It’s not often you get to chat to an artist about their work. But yesterday morning I popped along to see an exhibition at the Lace Market Gallery and did exactly that. Joy Pitts makes the most amazing work from quantities of … Continue reading
Author Archives: modflowers
pinnie parcel
I love getting stuff in the mail. Especially when it comes from one of the best vintage emporia around, Planet Utopia. I have no idea where Jay, proprietor of said emporium, sources this stuff. But let’s just say that Planet Utopia sells some … Continue reading
from blobby to blingy
Although I had things I knew I should be getting on with, yesterday didn’t exactly start on a high point of efficiency and purpose. As is my usual habit, I got lad’s breakfast, then sat looking at Pinterest over my own bowl … Continue reading
mystery woman
Unlike certain other design disciplines, fabric design does not often create superstars. Yes, certain names may eventually become well-known, but it seems much more rare than in, say, furniture or fashion design. Especially when the designs adorn such down to earth items … Continue reading
inspired by the season
Making things, for me, always has to come from a place of inspiration. I can’t, even when I have been provided with great ideas that should be put into action, just churn out stuff willy-nilly. I have to feel that … Continue reading
the long and the short of it
This weekend it seemed Doctor Who had it about right. Time really is complicated. Not a nice straightforward bit of cause and effect. More like a big ball of “wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey stuff.” Sometimes, time stretches out before you and seems to drag on and on. … Continue reading