dinosaurs etc

''You Really Have to question your sanity , when its 4 am and you are building dinosaurs in a cargo container in the middle of the woods !! ......its an artists life for me ''

Now producing exhibit quality bespoke Sculptures for academic and educational faculties and public displays for interior and exterior use !

Rex Bass Relief 

free standing skull sculpture 

Bass Relief wall mounted sculpture 

Bass Relief sculpture wall mounted Light fitting 

free standing sculpture with lamp fitting 

Free Standing Sculpture Desk lamp 

Public Display, Life Size Sculptures in production 

Protoceratops Public Display Life sized sculpture 

Public Display Life sized free standing Sculptures 

bass relief sculpture on hand painted backing 

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So in many ways I suppose this little side-line is semi related to my first job , 

like most kids I was awe struck with the fantastic beasts from the past !! and indeed my first ' Saturday job ' was working for a complete crazy old druid, who as it happens was actually a rather esteemed professor of geology too, and fantastic company and tutor to boot , Now Professor Turner also ran a series of expeditions and excavations throughout the u.k for geological and paleontological specimens of interest .... or sometimes of commercial value, and this is where my initial experience of the ' workplace ' began 

my childhood passion was rekindled just a few short years ago when my prop and replica ' division ' was awarded a production contract for a series of life-sized anatomically correct display items for a series of fundraising events for the local faculty and museum, and it really did reignite my interest , for here was a huge visually enthralling , psychologically dumbfounding 3- D manifestation , of something that I was desperately trying to encapsulate in a series of paintings at the time ...

Dinosaurs stand as a shining salute to the notion that all things .... ALL THINGS !! are temporary !! everything is subject to change !! now this is an astonishingly necessary and pertinent sentiment .... especially in these politically charged and ecologically doomed times !! 

of course we can take the lesson that ' life always finds a way ' as was so eloquently put in some former reference , and yes we can say well the earth was indeed repopulated after each major global extinction event ... but that's not really my intended point of focus !!

as of course with climate change taking some apparent toll on the world , and the worlds leaders by and large have become the same inebriated inbred entitlements that seem to resurface every century or so and proved themselves to be completely incapable of executing the will of the majority   .... and indeed in a world gone quite mad on the available opulence of the latest well paid rip off . its vitally important to instill this notion of change in the fresh minds of the newest generations, and as I said before most kids love dinosaurs ...

and that is the highlight able point .... no matter how big your teeth are , no matter if you are the worlds greatest predator, no matter how many years your epoch lasts ..... no matter how big your building is , or how celebrated and  self important you may be ... all things ,.... ALL THINGS CAN AND DO CHANGE   x x x 

Vegan Menu

Main Meal
Vegan Fried Rice (no information about serving)
· 1 tsp sesame oil
· 1/2 cup carrots, chopped
· 4 scallions, sliced
· 2 cloves garlic, minced
· 1/2 tsp fresh ginger, chopped
· 1/2 block of firm tofu, crumbled
· 1/4 tsp turmeric
· 1/2 cup edamame
· 4 cups cold cooked brown rice
· 1-2 tbs coconut aminos, liquid aminos, soy sauce, or other alternative
· Splash of rice vinegar
· Fresh cilantro to garnish

Soup
Mixed Vegetable Soup (4-6 servings) · 1 tablespoon olive oil
· 1 onion, chopped
· 2 carrots, chopped
· 1 stalk celery, chopped
· 1 head cauliflower, or broccoli, chopped
· 1 potato or sweet potato, peeled and chopped · 1 leek, chopped (optional)
· 1 bay leaf · 1 thyme
· 1 cup green beans, corn, chopped tomato, or other vegetables
· 3-4 cups chopped leafy greens such as kale, collards, spinach, watercress or broccoli rabe
· Sea salt or kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
 https://www.thespruce.com/mixed-vegetable-soup-2254963

Vegan Jollof  Rice (4 servings)
· 2 tablespoons olive oil
· 1/2 yellow onion (large, diced, about 1 1/3 cups diced onions)
· 3 large garlic cloves (minced)
· 1 inch ginger (piece of, minced, about 1 1/2 teaspoons)
· 4 thai chile (sliced)
· 1 teaspoon salt
· 1 cup basmati rice (uncooked)
· 1/2 teaspoon paprika
· 1 teaspoon dried thyme
· 14 ounces crushed tomatoes (can of)
· 1 cup vegetable broth (or water)
· chopped parsley (to serve)


