"I keep getting caught up in the romantic possibility of speaking French"...

This week has FLOWN by.

I was a 'visiting artist' at Havant College, which was such fun! So nice to see Chris and meet Neil, and I got a gorgeous bunch of flowers! It's a little odd talking about olddd work, but at the same time it gets you really excited. If other people are inspired by your work and asking you lots about it, it helps you fall in love with what you do all over again. I love being creative. We mentioned running a Collograph workshop, I really want it to happen!

I also had my first 'SmARTies' session! This is an after-school art club, and I debuted with Andy Warhol, of course. We will be painting our canvases this week - I think I'm just as excited as the children! he he

It has also been a week of samples, samples, samples. A lot of work with not much to show for it yet, but hopefully this will all change soon!

In other news...

I'm a big fan of the Sexy Shhhweater. Let's start something to get them made:







Naughty but (very) nice:


I love this picture:


and on the theme of, look what arrived on my doorstep yesterday...

Eeeek!

You know how Hallowe'en gives me the shakes for like a month after, so I see a trend in things I enjoy right now, he he. I re-found this picture:


I also LOVE this, everything about it; mint green icing, hello Tim Walker/Miles Aldrisge, drip drip drip. But my favourite thing is the ribcage vest. I can't find one that looks thiiis good, so I might have to silkscreen my own.


A fringe can determine a girl. I had bangs, now I have Spock. But I have set my sights on the obvious solution:

I heart her hair.

And on the note of J-J-J-J-J-J-Jessie J, I love these Violent Lip tattoos. This one in particular:






P.S.

Using just my eyes, I would tell you.

Love this. So simple but so good.
I wanna find a copy of the 'we know what it means to be alone' ep, and a copy of Noises. It's been stuck in my head all day.

If I were in your shoes.

I've been in Barcelona, which was lushhh. Another city I can see myself living in...

Hotel room:


The view from breakfast:


Breakfast involved my new love for rice milk, so good. Lunch involved my ongoing love for Tapas - especially the garlic tomato toast!

Barcelona means Gaudi:




and bus tours by night:


and taxis, and driving over a zebra crossing even though there's a pedestrian on it:


and graffiti:








and polite bi-lingual notices:


and amazing views (the Teleferic was amazing!):


and the sea:

Hello Christopher Columbus. Did you know someone named some mashed potato after you?

I could live in Barri Gotic, I loved it:


and it's handsome walls:




and it's Florists:


and it's very own Arc de Triomphe:




Talking of Paris, this picture reminds me of the picture I took from the top of La Galeries Lafayette:


Every day I saw this ice lolly, so had to see it close up:



I loved the bins, just for apple cores:


One sexy lamp post to add to my collection:


The Walter Benjamin gardens:




And finally... We walked across town, just so I could be photographed with my initial:


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Madness fills my heart and soul.

I wonder if there will be clapping involved.

It's personal, she gets involved.

Yes, there are only 2 albums I'm listening to again and again right now. First of all it was a guilty pleasure, now I have no excuse. Joshua James Alphonse Franceschi, 12th husband?

So when I and the extremely gorgeous Kelly Jones went to Bosham, not only did I have glittery fruit juice which is enough to make it an excellent day alone, but one of my favourite crafty shops had pretty much everything at a third of the price. Treats:






As well as letraset letters, and pearl head brads, and crown stamps, and biscuit board letters and, ha ha, 7 gypsies door knob which I assume would be for a scrapbook, but I'm thinking jewellery...

I've also spotted this grosgrain ribbon I love:

The days of my tape measure belt seem sooo long ago, but might need a revisit!

I follow this blog called modpodgerocksblog.com, and it always inspires me like crazy. Since Hallowe'en is my favourite, I think these are awesome:




I hope I have the time to do something like this myself!

Cup of tea please.