Tag Archives: magic

11th December 2013 – fog

Posted on December 12, 2013 by Liz Terry

It sits in the valley like condensed milk, heavy and sticky in the cold morning air. Views disappear as if by magic, a whitewashed wall in their place.

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22nd June 2013 – paint

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Liz Terry

It starts out white as a bowl of cream. The machine adds colours – blue, yellow, green, red. Each in exact quantities, calculated to the last millilitre. As it mixes, the perfect blue emerges like magic.

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30th May 2013 – automaton

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Liz Terry

Carefully cut pieces, glue and instructions. All three come together slowly, the shape and movement forming like magic. Following a stranger’s design does not diminish the joy of creation.

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17th February 2013 – DIY store

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Liz Terry

The toddler wobbles over to the door and it opens by magic. Stunned, he stops dead, right in the middle of the entrance. A couple approach, they don’t miss a beat, raising their joined hands in a triumphal arch above … Continue reading →

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30th January 2013 – glass of water

Posted on January 31, 2013 by Liz Terry

Cloudy with tiny air bubbles, the light sparkles as it refracts through clear liquid and thick glass. The bubbles rise and dissipate. What was magic becomes everyday.

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