Friday, June 24, 2005
Midnight's Carnival
Now, I have to behave myself in my line of faith, but even so, as a night owl and someone who appreciates a great outfit, I still think I could find some permissible fun at Midnight's Carnival, happening at Glastonbury Festival this year:
"Highlights include: Carnesky's Ghost Train loaded with ghoulish beauties; the CanBootyCan showgirls; the Pretty Freaky all-female burlesque freakshow, and the mind-blowing exhibition of warped sculptures from the renegade-punk-rock Glastonbury legends, the Mutoid Waste Company... 'We want the whole experience to be dream-like that starts the minute you walk through the gate...an experience that when you wake up in the morning you're not sure if it really happened - which is something that happens a lot anyway at Glastonbury!'..."
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Now, I have to behave myself in my line of faith, but even so, as a night owl and someone who appreciates a great outfit, I still think I could find some permissible fun at Midnight's Carnival, happening at Glastonbury Festival this year:
"Highlights include: Carnesky's Ghost Train loaded with ghoulish beauties; the CanBootyCan showgirls; the Pretty Freaky all-female burlesque freakshow, and the mind-blowing exhibition of warped sculptures from the renegade-punk-rock Glastonbury legends, the Mutoid Waste Company... 'We want the whole experience to be dream-like that starts the minute you walk through the gate...an experience that when you wake up in the morning you're not sure if it really happened - which is something that happens a lot anyway at Glastonbury!'..."
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Thursday, June 23, 2005
Fairground Attraction
Looking through the websites of the Fairground Heritage Trust and the National Fairground Archive at the University of Sheffield, I remember how when I was at art college I was really into collecting images of fairgrounds and fairground rides for my sketchbook. It fitted in with my love of seaside amusements - and of course the two often go hand-in-hand. Bright colours, gleaming gilt, flashing lights, pink candyfloss and psychedelic artwork - what's not to love?
There's also a great Funfairs, Fairgrounds and Circuses group on Flickr.
Carousel horse on ride at Royal Cornwall Show 2005, by Ennor
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Looking through the websites of the Fairground Heritage Trust and the National Fairground Archive at the University of Sheffield, I remember how when I was at art college I was really into collecting images of fairgrounds and fairground rides for my sketchbook. It fitted in with my love of seaside amusements - and of course the two often go hand-in-hand. Bright colours, gleaming gilt, flashing lights, pink candyfloss and psychedelic artwork - what's not to love?
There's also a great Funfairs, Fairgrounds and Circuses group on Flickr.
Carousel horse on ride at Royal Cornwall Show 2005, by Ennor
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Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Sweet!
Elaine Decker's sewing box CAKE - spotted when random Googling sent me to the website of ICES (International Cake Exploration Societé). Click here for a larger version where you can really appreciate all the detail.
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Elaine Decker's sewing box CAKE - spotted when random Googling sent me to the website of ICES (International Cake Exploration Societé). Click here for a larger version where you can really appreciate all the detail.
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Thursday, June 16, 2005
Flickr: Haberdashery / Notions
Have just started up a Haberdashery / Notions group on Flickr - photos of buttons, threads, pins, trims etc very welcome!
assortment of sewing notions
by strph.
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Have just started up a Haberdashery / Notions group on Flickr - photos of buttons, threads, pins, trims etc very welcome!
assortment of sewing notions
by strph.
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Tuesday, June 14, 2005
Draft Craft Manifesto
Thanks to Hillary @ Wee Wonderfuls for flagging this up - Boing Boing's summary of a conference presentation by Finnish crafter Ulla-Maaria Mutanen (of Hobby Princess), 'a draft crafter's manifesto that reads like a blueprint for the Enlightenment crossed with an entrepreneur's prayer...'. It's brilliant - absolutely spot-on:
1. People get satisfaction for being able to create/craft things because they can see themselves in the objects they make. This is not possible in purchased products.
2. The things that people have made themselves have magic powers. They have hidden meanings that other people can’t see.
3. The things people make they usually want to keep and update. Crafting is not against consumption. It is against throwing things away.
4. People seek recognition for the things they have made. Primarily it comes from their friends and family. This manifests as an economy of gifts.
5. People who believe they are producing genuinely cool things seek broader exposure for their products. This creates opportunities for alternative publishing channels.
6. Work inspires work. Seeing what other people have made generates new ideas and designs.
See also: Ulla-Maaria's Draft Craft Manifesto. Well done lady - I can hear applause breaking out from every crafty blog on the net!
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Thanks to Hillary @ Wee Wonderfuls for flagging this up - Boing Boing's summary of a conference presentation by Finnish crafter Ulla-Maaria Mutanen (of Hobby Princess), 'a draft crafter's manifesto that reads like a blueprint for the Enlightenment crossed with an entrepreneur's prayer...'. It's brilliant - absolutely spot-on:
1. People get satisfaction for being able to create/craft things because they can see themselves in the objects they make. This is not possible in purchased products.
2. The things that people have made themselves have magic powers. They have hidden meanings that other people can’t see.
3. The things people make they usually want to keep and update. Crafting is not against consumption. It is against throwing things away.
4. People seek recognition for the things they have made. Primarily it comes from their friends and family. This manifests as an economy of gifts.
5. People who believe they are producing genuinely cool things seek broader exposure for their products. This creates opportunities for alternative publishing channels.
6. Work inspires work. Seeing what other people have made generates new ideas and designs.
See also: Ulla-Maaria's Draft Craft Manifesto. Well done lady - I can hear applause breaking out from every crafty blog on the net!
