more stuff from the show

i liked this by Sophie Dawes very Louise Bourgeois i thought

found art

n

found this on a quick visit to the local college art show

n

don't say i didn't warn you

bearing in mind what follows

i couldn't help but see the funny side

when the lovely Helen at Justalittlepeek
awarded me the lovely blog award.

Now I have to nominate 15 lovely blogs

that I have recently discovered.

I'll get back to you on that one

when I've had a scrummage around.

here's the pictures from

the treatment of dead enemies section

at

The Pitt Rivers Museum

more to follow........

tradition often seems insane to me and I was fascinated

to discover that Oxford University students comply and attend

their exams in these rediculous outfits.

no doubt when they've finished the go for a punt

and then cycle home

but the best thing about Oxford is the dimly lit

Pitt Rivers Museum

where, if you can put to one side your discomfort about our disgraceful colonial past,

you can spend hours shining your wind up torch (supplied)

into cabinets (yes I said cabinets )

full of fascinating artifacts from all over the world.

From writing tools, to baby baskets

and surgical instuments to textiles

a great place to visit for anyone interested in

human beings

.....more to follow including images from the gruesome 'treatment of dead enemies' section which fascinated me but might scare the pants off others......

still

blimey......I can't believe it has been so long since I've been here but now that I can see the light at the end of the academic year's tunnel and now that the clipboard carrying inspectors have carried their clipboards off and my lovely students are as ready (well almost) to sit their exams as they'll ever be.....it leaves me a bit more time to hang out around here.

I'm looking forward to my visits here and here later in May.

back soon !

output

it was back to work today. cars came off the production line

wire was wrapped and wrapped and wrapped

sequins

and beads

were sewn. wiggly drawings came to life.

n

oh dear

inventory

tight squeeze

i'm astounding the new neighbours with my ability to squeeze an impossible amount of art stash into my new studio

[shed]

in what is turning out to be the most protracted move

ever.

At the moment I'm

'installing'

my favourite materials for making things;

fabric,

paper,

weird objects,

more chopped up vintage tins than i can surely ever use,

paints,

glue,

stickers,

ink pads and stamps,

a whopping collection of papers,

wool and knitting / crochet / french knitting paraphanalia, sketchbooks (we are talking zillions),

canvases

..........the list is endless.........

later,

when the last few spaces in the new place are up for grabs....artwork such as

these below

will be vying for their place

.....it'll be good to let go.....

and another

bones

I found another plastic toy drawing.

rosie posted this lovely image for the

4th folder 4th picture thingy.

well guess what?

My 4th folder doesn't have 4 photos in it.

so here's a random image from a random file

from the days when i used to draw plastic toys.

skinny knitting

I'm on the lookout for some skinny poles

for these skinny knits

for the global guerilla olympics

organised by

the soon to be beachside

grrl+dog

next time I think I'll do things

the right way round and

find the pole first

des res

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inside the new 'studio' (i use that term very loosely)

there is quite a bit to be done

and it looks like another artist

was there before.

no heating,

no electricity,

but it's a space to work in

and keep all this

well, as much as i can squeeze in.

n