Weekending

White Mischief was great fun, which started off with a trip to the Telectroscope which I loved.  For some reason the mythology that's been created around it really appealed to me and I found myself completely absorbed by it.  Plus it was nice to be jumped to the front of the queue so that we could wave at the steampunks in New York.

Someone asked about what I was going to wear: it was something along these lines:

Except that the feathers were on the daft little hat.  Which wasn't on my shoulders.  I wore a slightly different wrap.  I have to say it probably looks better on Dolly and rather than a waistband, I used bias binding to lessen the bulk.  But the cheap polyester which was exactly the look I wanted was a bitch to fray, frankly, and it hasn't stood up very well so I won't be able to wear it again.  But I think that's not a problem as I won't need to wear it again.

This afternoon we went to the Art Car Boot Fair in Brick Lane.  I didn't see anything that I couldn't live without - or more to the point, anything I could live with.  Then in the Up Market I found two fantastic prints from the very lovely Dan Hillier - two of his 'Ladies' will soon be gracing the bedroom walls. There was some amazing stuff on offer - mostly jewellery and fab art softies from Bobby Dazzler.  I've been thinking a lot recently about how creative blogs and snooping on crafty types via Flickr has really opened my eyes and how it's inspiring me to invest in the nest.  Any suggestions for more wonderful artists - going with the 'buy handmade' pledge?

Comments

[Claire]

I love Dan Hillier's work, he's amazing.

[Cele]

Love those ladies.Have you checked out Rob Ryans work ?

[Cele]

OOOPS! also artandghosts.etsy.com is really worth a look :)