Ellen Scobie | Verosimile

The Stables Market was created when Camden was a little town north of London and a stage coach stop for journeys heading north. It grew to be the largest industrial stable in England housing 420 horses at one time. When rail replaced horse-drawn transport, the stables gradually lost their function and have since been converted into a labyrinthine network of designer and vendor stalls. Some are decked out with scarves and low benches and water pipes where you can have a break Moroccan style.

Enjoying sunny but cold London. The Stables Market in Camden Town houses endless rows of stalls selling clothes, jewellery, and lots of vintage clothes. Bought a wooly cap to keep away the cold. Good: made in Italy, wool. Bad: itchy! The fact that it makes my head look like a mushroom: fun for everyone! Camden has a lot of tourists mixing with stylized punks and t-shirt stalls - a throwback to the day. I did see a disturbing piercing of a row of spikes embedded into a young guy's head like a little metal mohawk.

Took the bus into Central London enjoying the view along the way. I love the vantage point of being upstairs in the bus. Big plus -- you can keep warm for a few minutes!!

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Ellen Scobie is a visual artist melding the traditional art forms of painting, photography and printmaking. View her art at www.verosimile.com