Keeping the theme of rich and etheral art imitating life, these images from Marian Drew are painfully beautiful more here and thank you to the Conscientious for the link.
Monday, 12 May 2008
Ori Gersht
by Juan Sánchez Cotán
I love it when life imitates art, this image is by Ori Gersht, who has work showing at The Harris Museum
Other brilliant images by this artist can be seen on this web site mummery schnelle
David Peace
Reading the Guardian this weekend my eye was caught by this profile of David Peace, primarily because I am interested in the location he writes about. Growing up near Leeds all our lives were overshadowed by The Yorkshire Ripper. It shaped what was and what was not safe to do, the long walks up to University Library, coming home late after a gig at the Poly', so I was interested to read about the author of this book. I also like the idea of mixing fact with fiction and the way he collects pieces of writing is not dissimilar to my scrap books.
When I was asked to copy a piece of text recently to put on this blog, I was horrified how hard I found it to copy, it was only a few sentences but unless I kept checking, I would either completely rewrite them in my own words, or as you know, forget all the punctuation!
Peace responded to this discovery in the same way that he had responded to all literary discoveries since he was a child. "When I come across a sentence or paragraph that impresses me, I write it out. I'm not sure if other writers do it, but I suspect they do and it's a dirty little secret. It is like practising five-finger exercises. I thought Cormac McCarthy's The Road was a fantastic piece of work. But the only way I could really understand how it was done was to write some of it out. Francis Bacon's Popes were copies of Velázquez. The first piece of writing I copied was from Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. But even before that, I had changed Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox into my own version called The Magic Fox."
Read the rest here
P.S the Guardian search engine sucks, seroiusly I do not know why they bother I found this via the Google search engine.
When I was asked to copy a piece of text recently to put on this blog, I was horrified how hard I found it to copy, it was only a few sentences but unless I kept checking, I would either completely rewrite them in my own words, or as you know, forget all the punctuation!
Peace responded to this discovery in the same way that he had responded to all literary discoveries since he was a child. "When I come across a sentence or paragraph that impresses me, I write it out. I'm not sure if other writers do it, but I suspect they do and it's a dirty little secret. It is like practising five-finger exercises. I thought Cormac McCarthy's The Road was a fantastic piece of work. But the only way I could really understand how it was done was to write some of it out. Francis Bacon's Popes were copies of Velázquez. The first piece of writing I copied was from Conan Doyle's A Study in Scarlet. But even before that, I had changed Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr Fox into my own version called The Magic Fox."
Read the rest here
P.S the Guardian search engine sucks, seroiusly I do not know why they bother I found this via the Google search engine.
Summers here
The posts have been sartorially lite recently, so to update….
Last weekend I managed to find time to unpack the summer clothes and finally put away the wool and tweed, the problem with Linen, which is what most of it is, is that no matter how carefully you pack it away, it always looks creased when it gets unpacked again. Anyone who reads this will know that I have no ironing board and seriously cannot remember the last time I used the iron. So rather naively/ lazily I left them to hang in the wardrobe, but it has made little difference. So I will have to bite the bullet and get it ironed.
Interestingly for me, with my summer clothes the trouser/skirt ratio is far more evenly spread. I have a ‘thing’ for wide legged linen trouser which are much easier to find than the more structured winter ones. So with my new set of cardies I thought I was good to go.
Then as usual the English climate threw a curve ball and we have gone from 10 degrees to 27 degrees. Last year I sold the bulk of my camisole top collection on EBay, beautiful though they were, I have decided that after the age of 45 bingo wings should be neither seen nor heard, so having thought I had all bases covered sartorially speaking, I now realise that I have far too few hot weather tops that are suitable for work, and unlike so many people I know, I do not work in an air conditioned office and it can get incredibly hot in this room during the summer.
So it’s back to the high street for me then. I find it very difficult to find smart hot weather tops, weekends I can slob around in floppy T shirts, but my skirts need something more structured/ fitted. I did find a nice short sleeve grey cardie this weekend from M&S of all places which is perfect, but a couple more would be better. Needless to say they only had it in grey and as for the colours of their T shirts, not in Paris, so not for me either. I did think of another dress code apart from, Is it good enough for Paris? and that was, Is it good enough for a Gallerina? I have always loved the clothes people wear at Art fairs sort of edgy with a twist and that too creeps into my Psyche as I shop.
