The Big Egg Hunt 2013: Day 4

I had the best morning so far, managing to sell all of my hunt books in the morning which was fantastic! Particularly when you think that £3 (the recommended donation), while very reasonable for what you get, adds up quickly to a substantial donation to Action for Children. It is brilliant to think that just through a mornings work I have made some difference to peoples lives. 

Yesterday was definitely the day for couples doing the hunt but today it was all about the families. Lots of the families that I met had done the egg hunt the previous year and I think they were generally pleased that this year it is contained within the Covent Garden area. It makes the event a little bit easier for youngsters so naturally less stressful for adults.

There is plenty to keep the children entertained throughout the hunt with lots of familiar names and faces.

 Ben 10 egg

Moshi Monster Egg

Humpty Dumpty egg

Thomas the Tank Engine Egg

And don't forget to text the number on the Humpty Dumpty egg to be in for the chance to win a years supply of delicious Lindt chocolate.

Today's Egg of the Day:

Charlie Billingham's 'A Frugal Meal'. Charlie Billingham is an artist working primarly in painting and printmaking but also doing some work with instillations. This young artist is definitely one to watch. At his mid-term show last year the world-renowned art collector Charles Saatchi bought 13 of his works. (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/art/artsales/9167425/Young-cartoonist-is-Saatchi-favourite.html)

His paintings, this egg included, draw inspiration from 18th Century satirists such as Gillray. And of course the gentleman painted on the egg is engaging in a very appropriate activity.... a good old eggy breakfast.

Gillray John Bull Taking a Luncheon

 Take a look at my posts about Day 1, Day 2 and Day 3 to learn a bit more about the hunt and don't forget to come down and see the eggs for yourself and help us raise even more for Action for Children.

Happy Tax Deadline Day!

Here are some depictions of taxes through the years. I guess things don't change that much.

Gillray's satirical print 'The Friend of the People' published in May 1806. Make sure to take a good look there is lots to see, the smart new tax cart in the background, the bulging pockets of the tax collector, the emaciated hissing cat at the window.

 Pieter Brueghel the younger's 'Paying the Tax' from 1620-40 I'm sure many of us can relate to the chaos.

Masaccio's fresco in the Brancacci Chapel in Florence painted circa 1427 showing Jesus and his disciples being asked to pay the tax to enter the city. The tax collector wears the short orange tunic and Peter can be seen on the left receiving the money for the tax from the mouth of a fish.

Wish that's were everyone's tax money could come from eh!