For heaven’s sake – more spoons? Remember last year, when I put a photo of my spoons on this blog and then everyone started photographing theirs too? Well, if you liked that, here are more spoons for you to drool over: Emma posted this pic on her Designblogg, telling us about an exhibition of spoons …
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For heaven’s sake – more spoons?
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Aprons for Heath
Aprons for Heath Although I don’t look very thrilled in this photo (self-timer shots are stressful!) I really am so thrilled to tell you that yesterday I sent off a shipment of aprons that I made for Heath Ceramics. On 1 December, they’ll be opening a new store in LA, and the staff will be …
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Ha!
Ha!It’s great when you forget about something you did, and then get a nice surprise when you see it again. That’s what happened when I opened the new issue of Fairlady and saw my horoscope illustration for Saggitarius. It made me laugh out loud, because I’m a Sagg, and this is exactly the way I’m …
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Crazy plant alert
Crazy plant alertOne of our succulents has started flowering, for the first time ever, and we’ve had it for about 6 years. It’s been such a crazy thing to watch: The whole rosette-shaped leaf section just extended from the centre, so quickly, it was almost like someone was turning a ratchet and unwinding it. Now …
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Jesse mug
Jesse mugI was lucky enough to get one of Jesse‘s gorgeous mugs recently, and now it’s my first choice for the endless cups of tea that keep me going. Go see Jesse’s shop, where there are more mugs for sale, as well as loads of other handmade goodness. PS: Many thanks to Grace for putting …
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Cutouts, cut out
Cutouts, cut outThis is an illustration job I did much earlier in the year, supposed to be part of an ad campaign for a newspaper, but due to unfathomable mysteriousnesses, the ads never got published (which is why I’ve blanked out their logo). Each one is cut from sections of the newspaper that reflect the …
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Crafty stuff
Crafty stuffI found some beautifully lacy Zulu beadwork in my button box, and felt it needed a better place to live, so pinned it to a coat hanger, and… voila! Now the beads get the love and attention that they deserve.
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Security poetry
Security poetryThis is awfully silly of me, but I’ve been noticing the Blogger security code words are coming out as almost-language lately, so I’ve been collecting them, and writing them into password poems (bear with me – I’m all about escape at the moment!). Norinic KlegeMisms, bionobte. Poogisp percut stind ismst, Klege. Bitur, magulthr flati. …
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Bits, bobs
Bits, bobsWhile procrastinating (deliberating!) on a big illustration job, I’ve been looking through some old snaps. The one above is of a fly dissuading scheme I made one frustrated Saturday, using strips of plastic bag, clothespegs and an upward-facing fan on a chair. This shot would have been a classic, if only the pigeon that …
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