Charlayn von Solms
@charlayn.bsky.social
Sculptor, lapsed academic
I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry.
https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio
I use assemblage to create contemporary art based on the compositional strategies of Archaic Greek oral-formulaic poetry.
https://charlaynvonsolms.com/link-in-bio
Their fondness for adding oxtail to their pizzas is why the shorter form for 'voortrekker' is 'boer' from the Latin 'forum boārium'
December 21, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Their fondness for adding oxtail to their pizzas is why the shorter form for 'voortrekker' is 'boer' from the Latin 'forum boārium'
Surely, by all that is decent and holy, you must concede that they deserve to have more.
December 21, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Surely, by all that is decent and holy, you must concede that they deserve to have more.
I know that there were Romans in Pretanī. As far as Romans in England is concerned, I hear there's a Romans Pizza in Bedford.
December 21, 2025 at 9:09 AM
I know that there were Romans in Pretanī. As far as Romans in England is concerned, I hear there's a Romans Pizza in Bedford.
The poor boy took a ponding
December 21, 2025 at 8:35 AM
The poor boy took a ponding
The pleasure of watching these genuinely funny BBC programmes was a revelation compared to the dreary South African Broadcasting Corporation (which was all propaganda and whatever got past the sensors).
I have these in DVD box sets and do still watch them (Yes, Minister remains an absolute joy).
I have these in DVD box sets and do still watch them (Yes, Minister remains an absolute joy).
December 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The pleasure of watching these genuinely funny BBC programmes was a revelation compared to the dreary South African Broadcasting Corporation (which was all propaganda and whatever got past the sensors).
I have these in DVD box sets and do still watch them (Yes, Minister remains an absolute joy).
I have these in DVD box sets and do still watch them (Yes, Minister remains an absolute joy).
'allo 'allo
keeping up appearances
open all hours
yes, minister
the thin blue line
imagine the full extent of my shock the first time I actually set foot in Britain
keeping up appearances
open all hours
yes, minister
the thin blue line
imagine the full extent of my shock the first time I actually set foot in Britain
December 21, 2025 at 7:36 AM
'allo 'allo
keeping up appearances
open all hours
yes, minister
the thin blue line
imagine the full extent of my shock the first time I actually set foot in Britain
keeping up appearances
open all hours
yes, minister
the thin blue line
imagine the full extent of my shock the first time I actually set foot in Britain
Et tu Toblerone?
December 21, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Et tu Toblerone?
It can now be said, with a fair degree of certainty, that @vibewiththevoid.bsky.social has rarefied taste 😂😘
December 21, 2025 at 6:48 AM
It can now be said, with a fair degree of certainty, that @vibewiththevoid.bsky.social has rarefied taste 😂😘
12th: premeditation
14th: celebration
14th: celebration
December 20, 2025 at 7:04 PM
12th: premeditation
14th: celebration
14th: celebration
Here's a Curator Rob rampant
December 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Here's a Curator Rob rampant
Oh dear. What have I done?
December 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Oh dear. What have I done?
Bull, meet china shop 😬
December 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bull, meet china shop 😬
Astute as always. What does not translate well on this medium is that each of these sculptures is part of a set - an element within a system - where each work echoes aspects of the others. This particular series posits the viewer as a wandering 'composer' whose interpretation creates a new poem.
December 20, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Astute as always. What does not translate well on this medium is that each of these sculptures is part of a set - an element within a system - where each work echoes aspects of the others. This particular series posits the viewer as a wandering 'composer' whose interpretation creates a new poem.
Given that he's described as roaming the underworld looking "black as night with his bare bow in his hands and his arrow on the string, glaring around as though ever on the point of taking aim", I'm not going to ask him whether he's licensed to carry that bow. 😬
December 20, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Given that he's described as roaming the underworld looking "black as night with his bare bow in his hands and his arrow on the string, glaring around as though ever on the point of taking aim", I'm not going to ask him whether he's licensed to carry that bow. 😬
😂 His tongue (the old chap could speak for hours and was responsible for encouraging Patroclus to attack the Trojans while wearing Achilles' armour - which got Patroclus killed) and an acanthus leaf (Nestor as the only survivor of a prior generation tells stories about the dead to guide the living).
December 20, 2025 at 12:48 PM
😂 His tongue (the old chap could speak for hours and was responsible for encouraging Patroclus to attack the Trojans while wearing Achilles' armour - which got Patroclus killed) and an acanthus leaf (Nestor as the only survivor of a prior generation tells stories about the dead to guide the living).
The best stuff have owners. Reminds me of when a friend spotted a very impressive pipe by the side of the road in a small town. She wanted it, but decided to wait until dark to be sure that it really was abandoned. Returned that evening to find it connected to a truck pumping septic tank waste 😬
December 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
The best stuff have owners. Reminds me of when a friend spotted a very impressive pipe by the side of the road in a small town. She wanted it, but decided to wait until dark to be sure that it really was abandoned. Returned that evening to find it connected to a truck pumping septic tank waste 😬
They could announce that it's a new public art installation.
December 20, 2025 at 12:28 PM
They could announce that it's a new public art installation.