The graphic art of Harry Potter

This weekend I was incredibly lucky as for my birthday I was taken to go and see Harry Potter and The Cursed Child Parts One and Two at The Palace Theatre in London. It was a fantastic show and we both enjoyed it so much, and it took me straight back to my childhood and how much I loved (and still love!) Harry Potter now.

Whilst we were waiting to go into the theatre we were handed a leaflet about a Harry Potter exhibition just around the corner from the theatre, and in the break between parts we decided to go and take a look.

The bold and vibrant flyer

You know when you stumble over an absolute gem of something you hadn't expected and it makes the experience just so much better, that was exactly how I felt about the House of MinaLima at 26 Greek Street. MinaLima is a graphic design collaboration between two incredible graphic artists Miraphora Mina and Eduardo Lima (excellent witch and wizard names if ever I heard any!) who for the past 15 years have been collaborating on the graphics for the world of Harry Potter including Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them.

This fuchsia-fronted shop contains four floors of exceptional pieces of artwork from the film, including the original Marauder's Map that was actually used during The Prisoner of Azkaban. Even the staircases and floors are covered in pieces and it makes the whole house a tribute to the world of Harry Potter.

1920's style posters from Fantastic Beasts

Wanted posters and Daily Prophet pages

Weasley's Wizard Wheezes posters and packaging

For more information, here's a link to the website - http://store.minalima.com/house-of-minalima/

Great British Food Festival at Kelmarsh Hall

Today we went to go and show my Maid of Honour and her boyfriend around our magical wedding venue so we could show them what it looked like before the big day, but this time it was coupled with  the Great British Food Festival! Held on the other side of the lake from the house it was chock-full of tasty food vendors from all over the country. Having learnt from previous food festivals if we wanted to try anything we bought one and shared it, thus leaving us lots of room for many samples and tastings! Here a a few of my favourite snaps from the day.

https://www.tastecard.co.uk had these gorgeous little sheep dotted around.

The clouds may have looked ominous but it was a warm, breezy and beautiful day, perfect for a food festival.

Our first taste: Oreo cheesecake, yum!

I absolutely love this trend of converting unusual spaces into bars and food trucks. Look at this gin bar that has transformed a horse box! So chic and stylish.

And this army truck has been perfectly converted into a bar. The utilitarian green / grey paint and handmade sign all add to its charms.

No food festival would be complete without a few witty puns about sausages...!

Who could say no to churros with cinnamon, sugar and chocolate dipping sauce!

Cheese, bacon, bread and butter, Viva La Toastie had all of our favourite foods in one bite!