For day 29, my art wasn't head-on. It was full of lateral opportunities for enrichment and stimuli.
We took one of my husband's grandchildren, T., on a shopping expedition to Bern. Our focal point was the Boesner art supply store in Aarberg to which T. had a gift certificate. Their online catalog is impressive. However, the actual store is nirvana! Both of us thoroughly enjoyed roaming the aisles bursting with materials and inspiration. We came away with treasures to further our respective arts.
T. is really into Warhammer. There is a hidden store / workshop /gaming room in Bern that we managed to find and where T. was able to spend some of his hard-earned centimes on Dark Elf Dreadlord on Black Dragon. The detail of the model is spectacular. T. will have hours and hours of pleasure constructing and painting this mythical creature. I can't wait to see the finished product!
Another draw to Bern on this day was the Bern Buskers Streetmusic Festival. Though set to start at 18:00, we decided we could take in whatever acts we could for an hour or so before heading back to Geneva. We were dazzled by the organisation, the color and the diversity of it all.
One of the acts we really wanted to see was Heinz Baut who builds a free-standing tower out of 47 ash poles and a sack of ropes. He seems to be quite a showman. Though we had front-row seats, we only managed to see him set up his working area, lights, pile of poles and the initial five roped together before we had to head to the train station. We will certainly be watching for opportunities to see his act somewhere else!
While we were watching Mr Baut's set-up, we were regaled with the music of the Alphorn Experience. There is nothing like them! See for yourself.
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