poor.old.tired.horse @ ICA

visual poetry. playing with text. prints. there were prints created by typing with different colours from a typewriter. some looked like cross stitch samplers which i thought was quite charming. liliane lijn had rotating cones of poetry! the picture above is one of janice kerbell's circus poster style graphic/poetry pieces.

Telling Tales @ V&A

Lasting Void - Julia Lohmann

Can you hear what I hear - Kelly McCallum

Perished Bench - Studio Job

Moulded Mole Slippers - Niels Van Eijk

I loved this one! How storytelling influences design...it's like they set it up for my personal enjoyment! And I'll probably go multiple times as it is free. It had 3 gorgeous sections, Forest, Castle, Heaven/Hell all beautifully set up and you can see some of my favourite pieces above. Which I suddenly realise are all dead animal related. Intriguing.

It's the second time I've posted about Julia Lohmann's work. I really like it. She uses her work to make a point, and can use or concern something found to be repulsive and yet her work is so elegant and beautiful.

Once upon a time...Artists and Storytelling @ Somerset House

Interesting little exhibition with two parts. First is old childhood story illustrations, second is artists storytelling, illustrations and films. I liked Oskar Kokoschka's artist illustrations best. He makes a story from where he was in his life, like a storybook diary. I guess this is what I do so is probably why I'm drawn to it. But I also like the drawing and colours. Picture above is from The Dreaming Youths by Oskar Kokoschka.

All I found a shame is that it would have been lovely to have some books to actually look through. A little picturebook corner. But maybe that's just me.

15 books

Note 15 books that have made their mark on you and will always stick with you, for whatever reason.

These are mostly childhood books...Anyone read any of these and love them like I do? What are your important books?

London Wetland Centre - Widgeons!

I ent to London Wetland Cetre for the first time yesterday and it is lovely lovely! At first I was a little disappointed, because it seemed like a bird zoo catered to children, but then it got quiet and there are wild areas, gorgeous and marshy with exciting ducks and lilies and reeds and tumbling plants :D -happy sigh- and the weather was so good (and i made an amazing picnic).

bird glee:

- fat moorhens running around with giant feet
- baby moorhens with extremely giant feet
- brown ducklings that kept bobbing under the water and reappearing elsewhere
- golden sparkling something mist under the water (not bird related but nonetheless good)
- 2 wigeon on opposite sides of a fence wondering how to reach each other
- blue beaks
-general amount of ducks

the pictures aren't mine (links below) but the top one is white headed duck (should be called blue beak duck) and bottom one is widgeon ( i heart the name widgeon).

http://www.beakspeak.com

http://www.natureconservationimaging.com

http://www.wwt.org.uk

MA Design for Textile Futures Final Show

I realise I've left posting this extremely late as the show is almost over...but if you want to see my final work and the work of 20 other textile futures designers, head to Central Saint Martins Southampton Row (nearest tube Holborn) today or tommorow between 12-8pm! Once inside follow signs heading to MA Design for Textile Futures.

Click here to see what you can expect :)

Hope you can make it!

Dead Moth Dirty Plate

I left my washing up to do in the morning...and when I came to do it there was a dead moth drowned in this greasy plate :( sad. disgusting. strangely beautiful.