A Life In Badges

John Otway

Event	Great British Beer Festival 2023, Olympia, London
Size	45mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Brooch

John Otway was playing at the GBBF. This badge is one I couldn’t resist.

Great British Beer Festival 2023

Event	Great British Beer Festival 2023, Olympia, London
Size	25 x 30mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

I finally made it back to a GBBF and it was a lovely day out with some very excellent beer.

Penderyn

Place	Penderyn Distillery, Llandudno
Gift	Yes
Size	27 x 9mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

This distillery makes one of my favourite gins and one of my favourite whiskies. I hope to visit it for myself one day.

Knossos

Event	Labyrinth Exhibition, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
Size	25mm
Date	2023
Fastening	D Pin

A badge design based on an old coin from this fascinating exhibition about Knossos. It was interesting to see the results of the recent archaeology along with some of the things I remember about visiting there when I was a child.

Robin Hood

Place	Nottingham
Size	19 x 30mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

We had a day out in Nottingham, and of course took the time to visit the statue of Robin Hood. I would also recommend Ye Olde Trip To Jerusalem.

The Mousetrap

Event	The Mousetrap, St Martin’s Theatre, London
Size	34 x 40mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Brooch

This was the second time I’d seen this show, but it’s just as much fun even when you know ‘whodunnit’. But of course, I’m not going to tell you who it is.

Imsety Canopic Jar

Place	The British Museum, London
Size	32mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

Imsety is one of the four sons of Horus, represented as a human.

Qebehsenuef Canopic Jar

Place	The British Museum, London
Size	32mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

Qebehsenuef is one of the four sons of Horus, represented as a falcon.

Duamutef Canopic Jar

Place	The British Museum, London
Size	32mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

Another of the sons of Horus, Duamutef is represented as a jackal.

Hapy Canopic Jar

Place	The British Museum, London
Size	32mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

Not a misspelling; Hapy is one of the four sons of Horus, represented as a baboon.

The Rosetta Stone

Place	The British Museum, London
Size	20 x 25mm
Date	2023
Fastening	Button

We went to see the Rosetta Stone. Which is a wonderful artefact, but on no account ever buy a jigsaw of it.

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