaissance': Kurt Wenner 3D Street Art Book
A new book details the amazing 3D street art of Kurt Wenner.
The artist has been impressing passer-by's for years and his latest drawings are the best yet.
The former NASA space illustrator turned street artist uses a piece of string to measure fixed points between the viewing location and painting to create three-dimensional drawings.
'Asphalt Renaissance' displays hundreds of images of Wenner's drawings spanning over his 25-year career. He started to write the book ten years ago when he realised there was nothing published about the art form.
Using his homemade pastels Wenner's most recent works bring Spiderman swinging from the buildings in Japan, a rainforest on London's South Bank and a scene from adventure horror film The Mummy film in Waterloo station.
Wenner's intricately detailed large-scale drawings can take up to seven days to complete sometimes longer depending on the weather.
Kurt explained: "The pieces look real because they are calculated to be perfectly and mathematically accurate. It's exactly how they would look if the objects in my paintings were actually there."
His favourite work is the 'Dies Irae' one of his earliest pieces that established the art form and has since become iconic on the internet.
The 52-year-old took up street painting in 1982 after he had given up his job at NASA and travelled to Rome to learn more about visual art.
He used chalk and pastels to decorate the streets of Rome and to fund his travel and study.
Kurt said: "Pavement art like this began in Rome in the late renaissance period so it's been around for 100's of years.
"My favourite subjects to draw are from classical mythology and religion."
His book Asphalt Renaissance is published by Sterling ...
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The 3D street art of Joe and Max, Britain - 08 Mar 2013
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Chosen to represent British creativity at the World Expo, Shanghai in 2012. After creating 3D street artworks at the UK pavilion, they embarked on a tour of China sponsored by MG Motors
3D street art created for the UK Pavilion at World Expo, Shanghai with MG Motors - November 21, 2010
Streets Ahead: Amazing 3D Pavement Art
Streets Ahead: Amazing 3D Pavement Art
From Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles escaping from the sewer at London's Southbank to a Royal Wedding in Sweden this stunning 3D street art is probably the best on the planet.
Thanks to skilled British artists Joe Hill and Max Lowry pedestrians have had a whole host of dangers to negotiate as they go about their business.
For the past eight years the talented twosome have brought their 3D art skills to pavements all around the globe - with jaw-dropping results - raging waterfalls, a record-breaking crevasse and the legendary Loch Ness monster.
Since Max tragically passed away in 2010, Joe decided to continue their work, keeping the name 3D Joe and Max in Max's memory.
His latest work includes a giant beanstalk bursting through the pavement to celebrate the release of Jack The Giant Slayer, which opens in cinemas today (March 22), extending The Solaris Building in Singapore by four levels and building a futuristic city for Motorola in London and Barcelona.
Not only do these incredible chalk drawings look realistic by themselves - but when passers-by jump into the scene they take on a life of their own.
Press Officer for 3D Joe and Max, Lucy Pratt said: "We usually use chalk to 'map out' the picture and then use paint after, the illusion is created through a camera lens.
"Sometimes an intricately detailed large-scale drawing can take up to seven days to complete, sometimes longer depending on the weather.
"Our standard size is 6 mete...
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Edible choclatate hotel room, Cavendish hotel, London, Britain - 26 Mar 2012
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Edible quilt cover decorations
Edible choclatate hotel room, Cavendish hotel, London, Britain - 26 Mar 2012
Students from Westminster Kingsway School of Hospitality have created an edible room using Callebaut chocolate room. To celebrate Easter one lucky guest will be able to stay in the room and eat the contents at the end of their stay.
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Edible choclatate hotel room, Cavendish hotel, London, Britain - 26 Mar 2012
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Edible chocolate lamp,candlestick holder and guest book
Edible choclatate hotel room, Cavendish hotel, London, Britain - 26 Mar 2012
Students from Westminster Kingsway School of Hospitality have created an edible room using Callebaut chocolate room. To celebrate Easter one lucky guest will be able to stay in the room and eat the contents at the end of their stay.
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Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchair
Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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An artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in an underwater wheelchair this week as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations. Sue Austin, from Devon, has been wheelchair-bound since 1996 and has invented and helped create the world's first self-propelled underwater wheelchair with a team of diving experts. In the lead up to the Paralympic Games Ms Austin has staged a series of stunning underwater scuba performances called 'Creating the Spectacle!' to show off her underwater art. 'Creating the Spectacle!' is part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations and will demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the modified NHS wheelchair by weaving shapes deep in the ocean. The chair is equipped with swimming floats, fins and two foot-controlled drive propulsion vehicles.
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Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchair
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An artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in an underwater wheelchair this week as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations. Sue Austin, from Devon, has been wheelchair-bound since 1996 and has invented and helped create the world's first self-propelled underwater wheelchair with a team of diving experts. In the lead up to the Paralympic Games Ms Austin has staged a series of stunning underwater scuba performances called 'Creating the Spectacle!' to show off her underwater art. 'Creating the Spectacle!' is part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations and will demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the modified NHS wheelchair by weaving shapes deep in the ocean. The chair is equipped with swimming floats, fins and two foot-controlled drive propulsion vehicles.
