I'm weirdly watching BBC (yay for European cable…) in my hotel room, tired out from a day of walking around and around and around Amsterdam, scared of crazy taxi fares and bikes. Whilst I'm contemplating bunions and Labour Party's demise, it seems the perfect time to post this very picture-heavy ode to And Beyond. I… Continue reading From the Beyond and Back
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Fast As You Can
I've posted Kasia Bobula's mesmerising images of Mark Fast enough times to let my love for the fine cob-webby knitter be known to all and sundry. There's something in the tension of his work that makes it exhilarating to see a piece that looks like it's teetering on the edge of destruction stride out onto… Continue reading Fast As You Can
Repetitive Sticky Tape Lines
Art Attack taught me that I wasn't smart enough to use sticky tape to make weird and wonderful things. Of course some people were quicker on the uptake and completely adept with the stuff. I feel I almost need to introduce Aussie designer Alexi Freeman's collaboration with Aaron Roberts in the manner of a Blue… Continue reading Repetitive Sticky Tape Lines
You Can Wear it Everywhere
You're gonna be seeing a lot from this book 'Cheap Chic' by Caterine Milinaire and Carol Troy that I picked up for a pretty penny last week…. I'm milking it for all it's worth because it IS such a joyous book on all levels; there's kitsch factor, home truths, sagely advice and hilarious prose. It's… Continue reading You Can Wear it Everywhere