I need a fix 'cos I'm going down

Holograms from Annabel Duggleby on Vimeo.

The Holographic Universe (part one)

The Holographic Universe (part 1) by Annabel Duggleby from Annabel Duggleby on Vimeo.

You guys, I made a film! It’s just a short experiment to work through some ideas. It was inspired by a book called ‘The Holographic Universe’ by Michael Talbot, in which it says that near-death experiences (and death itself) “are really nothing more than the shifting of a person’s consciousness from one level of the hologram of reality to another.” Isn't that beautiful?

Also, it sounds much better with headphones!

In other news, I bought some nice brie today. Yum.
x

Cleanse myself with vitamin health, but I'm already gone

Had an amazing drawing day at college today! We covered the room with webs of coloured wool, which I sat beneath and drew for hours whilst listening to the above album. It was kinda dreamy. xx

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Art shows us what it is to be human

Happy New Year!

(If the video doesn't appear - watch it HERE )

Elephant

Baby can you see through the tears?

 

I'd never really understood why people kept cacti. As a child, they seemed like the sort of plant that I would only ever encounter dust-covered and cobwebbed on shelves, in the musty sitting rooms of old ladies you were obliged to visit with your mum. Bobbly curtains, saccharine lemonade in yellow glasses,  ancient murray mints. But now I totally get it, they're beautiful! I especially love the flowers, the juxtaposition of silken petals and bristly pines and the rings of blooms like crowns. They look strangely succulent, sumptuous, almost. I think I'll go do some cacti drawings now! 

The next week of my art foundation course will be focused on textiles, specifically screen-printing, which we need to prepare drawings for. Wouldn't a cactus print be amazing?! 

Speaking of art foundation, I've been horribly busy lately, so sorry if I promised you a zine that hasn't arrived! I've pretty much scrapped issue three of Grin and Bear it, as I'm considering taking it in a new direction...

Today I've been listening to the song below non-stop, I love it. It's making me want to go out dancing...but in a sultry, slow motion kind of movie-way. Does that make sense? It does in my head.  I will love you till the end of time. I would wait a million years. Promise you'll remember that you're mine, baby cam you see through the tears?

BE the football captain

I just checked my emails and found I had a newsletter from Dazed Digital about their Meadham Kirchhoff take-over! yay!

Today they've posted their youtube playlists and a bit about why they like them etc. I've only watched the first on so far, but it was so good that I had to share it!

I really liked it when she said "Do not hurt yourself, destroy yourself, mangle yourself to get the football captain. Be the football captain. That's it, it's that simple." This kinda reminded me the part in Whip It when Bliss tells the Roller Derby team that they are her heroes, and they tell her to "be your own hero". I think that's a really good motto, or mantra, or whatever you want to call it.
There's been a lot of talk about role models during the olympics, and while you should be inspired by other people, learn from them and look up to them, I think that ultimately you shouldn't idolize people. You should be your own role model.
Anyway, I'm going to watch the rest of the videos, which can be found here.
xxx

raindrops in my eyes

King of Rome

I just heard this recording of the King of Rome performed by The Unthanks at the Folk Awards. It's so beautiful. I don't really know what to say other than you have to watch it.



In the west end of Derby lives a working man,
He says "I can't fly but me pigeons can,
And when I set them free
It's just like part of me
Gets lifted up on shining wings"

Never fear, Carlton Banks is here!

hahahaha

Summer is here

L'Espace d'une Fille

oui oui oui

Homeless

Did anyone see the Imagine documentary on Paul Simon's Graceland last night? It was so perfect. I'd never heard any of the songs before and now I'm definately gonna go and buy the album.

You can watch the documentary here.

This song had me blubbering all over the place:

Bill Murray

Lookin' good Bill.

If God's a-comin' he oughta make it by then

I went charity shop shopping yesterday and stumbled apon a treasure trove of old sewing patterns at Emmaus. For once there was loads of really nice 60s/70s designs, with all pieces intact and in my size! I got 4 for 50p, but I gave him a pound as it was for a good cause. Karma was smiling on me that day, as a few minutes later I went to a green-grocer's for some fruit and the woman there gave me a load of cherries for free because her boss was annoying her!

We don't live anywhere

All that's left of the dreams I hold

I can't stop listening to this song! I'm not really one of those people that are really into marriage/weddings or anything, I don't fantasize about it and never have, but I just love this song.

Totally dancing around my room right now, as per...

pom poms

I 'snazzed up' (ha) this shimmery gold top today by adding some tiny little pom poms, using my trusty glue gun! I bought the top in the Topshop sale a few weeks ago and have only worn it once, as I love the colour and the texture but there was just something about it that left me uninspired. It's not often that I buy things from high-street shops, partly because I think some of them are unethical and morally dubious, but also because the items in there aren't one-of-a-kind, and sometimes if I buy something that is very on trend I tend to get bored of it quickly. Anywho, I'm sat here in all my customised things; this top, a flower crown and my detachable collar: all dressed up with nowhere to go...

DIY aside, pom poms is also the title of my favourite song by Scout Niblett, I love the line "Everybody needs someone to spell out their name." So true.