Vegan Broccoli Cheese and Rice Casserole (8 servings)
· 2 cups brown rice (cooked)
· 12 ounces broccoli (steamed with 1½ c steaming water reserved)
· 3 cloves garlic (minced)
· 8 ounces mushrooms (roughly chopped)
· 1 cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk of choice)
· 2/3 cup nutritional yeast
· 2 tablespoons corn starch
· 1 tablespoon liquid aminos (or low sodium soy sauce)
· 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
· 2 tablespoons water
· 1/4 teaspoon turmeric (for color)
· 1/4 teaspoon paprika
· 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
· salt
· pepper


Spiced Vegan Lentil Soup (4 servings)
· ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil
· 1 medium yellow or white onion, chopped
· 2 carrots, peeled and chopped
· 4 garlic cloves, pressed or minced
· 2 teaspoons ground cumin
· 1 teaspoon curry powder
· ½ teaspoon dried thyme
· 1 large can (28 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
· 1 cup brown or green lentils, picked over and rinsed
· 4 cups vegetable broth
· 2 cups water
· 1 teaspoon salt, more to taste
· Pinch red pepper flakes
· Freshly ground black pepper
· 1 cup chopped fresh collard greens or kale, tough ribs removed
· Juice of ½ to 1 medium lemon, to taste https://cookieandkate.com/2015/vegan-lentil-soup-recipe/
SIMPLE VEGAN BEAN SOUP (2 Servings)
· 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
· 1/2 chopped fresh red chili pepper
· 2 sliced cloves of garlic
· 1/2 chopped onion
· 1/2 chopped red bell pepper
· 1/2 chopped green bell pepper
· 1 chopped carrot
· 1 handful of fresh cilantro, chopped
· 1 1/2 cups water
· 15 oz canned or cooked kidney beans (400 g)
· 1/2 cup frozen corn kernels (80 g)
· 1/2 tsp sea salt
· 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
· 1/2 tsp sweet paprika
· 1 tsp ground cumin https://simpleveganblog.com/simple-vegan-bean-soup/

Azerbayjan cooking day

For quymaq we will need: Flour 2 cups 3/4 cup butter 1/2 Salt 7-8 cups water And curcuma

This menu is for 5 person

* 3/4 cup oil

Please, check the list of all ingridents and let me know if all of them (white cheese, green onion and etc)will be available

Hey @Artby A Valerio, I hope you have a good day, there. So, last time I wrote our breakfast plan but not dinner. Now, I write our dinner meals. There will be: Coban salad, Suyudlu plov, Merci soup.

Elmeddin

Coban salati (shepherd’s salad) Serves 4: 3 juicy tomatoes, chopped 2-3 small cucumbers OR half an English cucumber, diced 3-4 spring onions OR half an onion, sliced thinly or roughly chopped. 1 green pepper, *sivri or çarliston, chopped Juice of half a lemon 2-3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil/sızma A handful flat-leafed parsley, chopped A few mint leaves (optional) Salt and pepper to taste

Elmeddin

Merci supu (RED LENTIL SOUP) Serves 4 1 cup red lentils 1 medium onion, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium carrot, peeled and finely chopped 1 medium potato, peeled and finely chopped 1 tablespoon tomato paste 6 cups water salt, to taste ground black pepper, to taste (you can also add hot red pepper flakes for added heat) 1-2 tablespoons butter To Drizzle – this step is optional, done for a prettier presentation. 2 tablespoons unsalted butter or olive oil about 1/3 teaspoon paprika To Serve: lemon wedges bread

Elmeddin

Şüyüdlü plov (Rice with dill) Serves 4 2 cup rice 2 onions 3 cup boiled water 4 potato 3 scallions 1 carrot Lemon juice 2 sugars Dill 2 cup olive oil Salt and pepper

I know it is difficult to get a lot of receipts from 8 countries. That is why, please ask me any question and we will do our best for tasty food

Oksanka

Thank you for the recipes! I see the hot red pepper flakes. I know it's also something very special to Caucasian and spices of that region. Maybe you could bring a little bit of this spice with you. I'm not sure we'll be able to find a good one in the Netherlands.