Archive for October, 2009
Little jobs
In my creative space this week:
A pile of prints ~ Destined to be my very first teeny weeny quilt for the smallest poppet’s December birthday. It’ll go with a little dolls cradle that I’m repainting.
I think these fabrics made up in this style will be so cute. I’m just waiting for my copy of Patchwork Style (ie: moral support in a book ) and I’ll dive right in. Yikes, did I say December?!
Yummy catalogues ~ They’re underneath the acorn munching squirrels and are the yummiest I’ve seen in forever. Freshly delivered… actually forget the ‘freshly’; I’m pretty sure if something is posted 2nd class from the UK it has spent time trudging over the Himalayas on the back of a disgruntled yak. Anyway, it finally arrived. The styling and photography is gorgeous! One quick flick through the pages and all yak spit on the packaging was forgiven. Ahh Toast! Contented sigh!
Plans and schemes. ~ We are planning a move in six months and the whole flat has to be tarted up. I love this palette. The grey background in these shots is our couch and I’m thinking that zingy mustard could be the perfecto cushion colour. Cushions don’t scare me. I’ve made them before but now Lara has posted this, it should be a total cinch.
And sketchy birds. ~ I haven’t made up my mind on what to put on the cradle ends; but birds have been the frontrunner so far… although butterflies may be making a come back, unless of course dinosaurs burst forward from the back of the pack… Oh, lets face it, it’s still anyone’s race!
Be sure to head on over to Kirsty’s for gazillions more fabulous creative spaces and crafty people.
12 comments October 29, 2009
In the jungle you must wait…
Not that I’m prone to exaggeration at all *cough* but as Mark and I sat slumped on the couch after another sleepless night with sick kids, I couldn’t help thinking that we were living in some kind of illness edition of Jumanji.
‘In the jungle you must wait, till the dice reads five or eight’
For the last couple of months it’s been one earth shattering stampede after another; asthma, influenza, misadventure, gastroenteritis… etc. etc. Each bug, in turn, has turned our lives upside down and left us sitting punch-drunk in the wreckage.
It’s true, two children projectile vomiting at the same time can be easily as challenging as rampaging monkeys!
These pulp fiction images capture the drama to perfection.
Having said all of that, the last roll of the dice must have been a good one;
the bugs have fled, our flat has been drowned in disinfectant and a huge health kick is underway. To say I’m relieved is the understatement of the entire millenium …
No exaggeration!
If you too have a penchant for melodrama and have your tongue firmly planted in your cheek, you’ll love the fantastic pulp fiction images in the Flickr streams of Micky the Pixel and Pop Kulture; two passionate collectors with wonderfully fat libraries.
And if you’re looking for more insight into the artists themselves try pulpartists.com. David Saunders, is the son of illustrator Norman Saunders, and knows the territory inside out. The images are as extraordinary as some of the action mag. buy lines, well worth a look and a chuckle. David has also written a wonderful book on Norman Saunders which is available in the shop.
Image Credits left to right: Tom Prox 198, Billy Jenkins 284, Tarzan 038 and
Tarzan 050 ~ Micky the Pixel. Tarzan by Roy G Krenkel ~ Pulpartists.com
All copyrights of the images are reserved by the publishers.
1 comment October 28, 2009
An unscheduled stop
Hi! I didn’t mean to go AWOL like that but we’re in quarantine, big time… again! Urrgh! So over that! Hopefully will be back soon. If I owe you a reply, I haven’t forgotten you. I’ll try to swing by when the germy germs are kaput to say hi.
Anyhoo, hope you have a fab weekend whatever you are doing. Right, better go see if the gastro-pops are frozen yet…
Image credit: ‘When I first looked up I thought it was floating’ by Brother O’Mara. Love this image, very Magritte-esque. It’d stop you even without the red light.
6 comments October 16, 2009
Love a bit of tentacle thrashing
Susan, from one of my fav blogs, Art Spark Theatre, has set this fun illustration challenge to any that dare. So I’ve eagerly leapt into the fray. You start with the lovely little lady above, which you download from her site, and basically do what you will with her. Haha!…
I came up with this; an unlikely tale of wild passion in the park. I thought it would be perfect to post it on a Sunday since you never know your luck in the relaxed atmosphere of a weekend. And if you’re lucky you may not have to eat plankton!
12 comments October 4, 2009
Manual Schmanual!
Today I picked up the latest iPhoto software. Yee har, it’s fab! It’ll make tweaking shots quicker and help me use my Flickr photostream properly. Who knows, I might even add a groovy Flickr badge to my sparse sidebar. Go girl, go girl…
… BUT, when I started to open my shots in this sparkling new version, I came to one sobering conclusion. I just can’t wing this photography thing any more. Every thing opens up big, bright and crisp. The nasty will only get nastier. It’s obvious, I’ve been snapping on borrowed time. I have to open the camera manual.
So I get it out and Whooosh, just like magic, right under my nose is a very determined small person waving a page of stickers and fixing me with a steely gaze. They can smell intention.
“Yes, yes, OK, I’ll just be one sec…” click!
“The pink one Mummy… no here Mummy…”
“OK, there you go… alright, just three.” click! click!
“… now blue … yes Mummy… put it on Mummy…”
“OK. Hold them still… like this … Have you got ants in your pants?”
“it fell off Mummy… the purple one Mummy…”
“Sheesh, how many are there?! Alright, that’s enough… No… Nooo!…”
And so it went till I gave up and put the camera and the manual down.
Cut to later that day. Hmmm!
So what do you think? Diversionary tactics? Or child genius who knew the pics would be way more interesting with a good dose of pestering and constant wriggling? Either way they turned out kinda groovy.
I’m with her, manual shmanual!
Pop in to crafty Kirsty’s for more creative space shenanigans. There are such clever people there.
12 comments October 1, 2009
