pattern x

{bianca green via society6}

middle of the week already, how time flies

spent quite a few hours on sunday morning browsing lovely artwork on society6, a great on-line store selling affordable artwork. lots of lovely things, but particularly love these illustrations by bianca green, wonderful sketches filled with lovely prints & patterns, so sweet...

for now

xx

all the buildings in new york x

{all the buildings in new york}

i seem to have stumbled upon lots of lovely new blogs over the past few days ~ i love the fact that no matter how many blogs you already follow, there are always some more loveliness & creativity to find out there. and the strange way in which you find one new thing, that leads to another new find, that leads to yet another new artist & before you know it you've forgotten where you started?

today's lovely find comes via jackie magpie, who i found via twitter ~ oh, the wonderful world of social networking ~ jackie magpie is a wonderful blog written by a collective of creative people, sharing creative things, & these sketches caught my eye. drawn by artist james gulliver hancock, who has set himself the task of illustrating all the buildings of new york city. his sketches take on all forms, some being simple black & white scribbles on napkins, others are more detailed works coloured up in acrylic or ink, but all have a wonderful personality to them.

reading an article posted on his blog, i completely agree with james about one of the things that makes new york special; the architectural quirks & different buildings you find just walking along a single street in new york;

"I really love the architectural details, the funny little cornices, finding little alleyways, I like noticing how things really change on a street in New York. You will have a factory, then a three-storey townhouse, then a little bodega and then an amazingly ornate bank. It's just incredible the juxtaposition. I don't remember seeing that in other cities so intensely, and I like it"

for now

xx

butterflies x

{all images by nabokov}

beautiful drawings to share with you today....Vladmir Nabokov's drawings were intended for his family, drawn on the title pages of novels & given as gifts to his wife & son & other relatives. none of the drawings are of real butterflies, but the images & the names he gives them are drawn from his imagination...a fascinating insight into the man best known as the author of "Lolita".....

*from the age of seven, everything i felt a connection with a rectangle of framed sunlight was dominated by a single passion. if my first glance of the morning was for the sun, my first thought was for the butterflies it would engender...

...i have hunted butterflies in various climes and disguises; as a pretty boy in knickerbockers and sailor cap; as a lanky cosmopolitan expatriate in flannel bags and beret; as a fat hatless old man in shorts*

vladmir nabokov *speak, memory*

looking forward to the weekend

for now

xx

blue skies x

today the skies are blue, although clouds are beginning to appear. procrastination seems to be the order of the day, well to be honest it seems to be the order of the week....how many lovely distractions i can find, pinning, blogging, reading lovely blogs, tweeting...oh, & spending many hours spending oodles of virtual cash on etsy...

{lily moon via etsy}

aren't they lovely, so whimsical...

for now

xx

paper loveliness x

i spent a lovely day in nottingham yesterday, catching up with old friends, drinking copious amounts of tea & coffee & taking in the wonderful artists & craftspeople around the area..... from the chatty, homely, round the table environment of the textile workshop in sherwood, to the gorgeous interiors shop nash {i could happily have bought half the shop had i the money....}, and finally the lovely studio shop of debbie bryan in the lace market area of the town. alongside her own buttons, brooches & knitted loveliness, is work from many other artists, including these beautiful paper creations from jennifer collier.....

it was a very inspiring day

today the bread has been baked, the house tidied, & i'm just debating what to do with some plums that have just been stewed; pie, crumble or smother with a lovely sponge.....choices, choices......

for now

xx

auntie peggy has departed x

lovely art installation of crochet doilies hung in disused telephone booths at london's aldwych tube station........

doilies are like dreamcatchers
each knot holding a thought
a memory
xx

auntie peggy has departed
*soundtrack*

found via pia jane bijkerk

my sunday
a morning of shopping for wool for a cable knit throw
&
lots of new fairy lights
sunday lunch with mum & dad
afternoon of tidying
quiet evening curled up on sofa
surrounded by tea lights
&
a few sneaky baubles have magically appeared
(i know, i know, it's not even december yet, & i'm not usually like this at all but just feel very xmassy very early this year!)

enjoy the last moments of your weekend
xx

shopping list saturday.....anyone for tennis x

it's the end of the first week of this years wimbledon......i've not seen as much of the coverage as i'd hoped to this week, but hoping to catch up this weekend....

in the meantime....

last night i dreamt i played tennis...
i dream of tennis by gorjuss

...with my friendstennis team, c.1920's or 1930's from crybabe

i had my mum's old tennis racket...
old school tennis racket from hellovictory

...the cutest tennis dress
vintage adidas mini dress from virginiawho

i had all the moves
1920's classic tennis moves from surrenderdorothy

i dreamt i won the cutest trophy...
tennis racket charm necklace by charms4you

...and celebrated by eating strawberries x
strawberries by tartlette

the saturday shopping list was started by fancy picnic so hop on over there to take a look at everybody elses lists

hope your saturday is lovely & not as rainy as i think mine will be
&
wishing you a sunny sunday

xx

chalk x

inspire me thursday.....chalk x

chalk bubbles by samiamphotography
via flickr

i'm forever blowing bubbles
pretty bubbles in the air
they fly so high
nearly reach the sky

it's the weekend
hurrah
xx

shopping list saturday.....blue x

the skies are blue

but
so am i
xx

flight of fancy no.2 necklace by amyhatch

clear blue skies bobby pins by cultivar

letterpress gift tags bluebird by sycamorestreetpress

scattering poems by couragemylove

in the night we shall go in
up to the trembling firmament
and your little hands and mine
will steal the stars
poem by pablo neruda

blue origami by mquin

head in the clouds blue flowers by printmakerjenn

blue pinstripe blazer from persephonevintage

blue wedgewood by janeheller

the saturday shopping list was started by fancy picnic so hop on over there to take a look at everybody elses lists

hope your saturday was just how you wanted it to be
wishing you a sunny sunday

xx

child art x

inspire me thursday....child art x

picture from here

red & yellow
&
pink & green
orange
&
purple & blue
i can sing a rainbow
sing a rainbow
sing
a rainbow
too
xx

bright week *marilyn* x

nearly at the end of bright week, and i'll leave you with some art, before moving on to a wonderfully bright collection from a wonderfully lovely designer tomorrow.....

marilyn by andy warhol 1967

i don't want to make money

i just want to be wonderful xx

as spoken by marilyn monroe

if you've still not had a peek, click here to visit concrete and honey......her post is particularly neon bright today x

her library adventures x

sophie at her library adventures is nearing the 1 year anniversary of her lovely blog.....run over there now to join in with the birthday fun, and to give yourself a chance of winning her lovely giveaways.......x

ballet history by sophie

cryptohematology......secrets in my bloodline x

whilst in la i saw an exhibition of steven kenny's work.....it was shown in a small gallery, the glass garage in west hollywood. his work is amazing, so dark & thoughtful, mixing realism, surrealism & symbolism, he questions our detachment & rejection of the natural world in favour for a world of predictability & order
visit the artist's website here....x

figure praying (2005), the birdcage (2007), the semaphore (2007), the departure (2006)

the lantern (2006), the pinnacle (2008), the woodsmans wife (2008), fledge (2005)