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Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchair
Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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An artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in an underwater wheelchair this week as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations. Sue Austin, from Devon, has been wheelchair-bound since 1996 and has invented and helped create the world's first self-propelled underwater wheelchair with a team of diving experts. In the lead up to the Paralympic Games Ms Austin has staged a series of stunning underwater scuba performances called 'Creating the Spectacle!' to show off her underwater art. 'Creating the Spectacle!' is part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations and will demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the modified NHS wheelchair by weaving shapes deep in the ocean. The chair is equipped with swimming floats, fins and two foot-controlled drive propulsion vehicles.
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Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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Sue Austin in her underwater wheelchair
Sue Austin will perform swimming pool acrobatics in the world's first underwater wheelchair, London, Britain - 30 Aug 2012
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An artist will perform swimming pool acrobatics in an underwater wheelchair this week as part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations. Sue Austin, from Devon, has been wheelchair-bound since 1996 and has invented and helped create the world's first self-propelled underwater wheelchair with a team of diving experts. In the lead up to the Paralympic Games Ms Austin has staged a series of stunning underwater scuba performances called 'Creating the Spectacle!' to show off her underwater art. 'Creating the Spectacle!' is part of the Cultural Olympiad celebrations and will demonstrate the incredible capabilities of the modified NHS wheelchair by weaving shapes deep in the ocean. The chair is equipped with swimming floats, fins and two foot-controlled drive propulsion vehicles.
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Family spend two months creating 10ft Olympic mascot Wenlock from Lego bricks, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
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Family Get Gold Medal For Festive Lego Building
A family has spent two months using Lego bricks to build a giant 10ft high Christmas model of Olympic mascot Wenlock.
Michael Addis, 54, and Catherine Weightman, 49, used an incredible 150,000 bricks to make the model, which is the latest in a long line of creations over the past 20 years.
They spent more than 70 hours constructing the giant mascot, complete with Santa costume, which is now standing in their living room in Huntingdon, Cambs and almost touches the ceiling.
"We started building it in mid-October and we've spent at least an hour a day working on it," said Catherine.
"We watched the Olympics in the summer and we enjoyed it so much we decided to use the mascot for our theme this year and add a Christmas coat.
"We had a soft toy Wenlock which we used to design the model and we added an FC instead of a W on his head."
The couple and their children Tom, 20, Holly, 17, and Christopher, 14, have been building huge Lego models at Christmas for the last two decades.
They started the year Tom was born and a family friend came to visit with a young child.
"I got my old box of Lego out for the toddler to play with but the pieces were too small so the adults ended up playing instead and we built our first Christmas model," said Catherine.
Since then the models have got bigger each year and the family has built a giant Dalek, a Christmas stocking, a Father Christmas, an angel, a snowman and a choirboy.
They now have a huge collection of Lego, much of which they have bought from eBay, and it is all stored in the cellar.
"On the twelfth night after Christmas we invite friends round and have a packing away party as all the pieces need to go in the right boxes," said Catherine.
"It can take around two weeks to put all the bricks away aga...
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Family spend two months creating 10ft Olympic mascot Wenlock from Lego bricks, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
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Family Get Gold Medal For Festive Lego Building
A family has spent two months using Lego bricks to build a giant 10ft high Christmas model of Olympic mascot Wenlock.
Michael Addis, 54, and Catherine Weightman, 49, used an incredible 150,000 bricks to make the model, which is the latest in a long line of creations over the past 20 years.
They spent more than 70 hours constructing the giant mascot, complete with Santa costume, which is now standing in their living room in Huntingdon, Cambs and almost touches the ceiling.
"We started building it in mid-October and we've spent at least an hour a day working on it," said Catherine.
"We watched the Olympics in the summer and we enjoyed it so much we decided to use the mascot for our theme this year and add a Christmas coat.
"We had a soft toy Wenlock which we used to design the model and we added an FC instead of a W on his head."
The couple and their children Tom, 20, Holly, 17, and Christopher, 14, have been building huge Lego models at Christmas for the last two decades.
They started the year Tom was born and a family friend came to visit with a young child.
"I got my old box of Lego out for the toddler to play with but the pieces were too small so the adults ended up playing instead and we built our first Christmas model," said Catherine.
Since then the models have got bigger each year and the family has built a giant Dalek, a Christmas stocking, a Father Christmas, an angel, a snowman and a choirboy.
They now have a huge collection of Lego, much of which they have bought from eBay, and it is all stored in the cellar.
"On the twelfth night after Christmas we invite friends round and have a packing away party as all the pieces need to go in the right boxes," said Catherine.
"It can take around two weeks to put all the bricks away aga...
