Wednesday, July 15, 2009

William Eggleston Inspiration...

I saw such an inspiring documentry about photographer William Eggleston, last night, that I made myself stop the car and take 3 photos today of 'banal' architecture from the Midlands, but which has always been part of my life... he also takes photos of public signs, which are completely wonderful


...and more public collage
No:1



No: 2





No: 3




some white things I liked the look of...


these doors reminded me of that old sitcom with Peter Bowles, James Bolam and the other poor bloke who's never been in anything since, where they were all miserabe in hospital beds for what seemed like a half hour eternity...(how hilarious!!!). It was called H.A.P.P.Y, I think..which it certainly wasn't...hence my view on these doors!
Maybe the patient/actor who we've never seen since, is still in bed behind them...waiting to be discharged...



aaah! How wise...

and...Red,
White,
and Blue...
banal rules!

Sunday, July 12, 2009

A week's collage of Happy Doings...

I havn't been able to read a novel in 3 1/2 years, and this book of Graham Rawle's has very happily broken the spell, courtesy of Sew Recycled...I absolutely LOVE it: a completely collaged novel, using origional text cuttings from 1962 women's magazines...recommended to readers and artists alike!!!


One of my English Wet Weather collage paintings...

and one of my cards...

and here are a few things which have jollied me along this week...





Advice for a hurricane:



Am not a campervan convert...but am beginning to see an appeal...
K2

K6

...am off to Warwickshire now...

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

More Words Outdoors...

I'm watching British, solid rain
and feeling like a child...again.
Havn't cleaned my brushes,
Havn't cleaned my shoes
Have felt rather sorry at the Micheal Jackson news...
The rain is going crazy now,
(the cat is hiding by the door...)
the condensation's cosy though
It's good to watch it pour





Ghostly K8 with a new job...

Weird Westminster

Amazing to see this at a tube station...it's like disused underground prison cells: really odd
Here's some more collage advice...






And another...




I'd quite like to be a bar maid there...or maybe meet the supervisor!