I'll tax your feet

Here's a few pictures of my day. I've spent most of it listening to the Beatles and playing with a new app (well, new to me) that takes kaleidoscopic, prism-like photos, whilst making this lovely twinkley sound. It's really trippy and addictive. And then I made a little study/ studio area in my room with this beautiful wooden school desk that my Dad made about 30 years ago. I've also been churning out the continuous line drawings, drawing my face by feeling it, with my eyes closed. It all sounds a bit silly but I really like the results, especially my very first portrait (second pic) which has a kind of sad presence.

And now I think I'll go watch some Derren Brown.

 

When I'm in the middle of a dream, stay in bed, float upstream.... 

 

 

Party Piece

  He said:
'Let's stay here
Now this place has emptied
& make gentle pornography with one another,
While the partygoers go out
& the dawn creeps in,
Like a stranger.

Let us not hesitate
Over what we know
Or over how cold this place has become,
But let's unclip our minds
And let tumble free
The mad, mangled crocodiles of love.'

So they did,
Right there among the woodbines and guinness stains,
And later he caught a bus and she a train
And all there was between them then
was rain.

Migrations

Getting quite excited about my college project now!

Sweet Shine

I'm home! And what was waiting for me on the doormat when I returned? Only a shiny new metallic fringe decoration-thingy! For the moment I have hung it up in a window where it glimmers softly in the afternoon sun, reflecting pools of gold onto the walls. Obviously that doesn't really come through in these photographs, but it's beautiful.

Both from my instagram, username: annabel92

I might do a post soon on my holiday, but for now I shall relax.

Oh and WOOO GO ANDY MURRAY!!!!

I'm still in love with you on this harvest moon

Issue three is almost done! Feel free to email me (see 'about me' box, right) to pre order a copy. xx

Instagram username: annabel92

I do

Today has been lovely and sunny, so I went for a walk and picked myself a bunch of wild flowers, well some of them are weeds, but I think they're nice. 

 Last night I transformed our 'snug' into a sewing room, with a little library of sewing books and old Vogues and vanilla candles. 
I've also downloaded the Lost In Translation soundtrack and have been lazing around to it a lot. Ironically, for a film in which the characters can't sleep, the album is quite soporific and perfect to listen to as I drift off to sleep. 
 

I just wanna puke on the stereo

Today I made another detachable collar. I actually made it this time, rather than hacking one off a shirt and customizing it. I think it turned out well, though I still have to add a fastening and the seams are a tad wonky but whatever. 
I've recently started on a sewing course; so far we've learnt how to put zips in, sew button holes and create gathers. We're about to start making a simple skirt and I've bought this really lovely soft faux-suede fabric for it. It's super exciting! 

It's also the dog's dinner time, so she's been staring at me for AGES.

"It's such a crazy, crazy feelin', I get weak in the knees, my poor old head is a-reelin'....."

And we are strange again

I always feel like I should write important things here, or at least something a little more interesting or creative (on my part). So that shall be my goal for the future...in the meantime, here are some [obviously instagram-edited] pretty pictures of a bag and scarf I recently purchased! Very intellectually stimulating...

"It was a queer, sultry summer...

...the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs, and I didn't know what I was doing in New York."

From my Instagram, which is here.