'Het Straatj' by Johannes Vermeer

 

'The Little Street'

A little quiet moment in every day life

a postcard

 

tags from the Pitt Rivers Museum

victorian hair brooches...

 

Hair of a loved one was plaited and set under glass to keep their presence close to the heart.

I love the halo of stones around each piece.

from my granny's sewing box...

these thing are so precious

Take off Your Shoes and Wash Your Hands

I tried to go and see the Take off Your Shoes and Wash Your Hands exhibition by Subodh Gupta at the Tramway but the roof isn't safe because of the snow so they arent letting anyone in, hope it re-opens before it finishes it looks BEAUTIFUL.

from my sketchbook...

 

a pencil drawing and collage from my research sketchbook 

my blue/green moodboard

my walk in this morning

 

I think that today is the coldest day yet, but very pretty

ARCHIVE

 

This is some Laura Ashley wallpaper which I used in a necklace that I made in 2003. I found the wallpaper lining the drawers of an old buro at home. The necklace also contains lots of odd trinkits within the silver clusters, such as 'bra bits' (little enameled hoops used on bra straps) and suspender belt clasps.   

another piece from my pinboard...

 

Joan Eardly, July Fields.

I love the energy, the muddle of it all. I never thought that I was that inspired by nature but I think that the randomness must have filtered in through my subconscious. This painting helps me understand that.

 

things that I have been mostly looking at...

 

A nice old box from grandpa's things, it lives on my pinboard now.

Knot Necklace

 

5 cameos make a constantly varying scribble on smoky quartz beads