Voice of the beehive

Kind of Maria Callas meets Amy Butler on the way to look at some Grecian vases.

Juicy Fruits

Although I haven't blogged for a while, the collage machine has been busy making things for the Christmas Open Houses and my exhibition at Cafe One Ten.
Here are two new ones made with tiny "Juicy Fruits" scraps from U-Handbag.

Hope you like them!

Typographic Spring Clean

I've been searching for a particular photo for a website I'm building and have found a lot of other things along the way.

I have a habit of photographing shop signs and architectural lettering on my travels but I rarely do anything with the photos.

Here are just a few to start off. I particularly like places where they keep the original signs so that the streets display a mixture of eras and not unanimously contemporary.

We can rebuild it!

Restoring this jacket has been the most satisfying project I have undertaken for a long time.

Granted, I shouldn't have put it into the washing machine but I think the stitches must have perished over time and all that was holding it together was the dust.

You win some, you lose some

My cavalier attitude to precious old things has backfired this time.

A 1940s satin jacket (plus a thick layer of dust from the antique shop whence it came) went into the washing machine in one piece… and came out in 12 pieces.

Oh.

Tea Time Selection

Tonight I'm getting ready to hang some of my tea and cake textile collages tomorrow in a mini-exhibition at Cafe 110, Seven Dials, Brighton.

If you happen to be a café hound yourself, you might be interested in a review posted here: http://coffeepotandkettle.wordpress.com/2010/11/29/cafe-one-ten-compact-and-bijou

Frock Me! @ Brighton Corn Exchange this Sunday

I shall be stallholding at Frock Me! vintage fashion fair, Corn Exchange, Brighton on Sunday 11am–5pm.

Due to the time of year, I have more coats for sale than anything else, including this white leather one (shown left). So if you haven't sorted out your winter cover-up yet, pop down and pay me a visit.

http://www.frockmevintagefashion.com/