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Wednesday, June 08, 2005
Branching out
Thanks to Plums' LJ friend Revelatrice for flagging up the gorgeous Minette - out-of-this-world crocheted, knitted and felt accessories. How have I never seen these before?! Yet again I tell myself: you MUST learn to crochet. But I have the Fear... it looks so complicated compared with knitting...
16.06.05 - edited to add: if and when I learn to crochet, I'll be visiting the Livejournal Crochet Community for inspiration!
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Thanks to Plums' LJ friend Revelatrice for flagging up the gorgeous Minette - out-of-this-world crocheted, knitted and felt accessories. How have I never seen these before?! Yet again I tell myself: you MUST learn to crochet. But I have the Fear... it looks so complicated compared with knitting...
16.06.05 - edited to add: if and when I learn to crochet, I'll be visiting the Livejournal Crochet Community for inspiration!
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Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Fashination: Between Art & Fashion
The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in Bradford opens Fashination: Between Art & Fashion, 'a major, mixed media exhibition from the Moderna Museet, Stockholm that reflects on the interplay of images and ideas between the worlds of contemporary art and fashion'.
Artists involved include Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen, Steven Meisel, Maison Martin Margiela, Yinka Shonibare and Terry Richardson. The website's now live and the exhibition runs from 10 June - 18 September (admission free).
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The National Museum of Photography, Film & Television in Bradford opens Fashination: Between Art & Fashion, 'a major, mixed media exhibition from the Moderna Museet, Stockholm that reflects on the interplay of images and ideas between the worlds of contemporary art and fashion'.
Artists involved include Hussein Chalayan, Alexander McQueen, Steven Meisel, Maison Martin Margiela, Yinka Shonibare and Terry Richardson. The website's now live and the exhibition runs from 10 June - 18 September (admission free).
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Monday, June 06, 2005
A Showcase of Book Arts
From the website of Fiber Arts magazine, a selection of artists' books. My favourite of the works displayed here are the pieces by Gail Smuda - they have wit and colour, not seen often enough in book art.
I've been looking into bookbinding courses again. There's a week-long summer school in July at the University of Brighton - a beginners' guide to traditional and creative methods. Or there's an evening class which runs for six months over the winter. We'll see what my funds permit after I've budgeted for my travel plans!
And finally, while we're on bookbinding, it's lovely to see that Dennis at CaiLun.info is back in production after recent setbacks.
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From the website of Fiber Arts magazine, a selection of artists' books. My favourite of the works displayed here are the pieces by Gail Smuda - they have wit and colour, not seen often enough in book art.
I've been looking into bookbinding courses again. There's a week-long summer school in July at the University of Brighton - a beginners' guide to traditional and creative methods. Or there's an evening class which runs for six months over the winter. We'll see what my funds permit after I've budgeted for my travel plans!
And finally, while we're on bookbinding, it's lovely to see that Dennis at CaiLun.info is back in production after recent setbacks.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Button up!
Via Artdaily:
"Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is seeking buttons and more buttons for its upcoming exhibition, Patrick Kelly: A Retrospective. The late fashion designer and Vicksburg, Mississippi native emerged on the fashion scene in the 1980s just as the industry was welcoming color, ornamentation, and exuberance. Kelly was well known for his whimsical use of buttons in his designs. His famous button dresses (tight fitting jersey dresses adorned with buttons) were born of his grandmother’s habit of repairing clothes with mismatched buttons.
The Brooks is looking for buttons for the exhibition installation and for family art projects. Multicolored, no shank, plastic buttons, 1/2" or larger can be dropped off at the admissions desk during normal museum hours (Tuesday – Friday, 10 to 4, Saturday, 10 to 5, and Sunday 11:30 to 5) or sent to the exhibitions department at 1934 Poplar Avenue."
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Via Artdaily:
"Memphis Brooks Museum of Art is seeking buttons and more buttons for its upcoming exhibition, Patrick Kelly: A Retrospective. The late fashion designer and Vicksburg, Mississippi native emerged on the fashion scene in the 1980s just as the industry was welcoming color, ornamentation, and exuberance. Kelly was well known for his whimsical use of buttons in his designs. His famous button dresses (tight fitting jersey dresses adorned with buttons) were born of his grandmother’s habit of repairing clothes with mismatched buttons.
The Brooks is looking for buttons for the exhibition installation and for family art projects. Multicolored, no shank, plastic buttons, 1/2" or larger can be dropped off at the admissions desk during normal museum hours (Tuesday – Friday, 10 to 4, Saturday, 10 to 5, and Sunday 11:30 to 5) or sent to the exhibitions department at 1934 Poplar Avenue."
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Friday, June 03, 2005
The Button Museum
This was one of my favourite things at Streets of Brighton last month. You picked a button from the tray, took a slip and wrote down what the button reminded you of. Then the secretary typed up what you'd written onto an index card and filed it in the Button Museum. Lovely, in so many ways!
Click on the pics for larger versions.
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This was one of my favourite things at Streets of Brighton last month. You picked a button from the tray, took a slip and wrote down what the button reminded you of. Then the secretary typed up what you'd written onto an index card and filed it in the Button Museum. Lovely, in so many ways!
Click on the pics for larger versions.
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Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Reasons to be cheerful: 1, 2, 3...
1. I'm off to see Laura Cantrell tonight even though I thought I wouldn't be able to see her this time around!
2. The Blonde is taping me the double bill of Desperate Housewives while I'm out!
3. It's the Blonde's birthday soon, so we're celebrating with some lovely folk on Saturday, which I'm really looking forward to.
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1. I'm off to see Laura Cantrell tonight even though I thought I wouldn't be able to see her this time around!
2. The Blonde is taping me the double bill of Desperate Housewives while I'm out!
3. It's the Blonde's birthday soon, so we're celebrating with some lovely folk on Saturday, which I'm really looking forward to.
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