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Family spend two months creating 10ft Olympic mascot Wenlock from Lego bricks, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (2047077b)
Family Get Gold Medal For Festive Lego Building
A family has spent two months using Lego bricks to build a giant 10ft high Christmas model of Olympic mascot Wenlock.
Michael Addis, 54, and Catherine Weightman, 49, used an incredible 150,000 bricks to make the model, which is the latest in a long line of creations over the past 20 years.
They spent more than 70 hours constructing the giant mascot, complete with Santa costume, which is now standing in their living room in Huntingdon, Cambs and almost touches the ceiling.
"We started building it in mid-October and we've spent at least an hour a day working on it," said Catherine.
"We watched the Olympics in the summer and we enjoyed it so much we decided to use the mascot for our theme this year and add a Christmas coat.
"We had a soft toy Wenlock which we used to design the model and we added an FC instead of a W on his head."
The couple and their children Tom, 20, Holly, 17, and Christopher, 14, have been building huge Lego models at Christmas for the last two decades.
They started the year Tom was born and a family friend came to visit with a young child.
"I got my old box of Lego out for the toddler to play with but the pieces were too small so the adults ended up playing instead and we built our first Christmas model," said Catherine.
Since then the models have got bigger each year and the family has built a giant Dalek, a Christmas stocking, a Father Christmas, an angel, a snowman and a choirboy.
They now have a huge collection of Lego, much of which they have bought from eBay, and it is all stored in the cellar.
"On the twelfth night after Christmas we invite friends round and have a packing away party as all the pieces need to go in the right boxes," said Catherine.
"It can take around two weeks to put all the bricks away aga...
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Family spend two months creating 10ft Olympic mascot Wenlock from Lego bricks, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (2047077g)
Family Get Gold Medal For Festive Lego Building
A family has spent two months using Lego bricks to build a giant 10ft high Christmas model of Olympic mascot Wenlock.
Michael Addis, 54, and Catherine Weightman, 49, used an incredible 150,000 bricks to make the model, which is the latest in a long line of creations over the past 20 years.
They spent more than 70 hours constructing the giant mascot, complete with Santa costume, which is now standing in their living room in Huntingdon, Cambs and almost touches the ceiling.
"We started building it in mid-October and we've spent at least an hour a day working on it," said Catherine.
"We watched the Olympics in the summer and we enjoyed it so much we decided to use the mascot for our theme this year and add a Christmas coat.
"We had a soft toy Wenlock which we used to design the model and we added an FC instead of a W on his head."
The couple and their children Tom, 20, Holly, 17, and Christopher, 14, have been building huge Lego models at Christmas for the last two decades.
They started the year Tom was born and a family friend came to visit with a young child.
"I got my old box of Lego out for the toddler to play with but the pieces were too small so the adults ended up playing instead and we built our first Christmas model," said Catherine.
Since then the models have got bigger each year and the family has built a giant Dalek, a Christmas stocking, a Father Christmas, an angel, a snowman and a choirboy.
They now have a huge collection of Lego, much of which they have bought from eBay, and it is all stored in the cellar.
"On the twelfth night after Christmas we invite friends round and have a packing away party as all the pieces need to go in the right boxes," said Catherine.
"It can take around two weeks to put all the bricks away aga...
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Family spend two months creating 10ft Olympic mascot Wenlock from Lego bricks, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, Britain - 18 Dec 2012
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Geoffrey Robinson / Rex Features (2047077d)
Family Get Gold Medal For Festive Lego Building
A family has spent two months using Lego bricks to build a giant 10ft high Christmas model of Olympic mascot Wenlock.
Michael Addis, 54, and Catherine Weightman, 49, used an incredible 150,000 bricks to make the model, which is the latest in a long line of creations over the past 20 years.
They spent more than 70 hours constructing the giant mascot, complete with Santa costume, which is now standing in their living room in Huntingdon, Cambs and almost touches the ceiling.
"We started building it in mid-October and we've spent at least an hour a day working on it," said Catherine.
"We watched the Olympics in the summer and we enjoyed it so much we decided to use the mascot for our theme this year and add a Christmas coat.
"We had a soft toy Wenlock which we used to design the model and we added an FC instead of a W on his head."
The couple and their children Tom, 20, Holly, 17, and Christopher, 14, have been building huge Lego models at Christmas for the last two decades.
They started the year Tom was born and a family friend came to visit with a young child.
"I got my old box of Lego out for the toddler to play with but the pieces were too small so the adults ended up playing instead and we built our first Christmas model," said Catherine.
Since then the models have got bigger each year and the family has built a giant Dalek, a Christmas stocking, a Father Christmas, an angel, a snowman and a choirboy.
They now have a huge collection of Lego, much of which they have bought from eBay, and it is all stored in the cellar.
"On the twelfth night after Christmas we invite friends round and have a packing away party as all the pieces need to go in the right boxes," said Catherine.
"It can take around two weeks to put all the bricks away aga...
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