1st July 2009
See if you can resist this letterpress print! (No-Spend-Year, why do you taunt me so? Surely books and art are basic necessities… yes?) It’s a wee thing, but how sweet it is, by the talented Vera Brosgol. It is part of the Cloudy Collection - Volume One, Edition Two – “Hovels and Hideaways”, which also includes artists S.Britt, Elio, David Huyck, Bwana Spoons and Vincent Stall. So good!
(via @andrewfulton)
Also – have you seen this? Elsita papercut patterns. Get your knives out! (via @oneredrobin – honestly, Twitter has all the good news)
25th June 2009
Top: Rabbits. Multiplying.
Bottom: Mess left by rabbits.
More Creative Spaces over at Kirsty’s place.
21st June 2009
Lili Scratchy – so good! I can’t say any more because I am practicing my new “computer off by 9.30pm” rule and it’s 9.34… but do check out her blog and all the wonderful stuff that goes on there. (via the equally wonderful Misako Mimoko).
18th June 2009
Today Lily turns three.
Already! Blink and you’ll miss it, as they say.
She’s the kid with the wild, unkempt hair, the mismatched socks, the too short pants, the three week old temporary tattoo, the temper tantrums that makes her pass out (seriously), the blues harp, the collection of gravel, the love of monsters, the endless poo jokes.
But she’s also the kid with the sweetest smile, the gentlest kisses, the most infectious laughter, the well loved dolls, an eagerness to help make dinner, who already tells long, involved stories about adventures which are yet to happen, the one who calls me Muvva and Phil Farva as a kind of joke, the one who sleeps all night, and then who snuggles in beside me every morning for a sleepy cuddle, the one who likes to jump and hop and dance, the kid who plays peacefully for hours on end and listens patiently and devotedly when her sister reads her stories.
I used to call her my love blob when she was a baby because she was so easy to love. She still is – but now with added extra bits.
Happy birthday Lil!
6th June 2009
I can tell Winter is here because I am spending time looking at beach-holiday destinations and imagining how nice it would be to lie on the warm sand. Hmm. Byron Bay looks nice in wide-angled photos. I seemed to remember doing similar browsing in the middle of Summer, imagining chilly destinations including the Ice Hotel in Sweden.
Because it was a more than a little Wintery here today, the girls and I spent large amounts of time drawing pictures for each other to colour. And when I wasn’t answering to the call of “Mum, draw me! Draw me!”, I made rock buns – have you ever made Jane’s rock buns? They are delicious and lemony and I highly recommend them. Leave them to cool a little when they come out of the oven, but make sure to eat them while they are still a bit warm. Lily did not eat hers (which is unsurprising, as she is a non-eater in general, unless it’s bread or chocolate), but the rest of us devoured two each.
5th June 2009
…the flickr world of artist and illustrator Virgin Honey! She’s a little bit Elsita, a little bit Nathalie Lete, a little bit J Otto Seibold… sort of… and entirely unique. I could hardly chose a photo, there are so many goodies.
4th June 2009
I am taking part in Koo’s My Creative Space meme again this week and, as per the game plan, I have hidden a heart somewhere on my desk. For easier heart-hunting you can click on the photo for a bigger image.
My creative space is getting tidier this week. I have to clear the decks for a onslaught of gocco printing and bunny sewing.
Here’s my Paper Moon illustration, slightly changed to satisfy my inner (and outer!) critics. I am working on rescanning and making colour seperations this week, ready for printing up next week. Fun!
More creative spaces (with hidden hearts) at kootoyoo.
3rd June 2009
Just a quick note as I have had a few emails today about the availability of Loobylu bunnies. I am working on a small group of bunnies which will be on sale at the end of June along with some prints and other bits and pieces. Please stay tuned to loobylu.com or twitter.com/loobylu for upcoming information on exact dates and items. Thanks!
If you are interested in having a look at some of the bunnies I have made in the past, you can see a few here.
29th May 2009
I spent a long time browsing through the short films of the Black Cab Sessions last night, and it made me so happy that I thought I would share them with you too. You’ve probably already seen them, but I live under a rock – it’s cosy under here but I do miss a lot of good stuff.
The Black Cab Sessions is a simple concept. Put a band and a small film crew in the back seat of a London cab and film a totally unplugged version of one of their songs as they spin around the streets of London (or New York, or the Welsh countryside etc). They’re all so full of atmosphere. I love it love it love it. So far I love Badly Drawn Boy, Lykke Li (oh so good), Dawn Landes (with a fabulously bearded Ray playing percussion on a notebook), Fleet Foxes and Martha Wainwright … so far. I have many more to see.
And omg… it’s the Brian Wilson, and his four band members (and the film crew) in the back of the cab. That’s a full cab. and guaranteed to make you smile.
Let me know if you find a stand-out one.
** photos from The Black Cab Sessions blog **
28th May 2009
Love this – building connections and community is big on my mind these days. It’s the stuff of life, don’t you think? This should be stuck on our fridge.
(via shauny on tumblr)
