Been looking at my friend Amy's logo for her one-woman wonder, Craft Mondays. Going to get a rubber stamp made for her xmas pressie! These were the final three options of my afternoon's work.
Took the train north yesterday and had a cultural trip to London. Walked around for hours, taking in the British museum (and a visit to the delightful Blade Rubber stamps shop), walking along Shaftesbury Avenue and along Pall Mall to eventually the Royal Academy, where I saw the fantastic Wild Thing exhibition. The show features the work of Jacob Epstein, Eric Gill and Henri Gaudier-Brzeska and how they swept preconceptions of classical sculpture aside and instead took inspiration from 'primitive' cultures to create their very own style of 'direct carving'. Amazing how relevant and futuristic some of their work still looks.
Came across a card I'd bought from the beautifully designed Ditchling museum back in may when my friend Amy was down. Penny Bhadresa's gorgeous linocut really sums up this time of year and reminds me that I really ought to get my lino stuff out to do some xmas cards...watch this space!
BBC Four's 'seasons' continue with a whole host of programmes about the 20s and 30s I've been enjoying over the last month. From the golden age of liners, to the expansion of the suburbs, the formation of London Transport and the spread of Deco in the design of everyday objects, it's been a real joy to learn more about this most fanstastic and escapist period of the 20th century.
Been enjoying the new HBO series, True Blood, with the fantastic Anna Paquin as a wide-eyed southern waitress with an open mind about vampires. The title sequence, by Digital Kitchen is fanstastic (who also worked with Alan Ball on Six Feet Under). Read more about the project - complete with bespoke True Blood typeface - on their website:
Went on a gorgeous 21 miler yesterday into the hills - Cuckmere to Jevington and around to the Seven Sisters for a workout back to the car. Sun shone throughout despite the depths of autumn.
