i like you sew much!

The idea of a sewn love letter is metaphorically clever as you want to make those words last as long as possible and fabric is longer lasting than paper. Well, you do have the unpicker in case of mistake or heartbreak.

I also like the sound of the needle piercing paper making a the irreversible hole (even if it makes a needle blunt, oops). I have experimented with the paper/thread/sewing/embroidery combo before, for example making a photo album and sewing in the photos while embroidering little bits around the photo. Cause don't you just find it annoying when the glue comes loose and they just fall out the album and in the worst case the photo gets lost? And the thread (&holes) adds lovely texture and colour.

Photo 1 from http://www.twigandthistle.com/blog/2009/05/sew-in-love/

Photo 2 from http://www.flickr.com/photos/laserbread/

Leafcuttersdesign.com

Photographic embroidery increases number of inspo-cells

http://www.riflemaker.org/s-maurizio_anzeri

Suffering under lack creativity lately which has been leading to symptoms such as non-blogging, these images have healed me and induced my return to the incredible land of inspiration. I like people, art, artists, objects that don't take themselves seriously, yet aren't just blatantly comical.

These photographs from almost a century ago have been embroidered in way that has made the object into a beautiful artful caricatures by having its features highlighted and exaggerated by colourful thread.

For the last few weeks I have been in the process of scanning in photos from albums I inherited from my grandparents, who were born in 1910/1911 so they are secured digitally and be shared with other members of the family. By scanning each single page, I get to look at the single photograph more closely and can even zoom in on details that I have not noticed the many times I had flicked through. Maurizio Anseri's work has inspired me to not only value these insights but reinterpret them with my own media... I can see some cut&paste work happening with some colour input and fabric application...

... jeez, ... art sure is a matter of interpretation. I showed my housemate these images and his instantanious reaction was that that the faces had been deformed and looked like they were diseased with growths etc. Nothing in that disection had crossed my mind at all! But then he is an illustrator who love to draw skulls if that says anything.

Schattenspiele

Erin Mulvehill

Palazzo delle Esposizion at Venice Biennale

Textile deisgner Emmie Joseph

Reverse Graffiti Project

"... if obejcts were more useful, cheerful and altogether more friendly then that's miles better."

http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/gallery/2009/jul/08/wood-exhibition-ethical-homeware?picture=349962094 found at http://brainfood.howies.co.uk

MONOLITH

1) Collectors Elmgreen & Dragset at Venice Biennale '09

2) Still from film "2001 a Space Odyssey" by Stanley Kubrik

3) Pavel Pepperstein @ Venice Biennale '09

4) Still from film "The Fall" by Tarem Singh

A bike-bag-basket dilemma resolved and mental defragmentation begun

First entry in ages- my mind saturated with practical thoughts, essential, daily issues, life stuffs,not leaving much time or brain cells for the free roaming, developing and multiplying of creative and fun ones.

It's looking up now! I am rehabilitating my ability to be open eyed and open minded... it took a few moments, not many, ...and ping! Aha, that's so clever! Ooh, how sweet! Aw, that makes me feel warm inside. Wow, cool. Hmm, if you took that and changed it like this... Off we go.

Here's one under the latter category - it's a nifty concept : baskets are bulky and uninspiring. IMHO essential improvements would actually make it *incredibly* nifty. The downside to this little accessory unfortunately ain't waterproof, and what if it had a strap so you could carry it as a handbag? And a little pocket facing the rider for keys/phone/tidbits would be handy. Time for me to have a go at some bike accessory making maybe.

That's better, Anja. Motivation, ideas, go go go cause it's fun!

From http://alexandracassaniti.com/.

New blog colours are a must for a new thinking phase. Still work in progess, for sure, as usual.