"living things"

got a bunch of school work books from a car boot sale for a pound, the woman selling them said her friend was "one of them hoarders" and she was helping her out. well she handed them over to another. anyway, i needed to be doing some proper things today but i had "artists block" so i decided to copy this from "beyond the classroom: living things" (1976) to get the creative juices flowing and it took ages but it was fun, i traced the picture first using my iphone as a light box and then painted it with gouache and then inked on top. cool.

1970's german textbook

best bits of a 70's german text book i found in oxfam, crewe, for 99p with excellent pictures - click to see them best..........

left-overs

in an attempt at some 'real blogging' here are some photos i took about an hour ago in Asda to use up my roll of film which no one will ever look at again so they might as well have a few minutes of fame

etsy treasure: vintage russian badges

i dont know anything about russian history or the ussr but i do know i like these badges a lot (i hope thats not offensive i just like the design)

twenty twelve music list

this year i was so so bad at listening to much "new" music (as in anything from 2012) ESPECIALLY full albums. however the bits and pieces i've picked up have been pretty good so i thought i'd make this blog post anyway just for some continuity (i did a list last year)

19th-28th (busy issy)

had a busy week off (a good week off) and i took dead loads of photos to document it cos words are alright but they're not the same are they? words words blah blah blah etc etc (or am i just lazy?)
blogger is a bit confusing to me so i have made some photos big/small but if you click on them i think you can look at them big like a slideshow.

polka dots, pinafores, and primary colours

are we over pastel colours yet??? i like bright ones

here are some photos and things i like at the moment