Yesterday we finally made it to a wonderful exhibition at the Bellerive Museum on the lakeshore in Zürich. I looooove Scherenschnitt and had wanted to see it for a couple of months. Meg was visiting from Erlangen in Germany, so we treated ourselves.

(Scherenschnitt is cut paper work – apparently some of the oldest pictures were made this way. In Switzerland it is a very traditional art form but the average age of most of those practicing it is pretty high – and they all have very good eyesight and hands that don’t shake!)

On the way we found this lady sunbathing …..brrr…..

And the Marroni man selling roast chestnuts….

The exhibition is housed in a beautiful villa and although some of the art was very modern and a little strange, the more traditional works were amazing. I hope you can see some of the detail on these pictures – it is beyond belief. I don’t know how the artists do it. No strike that, I do know how they do it, but I know that I would be cross-eyed within 30 seconds trying to work like this.

We really liked this picture. Isn’t the frame great?

Huge waves of coverousness came over me looking at these amazing works. They were just FABULOUS.

Should you happen to be in downtown Zürich in the next few weeks, it’s certainly worth taking a look.

Wishing you a nice Sunday,

Helen

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