easily distracted by shiny things…
Posted in corsages, crafty things on Aug 2nd, 2011
I made this little silk rose a while ago, but forgot to take a photo to show you. It’s backed onto a magnet, so you can wear it as a buttonhole on a smart jacket without making pin holes. Now I’ve seen this larger-than-life picture I think I might add a silk-covered button in the [...]
Posted in crafty things, jewellery on May 5th, 2011
The main reason I bought that TM Lewin shirt was because it fastened with cufflinks. It’s quite rare to find women’s shirts with double cuffs (unless you want to splash out more than I can currently afford), so I was really pleased to have spotted it. In the shop the cuffs are fastened with little [...]
Posted in crafty things, design, jewellery on Aug 16th, 2010
These two little pendants are made from Precious Metal Clay. I’ve had the clay for almost a year, but was a bit afraid to make anything with it in case I ruined it. Janet (the silversmithing tutor) said that if I wanted to make something at home and bring it in, she’d show me how [...]
Posted in crafty things, design, inspiration, jewellery on Aug 15th, 2010
The final two days of my Art Week were spent at a silversmithing course. I’ve been meaning to get around to going on a silversmithing course for more than ten years, and now I’m really cross with myself that I didn’t do it sooner. Silversmithing is brilliant! On the first day we made silver rings [...]
Posted in crafty things, inspiration on Aug 13th, 2010
This week I’ve been at my local school, taking part in various art courses. The first one was “Create With Clay”, and above you can see the first thing that I’ve created in clay for approximately seventeen years. It’s a slightly wonky thumb or pinch pot, with coils added to the top. This is a [...]
Posted in crafty things, culture on Aug 2nd, 2010
While I was at the Haunch of Venison, I also saw an exhibition of work by Joana Vasconcelos. I particularly liked the large ceramic pieces that had been covered with crochet. There was a lovely contrast of texture between the matt cotton thread and the shiny glazes underneath. The animal heads, mounted on the walls like [...]
Posted in crafty things, culture, inspiration on Aug 1st, 2010
Photo © Polly Morgan The other day I went to see an exhibition of artwork by Polly Morgan at the Haunch of Venison. The exhibition is called “Psychopomps”, after the mythical creatures that conduct souls into the after-life. This piece is “Atrial Flutter”, and it’s a human ribcage and spine, suspended from balloons. Photo © Polly [...]
Posted in crafty things, typography on Apr 10th, 2010
Apparently spring is Birthday Season around here, because I suddenly discovered that I needed to send out a whole bunch of birthday gifts at the same time. A few of us have been enjoying writing actual physical letters to one another recently, so I decided to put together some letter sets. They’re bigger than they [...]