Collection: SNAKES & ADDERS (2025)

What better way to celebrate the year of the Woodsnake than to kick off with the Snakes & Adders Collection (2025) aboard the dollarsandart retrospective during our 8th year aboard the Qe2....

The team at The Theatre by Qe2 kindly cordoned off an area (caution - wet paint & a talkative Artist) for Jim Wheat to paint the start of the 16th Dollarsandart collection - Snakes & Adders, live around the Theatre in January & February 2025. Perfectly timed as the year of the Woodsnake started on 29th January 2025 and concludes 16th February 2026.....

Rewind it back to 2011 when Snake Eyes, Penny wise was created and finally showcased in 2013 at The Dubai Dollar Project where vulnerable dollar signs starting to develop into Snake like forms - a shedding of the skin, if you will....

So back to Jan 2025  - Snakes & Adders kicked off with a first for Dollarsandart - a creation on a circular canvas, to celebrate the circle of life as it were...

Will be an interesting one to frame that! Then onto early snake like slithery steps with an initial 'nod' to the oldest drinking establishment in Dubai, The Golden Lion*.....

*Qe2 first sailed in 1969 with the Golden Lion in full effect.

Dubai, UAE formed 1971 - the same year as old(er) Jim Wheat, that dollarsandart chap.

.....that soon too will develop into the ever evolving cycle of life, with Green on Gold in full effect with the ever present triangle of influence of Time, Money & Energy - what a balancing act it is...

As part of our 'Engage, Create & Facilitate' model you never know who you'll meet around The Theatre by Qe2  - it's great when people rock up and start immersing themselves in the work it always gives the Artist a stronger sense of community and belonging, however transient it might be.......

With Paul Wallis & Lionel Laulhé from the Granite MENA Leadership team with their completed 'Brandscape' celebrating their journey so far.

Guests from the Tolani Majlis, Nad Al Sheba where part of the collection will sit alongside one of the oldest and prolific currency collections in the world.

A nod to Paytech in the alternative payments space (we may call it revolution orange') All this whilst making room for The Universe Boss 333 Mr Chris Gayle aboard.....

We are going to need a bigger boat....!

The completed Snakes & Adders Collection will be uploaded 1.12.2025 upon completion as per the usual Dollarsandart tradition so watch this space.......

Let's see where this collection takes us! Onwards.....*

*Spoiler alert - 10.2.25 took Jim over to Maccau to celebrate the launch of the Crypto family that is Klickl