June 23, 2007

shiny metallic purple armour...

jimi is done. the purple haze has lifted and the finished result is as bold as love. i've been listening to his 'best of' album and i'm in love. his lyrics are so quirky, i find myself singing out loud to him on my way to work. very appropriate music for the kombi i thought.

so here he is in his 'shiny metallic purple armour'....a lyric i couldn't get out of my head so seemed most appropriate for the name of the painting. i used original 70's fabric that i collected in covent garden in london to adorn his cuffs and the edge of his jacket. 3 shades of purple sequins have been used and a fabric covered 'J'.

jimi was commissioned by the gentleman who bought the yellow and grey marilyn. they are both the same size (20"x40") and should complement each other nicely. a touch of vogue meets rockstar...love it.

gumball machines, rockstars, retro wallpaper forests and sheridan fabric covered pop houses on the way.



June 15, 2007

i don't take coffee i take tea my dear...

the 'englishman in new york' is here. all sexy in grey and black and just that little bit 60's beatle pop with the vintage wallpaper. at 16"x20" this hunk is on the way to the gallery. the biggest button in the world (well, almost) adorns him too. i visited strawberry fields whilst in NY and it's kept me thinking about this talented man ever since. enjoy.


June 14, 2007

purple haze.

it's been that kinda week. bit of a creative haze at the moment. my head that is. full of treats and pretty ideas......just having a bit of a problem exiting in an orderly queue. it gets to a point where i acknowledge just how much 'stuff' i really have. its a scary thought...and trust me...i scared myself good and proper. even if i did acknowledge this fact as i was driving home from another opshop. it's like cheap therapy, trawling through disguarded posessions. junk for the soul. jimmy is nearly complete...i've stalled to evaluate his status and haven't been back since. he'll be done by monday for sure. pics up next week. i won some of the best 70's wallpaper on ebay last week, i really couldn't believe i got it. its delicious and i already have an artwork planned with it. details soon. i'm loving craft at the moment....can't crochet or knit to save my life but the 70's embroidery books are teasing me badly. I look forward to putting aside a second or two to play. i've been making lists for projects and pieces for an exhibition...i'm getting a bit art happy and thinking up the craziest ideas. i'll jot them down on here sometime and you can have a giggle. i'm designing a line of paperbird stationary and even having my own stamp made. so excited. time to fill some storage boxes. top of my to do list. oh lists. love.



ps. i found this image of a little knitted apple jacket by Jacqueline Dufresne and it's been inspiring me all week. oh the great minds out there.