Anyone who follows my Instagram feed will see that occasionally I post snaps from the pages of my sketchbook. It’s been nice having somewhere to share my sketches, as I do a lot of drawing, most of which just stayed closed up in whichever notebook I happen to have to hand at the time. Recently, …
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Sketchbook Series
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Domestic Animals
During May this year, on one of my Making Fridays (one I didn’t post about here, but on Instagram instead), I had fun with my knife and some patternmakers’ card, cutting out lots of cute animal cards. Some of the results of this day well-spent are now available for sale, in the form of the Domestic …
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Last thoughts on Tokyo
It’s just over a week since we returned to Cape Town, and as I make worried eyes at my ever-lengthening To Do list, our Tokyo trip already it feels like so long ago. So, time for one last look at my photos, with some thoughts thrown in. Thanks for sharing this trip with me, on …
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Tokyo textures & colours
My Tokyo obsession isn’t wearing thin yet (other posts on the topic here). I spent the weekend watching japanese movies and experimenting with making tsukemono and o-nigiri, so let’s maintain the theme, kickstarting the week with more textures, patterns and colours from our trip.
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Thoughts on Tokyo – Plants
It might be paved, tarred and concreted, but plants are very, very important in Tokyo. In front of every store and every home we saw a carefully-tended cluster of pots and plants arranged just so, there are plant and flower shops around every corner. Long-limbed trees are given posts to rest upon, and every hedge and …
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A balancing act
I don’t know about you, but August has been manic on this side. I’m trying to finish my new products catalogue before heading to Japan in early September, and everything is so tightly packed, and one thing so contingent on the next, it seems impossible to exhale. Any upset, and it’s all liable to come …
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A balancing act
I don’t know about you, but August has been manic on this side. I’m trying to finish my new products catalogue before heading to Japan in early September, and everything is so tightly packed, and one thing so contingent on the next, it seems impossible to exhale. Any upset, and it’s all liable to come …
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Spin the bottle
Last week, someone from Absolut Vodka dropped this beaded bottle off at my studio. Not just any old beaded bottle, mind you. This one’s been beaded with the Skinny laMinx logo! It’s hard to see it all in a single snapshot, so I made a little animated gif of the spinning bottle: This is …
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Modern Macrame again
In June, we had a really fun workshop at my studio, where I taught some basic macramé technique to 7 people. I’m holding the workshop again on Saturday 3 August, where I’ll teach the following macramé basics: * How to make a very simple, super-easy plant hanger * Three kinds of knots that’ll allow you …
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