I have splashed out MAJORLY and bought myself a mini-sabbatical / a ticket to the Design Indaba Conference. I spent today at the CTICC listening to an amazing array of speakers (including Paula Scher, Seymour Chwast and Alexander Chen! See the full lineup here), and will continue to bask in the super-inspiring presence of other …
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Sketching at the Design Indaba
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Drawing elegant people
I’ve been drawing a lot on the weekends, and had the best time on Sunday last week, when I scrolled through The Sartorialist, selecting interesting pics of people to draw. I know it’s not the same as drawing real people, but I enjoyed it so much. Each image below is linked through to the original …
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Making Friday: 8 Feb 2013
This was a brief and mucky experiment with a large piece of card, some inappropriate printing ink (fabric paint, actually), a roller and a stencil cut from brown paper. All round, the materials chosen were poor, but I had the urge and was willing to risk a mess, which is very much in the spirit of …
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Succulent salon?
I’m starting to wonder if the succulents around the studio are doing each others’ hair when I go home at night.
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Happy Lucky going a treat
The HAPPY LUCKY seconds sale is going down a treat! Seconds are at 50% off normal retail prices, for today and tomorrow only (1 & 2 Feb). Pop in! We’re open til 6:30pm tonight, and from 9am-2pm tomorrow.
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Making Friday (at a push)
Oh dear. Despite my best intentions for 2013, my Making Friday discipline has not been faring well so, and what I have to offer in this post really is at a bit of a push. Nonetheless, we do what we can with what we have, so here I present my measly Making Friday results from …
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Take a bow, planty friends
My studio plants buddies were so helpful all day while I was shooting, I asked them to line up and take a bow. Thanks, guys. Big drink of water with sunshine on the side coming up for you!
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Pincushions – a potted history
My Pincushion print was initially inspired by the Pincushion protea (Leucospermum Cordifolium) flower, and started out years ago as a papercut. I started screenprinting the design onto table runners and napkins, and then included it as part of the Flower Dreams collection launched in 2012, in five fynbos-inspired colours. And now, I’m listing my Pincushion print as …
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I’ve been scrapping
No, I haven’t been meeting rivals behind the bicycle shed for a punch-up, actually. I’ve been attacking my pile of magazines with scissors and glue, which is much more my cup of tea. I’ve been doing it for years now: tearing out pics that I love, and then when I have time and space to …
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