Interiors of Charleston I have a few places on my list to day trip whilst August limps by. High on this list is Charleston in Sussex, the bucolic getaway of the Bloomsbury set in the 1960s, conjured and nurtured by painter Vanessa Bell, sister of Virginia Woolf and kindred spirited artist Duncan Grant. I doubt… Continue reading Life in Squares
Author: susie
Myth Maker’s Paradise
I’m going to be frank. I haven’t done a great deal since I got back from California. Call it a freelance funk. Every time I try and muster up some energy to plan a day of worthwhile activities, my mind wanders back to the meeting of sea, vertical cliffs and redwood trees in Big Sur, soundtracked by… Continue reading Myth Maker’s Paradise
Pulling Wool Over the Eyes
>> It is a bit mad to even contemplate putting on a woolen anything over my head right now. By the mighty power of Photoshop, my head can in fact be a tea cosy in August. In all seriousness though, I don’t want to pull the wool over your eyes (*chortle chortle*) and instead give… Continue reading Pulling Wool Over the Eyes
Delaunay Dalliance
>> “Colour is the skin of the world.” “One who knows how to appreciate colour relationships, the influence of one colour on another, their contrasts and dissonances, is promised an infinitely diverse imagery.” Sonia Delaunay’s Wiki-ubiquitous quotes make a strong case for letting colour flourish in one’s surrounding aesthetics. So did my Junya Watanabe S/S 15 skirt, which… Continue reading Delaunay Dalliance