Most of the female population of the South East seem to have embraced the T shirt and swishy skirt combo. After a tricky week where most commuters still clutched coats and wore boots they have finally got the confidence to embrace the sunshine, and so they should because once Wimbledon arrives it is sure to pour. So the hunt is on.
Last weekend I managed to find time to unpack the summer clothes and finally put away the wool and tweed, the problem with Linen, which is what most of it is, is that no matter how carefully you pack it away, it always looks creased when it gets unpacked again. Anyone who reads this will know that I have no ironing board and seriously cannot remember the last time I used the iron. So rather naively/ lazily I left them to hang in the wardrobe, but it has made little difference. So I will have to bite the bullet and get it ironed.
Interestingly for me, with my summer clothes the trouser/skirt ratio is far more evenly spread. I have a ‘thing’ for wide legged linen trouser which are much easier to find than the more structured winter ones. So with my new set of cardies I thought I was good to go.
Then as usual the English climate threw a curve ball and we have gone from 10 degrees to 27 degrees. Last year I sold the bulk of my camisole top collection on EBay, beautiful though they were, I have decided that after the age of 45 bingo wings should be neither seen nor heard, so having thought I had all bases covered sartorially speaking, I now realise that I have far too few hot weather tops that are suitable for work, and unlike so many people I know, I do not work in an air conditioned office and it can get incredibly hot in this room during the summer.
So it’s back to the high street for me then. I find it very difficult to find smart hot weather tops, weekends I can slob around in floppy T shirts, but my skirts need something more structured/ fitted. I did find a nice short sleeve grey cardie this weekend from M&S of all places which is perfect, but a couple more would be better. Needless to say they only had it in grey and as for the colours of their T shirts, not in Paris, so not for me either. I did think of another dress code apart from, Is it good enough for Paris? and that was, Is it good enough for a Gallerina? I have always loved the clothes people wear at Art fairs sort of edgy with a twist and that too creeps into my Psyche as I shop.
Most of the female population of the South East seem to have embraced the T shirt and swishy skirt combo. After a tricky week where most commuters still clutched coats and wore boots they have finally got the confidence to embrace the sunshine, and so they should because once Wimbledon arrives it is sure to pour. So the hunt is on.
Saturday, 10 May 2008
Meme once more
Having just barely finished one meme, I got tagged with another one last week, byMaterfamiliasknits
1. Last movie you saw in a theater? Oh it has been so long I have forgotten. I am officially ashamed.
2. What book are you reading? The Virago book of The Joy of Shopping, yes I know, still, but I am going to the library tomorrow.
3. Favourite board game?No, not ever, hate them I could not possibly sit still for that long.
4. Favourite magazine? Selvedge, Vogue (preferably foreign) Australia Vogue Living, Interiors.
5. Favourite smell? Flowers; Osmanthus, Lilac Roses, Lilies,Jasmine Daphne, I could go on. Strawberries, coffee, babies, cut grass, fried onions from a burger van, down stairs in Boodle-am, Leeds, last but not least my Grandad's greenhouse on a hot summers day, the smell of tomato's growing is just divine.
6. Favourite sounds? Bird song, the girls laughing, water lapping, the clanging noise sailing boats make in the harbour,,
7. Worst feeling in the world? Same as LBR, helplessness, I am so tired of man's inhumanity to man.
8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? Oh bloody hell Emin, let me sleep.
9. Favourite fast food place? M&S
10. Future child’s name? Indigo, of course, sadly it sooooo is not going to happen.
11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….Get a room of ones own.
12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? would it be man slaughter?
13. Storms - cool or scary? Cool.
14. Favourite drink? Tap water, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc fromNew Zealand, Chilled Rose from Provence, ice cold cider, Latte.
15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”? Paint
16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli? Yes, peel and boil.
17. If you could dye your hair any colour, Iwould be the same colour as Daisy.
18. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in? Cambridge, Reading, Nr Leeds, York London.
19. Favourite sports to watch? Football, preferably Millwall but if not Leeds. Live of course.
20. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you? Do I gush here? Wise Warm Witty the www at its best.
