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ip to sidebar 29 april 2011 new blog it s been a few weeks coming but i m finally moving blogs from now on you ll be able to find updates here remember to update your google reader blogrolls it s been fun over here but a fresh start feels good thanks for taking the time to keep up with my occasional outpourings 21 20 22 comments 17 april 2011 café blackboard alan i are doing some blackboard s for his mum s café this is one i did today it s not perfect that s what i get for not stepping back every so often but i like how it turned out was pleased to discover that because posca pens dry matte the black ones are like tipex white out for blackboards perfect for tidying up little mistakes straightening edges 15 27 24 comments file under busy my work 11 april 2011 weekend every weekend should be as good as this weekend the sun was out in full force for scotland in april on sunday so we headed to a car boot sale where i found the tea tray above followed by the beach today we chillax apparently it snowed this morning but the sun s out again so i m going to pretend it never happened i ve also squeezed in some time to work on a couple of fun jobs so this weekend gets 10 out of 10 same again next week please since people are asking where the mugs are from i picked them up in fishs eddy in new york i don t know if they still do the graph paper mug but i found the memo note one online 13 57 32 comments file under fun 7 april 2011 new prints been pretty quiet on the blog front lately apologies though i m still planning on moving my blog i ll be using this one in the meantime just a quick update to let you know about a couple of new prints in my shop we did good waves crashing also hello to new followers all 500 of you my blog came to the attention of blogger after it was compromised they graced it with the title blog of note getting 8000 hits in a day is kind of daunting but hello nonetheless 22 03 11 comments file under my work shop 27 march 2011 waves crashing went to see submarine last night so nice to see a film that i ve been looking forward to for ages not be disappointed on an unrelated disappointing note my blog account was once again compromised i m currently undecided as to whether i m going to move my blog elsewhere or give blogger a third final chance but i ll update you when i know if you notice anything unusual in the meantime you can check other online avenues twit flick for info 11 44 47 comments file under blogging my work 25 march 2011 charity shop challenge march the charity shop second hand rummaging i did in march further cemented my love for recycling via clothing avoiding fast fashion as well as the above shoes the trousers seen here i added two cardigans a top to my wardrobe perhaps i ll share them next month i d done my photos by the time i found them this morning i m starting to think i might have to have a one in one out policy with clothing if i keep finding things it s nice to think that if some items from my wardrobe made their way to a charity shop someone might like them as much as i like my finds 23 08 21 comments file under charity shop challenge 24 march 2011 studio sweet studio meg lewis tuesday bassen teamed their superpowers to create studio sweet studio they also very kindly did a feature on my little workspace today so pleased to be invited to share if you ve not got sss on your blogroll yet then add it now not only is it a great way to get a peek into other artist s studios there s interviews tutorials other excellent snippets too 21 53 18 comments file under home mini celebration the last 24 hours have been a headache in terms of the internet you may already know but someone managed to hack into my blog yesterday revoking my admin access which meant i had no control over my blog i was later deleted from my blog altogether fortunately the internet gods must ve taken pity on me or something as this little space of the internet is mine once again lucky girl hooray ps there s just over a day left to bid on my print okushon print go 00 08 7 comments file under blogging 22 march 2011 print okushon in light of recent and tragic events in japan i m really happy to be a part of print okushon an auction of artist s donated prints organised by ciara phelan where all proceeds raised go towards the red cross in japan i donated the above print which some of you might remember my fox gocco print has been sold out for over a year but i put the print that i d kept for myself up for bidding you can put an offer on mine here three days to go or peruse the work of others up for grabs there s a jaw dropping selection available lots that i d be happy to give some wall space to but i keep getting outbid good for raising funds 11 16 11 comments file under my work work of others 18 march 2011 new books i m one of those people who saves for a rainy day i m no scrooge but i m definitely not frivolous one thing that can always nudge me into loosening my pursestrings however is beautiful artist s books above are a selection that i ve added to my bookshelf recently if you re looking for some new things to pour over i d recommend any one of these clockwise from top left pebble island by jon mcnaught 10 from nobrow press strom by nigel peake 12 from nigel s online shop onwards by kaye blegvad purchased from kaye s online shop temporama by clayton jr birthday gift from boyfriend available from nobrow rain day by hannah waldron 15 from duke press also came with a beautiful risograph print by hannah toska by lizzy stewart 6 50 from lizzy s online shop 11 11 13 comments file under work of others 14 march 2011 misprints packs whilst tidying up my desk yesterday pictures of my clean tidy space soon i found a pile of misprints from printing sessions prints that for one reason or another the reason often being me being a perfectionist i hadn t considered good enough to make the cut when finalising the edition for sale so i decided to make up five misprints packs for selling the pack inclues three prints one postcard with mistakes being ink being too thick not coming through in small parts misalignment it s possible that someone who wasn t me might not be able to spot what was wrong with some of them but anyway i m not going to use them for anything so i thought i d offer them up as a small pack that meant someone could fill up some wallspace quickly cheaply the editioned prints postcard would be 30 47 altogether so i figured 10 17 was an alright sum find out more including image examples of why they re leftovers over in my shop 18 36 6 comments file under charity shop challenge my work 10 march 2011 we did good all quiet on the blog front so here s a piece i completed at the weekend which will become a submission for lovely pigeon s beards tiaras exhibition this is the only project i m working on at the moment that has nothing to do with food unless he s hiding a banquet in that beard