246. Wilder Street (4)

There was one final gift for Bristolians that Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky (Clandestinos) left behind on their recent trip to Bristol…this brilliantly colourful masked face. This was another surprise for me in Wilder Street, an area which is now firmly on my routine street art patrols.

Clandestinos, Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2016
Clandestinos, Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2016

There is something of acarnival feel to this piece, and it has an unmistakably South American touch.

Clandestinos, Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2016
Clandestinos, Shalak Attack and Bruno Smoky, Wilder Street, Bristol, May 2016

I still feel privileged that Clandestinos came to Bristol and left these remarkable pieces, however the story is not all good I’m afraid. The piece I wrote about by Shalak Attack in Stokes Croft has been tagged with a rather poor ‘throw up’.

Shalak Attack, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2016
Shalak Attack, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2016

The great piece next to it by SPZero76 and Mr Wigz has similarly been defaced. For less than a week, all five arches of the Carriageworks had clean untagged pieces in them…a first since I have been writing these posts. No longer. It is the nature of the beast I’m afraid, but disappointing nonetheless.

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SPZero76 and Mr Wigz, Stokes Croft, Bristol, May 2016

Vitriol

 

The poison in my

blood that keeps me alive will

be the death of me.

 

by Scooj

Japanese Knotweed

 

Hostile alien

ornamental, unwelcome

in the native lands.

 

by Scooj

 

  • Edited because I can’t count. The word ‘hostile’ replaces ‘invasive’. Sorry fellow counters.

Tough love

 

It’s hard not to beat

yourself up after getting

mad with your children.

 

by Scooj

Garden seat

 

A wedding present

bathed in glorious sunshine

I sit with eyes closed.

 

by Scooj

Wisteria

 

Cascading florets

casting out subtle purples

and pinks. And the scent.

 

by Scooj

Mayflower

 

River of blossom

sweet-scented and soft to touch

let me bathe in you.

 

by Scooj

The oh sh*t! moment

Walked to work today

then remembered the car’s booked

for its MOT.

 

by Scooj

Spring rain

 

After heavy rain

the smell, that wonderful smell

rises from the earth.

 

by Scooj

Interview

 

Opportunity

to show them why I am the

right one for the job.

 

by Scooj