Nothing but Navy

I found these beautiful geometric creations on Nothing But Navy and Instantly found their worn blueness charming.

   

 Bridget Harvey 

These rings and bracelets are designed and made by Bridget Harvey (link above)- I also quite liked these:

hello organic treasures!

Eily O' Connell makes these beautiful rings, amongst other things. I want all of these organic treasures with beautiful colours and textures!

ps. my images are pants- but have a look at the webpage linked

suBLIME

Blime is a byproduct of the audio taken in a living room setting during a gathering of friends and scripting technology that used generative algorithms.Blime is a DIY Parametric light fixture that can be assembled at home and shipped flat. 

Beautiful.

...there's always one with a nasty extension!

 Birds grounded in iceland

 ...There's always one with a nasty extension

 

Cat disenchanted with the wild west  

Jane Ormes creates beautiful screen prints and is doing the M&S easter campaign this year- These are a few of my favorite prints- Happy Easter!

A beverage for you kind sir?

Oh and Oh again although I found this on my favorite blog Print and Pattern I had to share it! I love these beautiful and charming illustrations by Becky Hodgson- they made my heart glow with joy- Have a wonderful monday!

 

 I particularly love this one above!

its all been rather grey...

The world as I know it has been a little grey recently so here are some cheerful bits of magic that made my little face smiley...

 

Cups from anthropologie.

 

Textile Deigner Rhiannon Williams dog illustrations! how joyous- their faces make me smile.

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Handmade Nation

Ive been dibbling in my sketchbook for a while now, and feeling like I'm standing still... need to get these ideas out of the book and onto some other surface?! oh me oh my...lions and tigers and bears! Well that's how Ive been feeling anyhow. Ive been fusing romanticised text with surfaces and images, both found and made. Also the arrival of some circle punches at work kind of took over my brain... God I love circles. Although a recent find (which I cant stop thinking about) Marcus Walters has got me excited about screen printing.

These are all the things I like, layering, colour and playfulness. They make me feel like I'm outside in spring. I'm going to put some acetates and stencils together over the next few weeks and play around with the idea of blockier shapes and colour. maybe this will get rid of my lions and tigers and bears.

 

I went to a talk this week 'in conversation with boys who sew' and it got me thinking about the use of narrative within my work, which is something always at the back of my mind. The use of embroidery as a vent to share information and bring peole together just feels so right in so many ways. It's quite a romantic notion, but has proved in many instances to bring communities together positively. Id like to do something with my students at work that shares in this process of community and making, but which is somthing different from the taught sessions.

The notion of craft and the ability to make things by hand to build confidence and develop a sense of inner self was a message that seemed to be voiced by many. Craft to therapise the soul. I read an article a long time ago that said the ability to sit down and make, even for five minute a day made this person feel whole and complete, and how true a statement that is. If you havent read it already, Handmade Nation is a great book that shares in some of these ideals.