21. What’s under your bed? A roller draw with my summer knitwear in plus 3 baskets of underwear.
22. Would you like to be born as yourself again? Yes,with a stronger jaw line.
23. Morning person, or night owl? Morning, once I'm up
24. Over easy, or sunny side up? Sunny side up.
25. Favourite place to relax? The girls bedroom, even when they are not here.
26. Favourite pie? I do not like pastry but if pushed Lemon meringue
27. Favourite ice cream flavour? Again do not like it, but I did quite like Carte D'or Coffee in France, Some orange flavour in Brussels
28. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first? Oh I am so behind with Memes I tag anyone in my Links list and I hope Gwen and A Spoonful of sugar are tempted again!
1. Last movie you saw in a theater? Oh it has been so long I have forgotten. I am officially ashamed.
2. What book are you reading? The Virago book of The Joy of Shopping, yes I know, still, but I am going to the library tomorrow.
3. Favourite board game?No, not ever, hate them I could not possibly sit still for that long.
4. Favourite magazine? Selvedge, Vogue (preferably foreign) Australia Vogue Living, Interiors.
5. Favourite smell? Flowers; Osmanthus, Lilac Roses, Lilies,Jasmine Daphne, I could go on. Strawberries, coffee, babies, cut grass, fried onions from a burger van, down stairs in Boodle-am, Leeds, last but not least my Grandad's greenhouse on a hot summers day, the smell of tomato's growing is just divine.
6. Favourite sounds? Bird song, the girls laughing, water lapping, the clanging noise sailing boats make in the harbour,,
7. Worst feeling in the world? Same as LBR, helplessness, I am so tired of man's inhumanity to man.
8. What is the first thing you think of when you wake up? Oh bloody hell Emin, let me sleep.
9. Favourite fast food place? M&S
10. Future child’s name? Indigo, of course, sadly it sooooo is not going to happen.
11. Finish this statement. “If I had lot of money I’d….Get a room of ones own.
12. Do you sleep with a stuffed animal? would it be man slaughter?
13. Storms - cool or scary? Cool.
14. Favourite drink? Tap water, Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc fromNew Zealand, Chilled Rose from Provence, ice cold cider, Latte.
15. Finish this statement, “If I had the time I would….”? Paint
16. Do you eat the stems on broccoli? Yes, peel and boil.
17. If you could dye your hair any colour, Iwould be the same colour as Daisy.
18. Name all the different cities/towns you’ve lived in? Cambridge, Reading, Nr Leeds, York London.
19. Favourite sports to watch? Football, preferably Millwall but if not Leeds. Live of course.
20. One nice thing about the person who sent this to you? Do I gush here? Wise Warm Witty the www at its best.
21. What’s under your bed? A roller draw with my summer knitwear in plus 3 baskets of underwear.
22. Would you like to be born as yourself again? Yes,with a stronger jaw line.
23. Morning person, or night owl? Morning, once I'm up
24. Over easy, or sunny side up? Sunny side up.
25. Favourite place to relax? The girls bedroom, even when they are not here.
26. Favourite pie? I do not like pastry but if pushed Lemon meringue
27. Favourite ice cream flavour? Again do not like it, but I did quite like Carte D'or Coffee in France, Some orange flavour in Brussels
28. Of all the people you tagged this to, who’s most likely to respond first? Oh I am so behind with Memes I tag anyone in my Links list and I hope Gwen and A Spoonful of sugar are tempted again!
A beautiful day
Finally, a day in the garden, weeding, digging, mowing, bliss. Emin came home with freshly baked Turkish bread, Haloumi cheese and a water melon, delicious eaten outside,
Friday, 9 May 2008
The view from here
That was not a week I wish to repeat, I helped bury Aslan (Emins dog) at 5am Thursday morning, he had died in the night, Emin has promised not to buy another dog, he has planted a pear tree on the grave and says he will sponsor an animal instead.
Our inspectors have been vile, although I have not been seen or targeted the atmosphere around the school has been very sour. How they think they are helping students education is a mystery to me. The moment they leave most staff pack up shop until the new term.
I have had little time to read or post this week, I will try to catch up next week but I am about to submit my final application form for this years transfer season, the window of opportunity to change jobs is about 3 months wide so if I have no luck I am stuck here for another year.
The photo is of my proudest horticultural achievement. I have managed to have a fully flowering Wisteria grow in my garden, its the floral equivalent of a visit from the Queen for me!
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