Carnivale

How fantastic is this photo shoot that 

Steven Meisel shot for Vogue Italia?!

These images have been kicking around on my computer

for a while now, thought it was about time to share them.

Sorry, not so sure about the original link or issue details.

If anyone else knows, please fill me in.

curiosities

Museum of Black and White No. 5

by Sir Peter Blake

A Day At The Show

I took a self portrait in front of the bathroom mirror with 

last year's dolly purchase, before we headed to the show.

One of my favourite brooches, a gift from my lovely friend Nat. 

The image on it is from 'Waiting for Goddess' by Destiny Deacon.

The sweet little lucky number bangles are by yours truly

and will (hopefully) be available in  my shop soon!

Mmmm... cotton candy. Yum!

I simply couldn't resist bringing this darling little 

polka dot skirted kewpie dolly home with me... 

Ari and I had fun in the Magic Circus Funhouse.

What a lovely time we all had at this year's Show!

more pictures here...

the lovely locket

Oh my goodness!

'Lost on the Midway'

'Little Bee'

'The Fiji Mermaid'

'Ava'

''The Beekeeper'

 Look!  At these lovely lockets from:-

{ The Black Apple }

(click here)

Aren't they delightful?

They are made to order 

with a 4-6 week turn around,

and someone sweet just

bought one for me!

Hopefully it will arrive just in time for my birthday ;)

They are available now from 

the black apple's etsy store  

(click here) 

but do hurry... 

they are sure to disappear 

before your very eyes!

{miss polly jean}

I've been listening to this a lot lately 

whilst driving to and fro along the freeway- 

of this most incredible songstress,
I am a most adoring fan, I must say,
yet it's the same with every album...

it always takes time for the love to grow,
like a flower slowly coming into bloom.

The longer I listen,
the deeper I fall into the richness
& the poetics of each new work.

And that, is something which I very much
enjoy about the music of Polly Jean Harvey.

Her work is so skillfully & thoughtfully crafted.

part of a collaborative series
I created with Jonathan 2009


Over the years, her songs have provided so much
inspiration for my own creative endeavours, that I feel,

from 'The Devil's Playground' 
a series which I am currently working on


 although we are complete strangers to one another,
we are also kindred spirits journeying side by side.

The Picture Book

       for you  

      From Russia With Love

                                      

                                        

singing in the rain

take a lʘʘksy here at my flickr album The Picture Book.