Getting Organised...

Trying to get organised after the big move. My room is getting there

...next stop the studio!

19 Today!

Today Jesse is 19! She celebrated with a treat of salmon followed by cream! Thoroughly pampered cat!

Sunday Afternoon.

Sunshine. Bank Holiday. Kaffir Lily. Childhood Toy. Car Boot. Wooden Boat. Cacti.

Colour Coordinated.

My vintage books beautifully colour coordinated.

Finn Juhl.

Pleased my prized Finn Juhl poster is finally up on the wall! I'm never going to be able to afford my much loved sofa, so this is as close as I can get. It sits nicely beside my 'Wonderful Copenhagen' poster.

Mood Boards...

Updated and refreshed mood boards, inspiration from some of my favourite designers!

1. Textiles/Fabric/Print Design Inspiration and Development

2. Wood/Leather/Suede Design Inspiration and Development

Morning Sunshine...

My Tulips are enjoying the sunshine this morning...I think Spring is on its way!

A Journey of Objects...

A journey of objects around my home (a few from Aunty Bet's and Tom's too!) Organised in neat rows, just as I like it!

Drawing Day...

So the time as come where I actually have to put pen to paper and attempt to do some drawing. I am going to begin by trying to capture the different personalities of my collection of coat hangers...here goes!

My House.

While exploring the possibilities of the cube and transition between 2d and 3d form, I also want to draw on my own personal environment and space. I have been creating nets, that become more complex and organic the more they are deconstructed and reformed. Here I have begun to add simple geometric shapes onto each side of the cube reflecting the shapes of my house. These would never be seen in the below formation unless there were 6 cubes. I like how the elements are abstracted in the 2d form and the way it forms a game as you try to reconstruct the image.

Perfect Imperfections.

Spent a few days in Sheffield as I had a couple of meetings to attend, so tried to make the most of some time at home, photographing and recording the space and the objects within it. I like to capture the everyday things that you might normally take for granted, they help to capture the personality and characters of the house and the people within it.

Toffee-Nosed!

Now Jesse is getting on we give her (him) the odd treat or two! This is just after she'd enjoyed finishing off the rest of our toffee ice cream!

Home.

I am currently absorbed in a book from our local library called Home by Julie Myerson. It's a biography about the history of a house, the people who lived in it and the different relationships people form with their personal space. Ever since I started reading it I have been thinking about my home and its history. So on my return home this weekend I began to question my dad! My parents have kept in touch with the son of the man who owned our house previous to us and he already had details regarding the previous owners from 1916 when it was built, up to 1982, when my parents bought it. By chance, as I was inspecting the details of the documents my dad had presented to me our phone began to ring and who should it be but Edward, who lived in the house for 34 years before us! So today we got the chance to meet Edward, who visited our home, that used to be his home. We showed him around and he recalled the happy times he spent in the house with his sister and mum and dad. He also brought these photos to show us. It is funny how you don't really think about how you are just a small part of a house's history. I have lived in this house my whole life and consider it to be ours, but it belonged to someone else long before I was ever around, it has a whole secret history I am waiting to discover!

Tha Knows.

Screen prints finally framed and up on the wall! Take heed.

Brandy Bambi

My never-ending Christmas gifts; a vintage Bambi brandy bottle! Perfect to add to my growing collection!

Please Bring Me Luck...

Lucky find; A 2011 50 pence piece. (Worth 50p - suprisingly!)

Home Comforts.

Sabine Finkenauer drawings and paintings are bold, colourful and somewhat comforting in their abstract representation of homes and interiors!

I Got My New Shoes On...

Early (Half Price) Christmas Treat!

A Trip to the Market.

Today we went down to Castle Market to collect our meat and vegetables for our Christmas feast. It was quite an experience as I haven't properly been down there since I was little, when my Dad used to take me for crabsticks! But it hasn't changed a bit! Transformed back into a world where my name becomes 'Love' or 'Duck' we scanned the stalls to pick out the best sprouts and parsnips. Then, armed with lots of heavy bags full of vegetables myself and my parents headed home to begin the preparations!

Hunt. Find. Discover.

Portrait and Wooden Bobbins (Internet and Garage)

Scandinavian Chopping Board (Antiques Emporium)
Embroidered Yorkshire Map (Antiques Emporium)

Elephant Teapot (Charity Shop)

So yes, I am pretty obsessive about hunting out and finding one-off bargains. And on my return home I couldn't help but pop down to my local antiques emporium to see what new treasures I could find. This week has been a week of serendipity. I love it when I have a been on the search for a particular item and then on looking in my parents garage or cellar I find they have owned it for years! So here are a few of my purchases, charity shop finds and discoveries from the last week or so.