Following on from the first part yesterday, today brings part two of the ceci n’est pas une porte series:
Archive for June, 2011
Ceci n’est pas une porte … partie deux
Posted in General craftiness, tagged ceci n'est pas une porte, door, door handle, keyhole, notebook, sculpture on June 29, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Ceci n’est pas une porte
Posted in General craftiness, tagged ceci n'est pas une porte, door, door handle, notebook, sculpture on June 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
My old studio was a beautiful place, situated on an island that was crammed with quirky features. One of those features was this door: Photography by Katherine Palmer I loved that door, and always thought I’d like to do something inspired by it. Well… today I finally did. It’s part sculptural piece and part useful [...]
This is not a book
Posted in General craftiness, tagged leather, notebook on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Relief work in dark green leather. More to follow…
Hot town, summer in the city…
Posted in General craftiness, tagged city, london, map, notebooks on June 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The promised heatwave hit London yesterday and persisted into today – by 10am it was 28 degrees in the shade and still rising, finally topping out at about 32 degrees at lunchtime. I love living in the city, but in the summer it’s a mixed blessing. The mass of hard surfaces – tarmac, concrete, brick, [...]
A spot of gardening…
Posted in General craftiness, tagged gardening, notebooks on June 26, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t often make gardening themed books, which is perhaps a little odd for someone who works as a gardener! I had the urge to rectify that on Friday, and whipped up a few books with a vintage gardening theme. More to follow this week, I think. I’m temporarily on house arrest as my van [...]
Kensal Flea – photos
Posted in Publicity & Articles, tagged flea market, kensal flea, paradise by way of kensal green on June 26, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Just a little update on yesterday’s events. The Flea Market at the Paradise went rather well. I had a cushy spot on the roof terrace (although I was opposite La Dinette, which meant that I spent much of the day catching glimpses of their tempting produce…), and although the weather was grey and overcast most [...]
London calling… (Part 2)
Posted in General craftiness, tagged drawing, ink, london, london underground, sepia, sketching, the city, westminster bridge on June 24, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I returned to the pen and ink drawings over Wednesday and Thursday evening, and I’m glad that I did. I think the sepia ink works better with a more simple style. Just the outlines have been inked in, and (to my eyes at least!) I think it looks good: Here’s the first version I did [...]
London calling…
Posted in General craftiness, tagged drawing, ink, london, sketching, the thames, westminster bridge on June 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
It’s a sad fact, but my hands were too stiff to do any bookbinding today: clearly I overdid it at the weekend. So I turned to sketching instead… When I sketch with ink I normally just use a pen, but today I decided to have a bash with an old fashioned dip pen and some [...]
I’ve been a busy girl…
Posted in General craftiness, tagged bookbinding, coptic binding, linen thread, waxed linen thread on June 19, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
… since Friday morning. I realised that, with three fairs lined up over the next four weeks, I really needed to make some more stock. I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in the studio over the past month but mainly I’ve been taking my time making unusual books, or experimenting with new materials [...]
Kensal Flea
Posted in Publicity & Articles, tagged fair, kensal flea, market, paradise by way of kensal green on June 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
If you’re in or near London next weekend then please come and visit me at Kensal Flea, a boutique flea market organised by Juliet Kinsman and held at The Paradise by way of Kensal Green*. There will be oodles of handmade and vintage goods to browse and buy, as well as food galore. The market [...]