which is entirely possible given the size 19 51 23 comments file under my work 22 february 2011 charity shop challenge february here s a charity shop challenge post for february i m a bit low on the ol funds so should probably leave further shopping until next month this image isn t of something i actually bought in february however i picked up this dress for 3 99 in a charity shop a few years ago the only difference is that it was about twelve inches longer i finally fulfilled my intention of taking it up this weekend bust out my new sewing machine for the first time in the process hurrah all round you can see a couple of my other purchases from this month over in the charity shop challenge flickr group need a reminder of the guidelines see a couple of posts back or click here 21 13 14 comments file under charity shop challenge 17 february 2011 ten fingers issue 2 back in may last year helen entwisle aka memo aka screen printer extraordinaire compiled ten fingers issue 1 a collection of illustrations based on contributer s hometowns now she s gone done it again ten fingers issue 2 again hand bound hand printed contains a series of prints postcards depicting childhood memories alongside jay cover will bryant mia chrisopher anthony zinonos lesley barnes gemma correll helen you ll find a drawing by me illustrating my three childhood imaginary dogs their names escape me now but i do remember their breeds an australian shepard dog an italian greyhound a chihuahua dog breeds are my secret skill i have a few copies up for sale over in my etsy shop this is definitely a good un to add to your zine collection 12 08 7 comments file under in print my work shop work of others zines 9 february 2011 charity shop challenge one of my goals for this year is to cut out high street fashion and to instead soley buy clothing direct from makers or second hand thanks to twitter a small group of some friends came up with charity shop challenge yesterday where people are encouraged to find new clothing in charity shops post about their finds at the end of the month fancy taking part guidelines 1 your outfit must comprise of a key garment from a charity shop plus any other pieces accessories etc to make up an ensemble 2 annotate your outfit include a description of the garments where you bought or found each piece price of charity find 3 upload your image onto your blog by the last friday of each month 4 on the last friday of the month tell everyone about it tweet with the hashtag charityshopchallenge 5 extra credit for those who customise their charity shop find the image above is a few things put together in spirit of the challenge the dress as well as being my first purchase for myself of 2011 was found in a charity shop in liverpool on monday the belt is a charity shop find from a couple of years ago the cardigan is from ebay hooray for second hand update charity shop challenge can now be found on flickr so if you don t have a twitter account no worries 12 45 12 comments file under 25 things interesting find 8 february 2011 uppercase eight happy to have another submission accepted for uppercase magazine this time the open call for modern matchbox labels in issue eight mine wasn t so much modern more a take on old czech russian matchbox labels that showed pictures of the country s wildlife the three labels i submitted portrayed three animals found in scotland a deer fox red squirrel plus their names in gaelic what i hope it scottish not irish hand printed in three colours i allowed for mistakes misalignment echoing old labels that would be quickly produced leaving no room for perfection not that this distracts from how lovely they are see an amazing collection of vintage matchboxes here my three labels are also available as a print in my shop i m already halfway sold out of the edition 20 20 6 comments file under in print my work printing 31 january 2011 us we so far this year i ve managed to see visit hang out with so many of the people that matter to me my family extended family all of my old flat mates most of my close friends from university creative types i ve met since my best friend from school people i ve met via the internet one of my resolutions this year was to visit out of town friends those who were close by too it seems i ve managed to get on top of this goal already i m looking forward to more visits already lined up in future of course it s not always so easy to be able to visit people thanks to clashing schedules the cost of travelling and distance there s always good old snail mail to fall back on however not quite as great as meeting face to face but one step better than an email or text message until 5 february if you buy any two cards in my shop i ll send along an extra random one for free good for writing to someone to let them know what you ve been up to how ace you think they are 14 28 7 comments file under 25 things my work resolutions shop 18 january 2011 january goal i have to say i m doing quite nicely with my 2011 to do list so far made a start on quite a few items have even scored off 19 after a quick trip to london with my boyfriend at the weekend wonderful however something i didn t mention when noting my 25 things to do on my blog was that as well as that list i ve also set myself monthly goals this month s buy nothing for myself i ve made an attempt to be a much more conscious shopper of late i ve completely avoided the big guns in terms of supermarkets over the last few months screw you tesco in perhaps the last half year have bought one item of clothing from a high street chain i m hoping to continue these shopping habits in 2011 beyond thought i d start the year by buying no new things for myself with the exception of food art materials toiletries all of which i m trying to buy sensibly sustainably so far so good there have been a few temptations in the form of hand made goodness but rather than buying things that i know i don t really need i got excited about buying my first tube of 100 natural toothpaste i know what a loser i ve also not made up a mental list of all the things i want to buy come the start of february pat on the back for me one of the things on my to do list was to buy a plant every month but rather than buying one i got a cutting from a co worker s plant which will hopefully survive our office environment best things in life are free hopefully all of the above doesn t sounds terribly arrogant i m in no way perfect in my shopping habits but this is a topic that interests me if it perhaps makes people question what s right for them then i don t think it s a bad thing ps instances such as gap ripping off gemma correll only cement my decision to avoid the high street 22 27 11 comments file under 25 things monthly goals 2011 ponder 6 january 2011 portrait drawing wise i ended the past couple of years with a self portrait kind of a way to see some sort of progression perhaps i was a little late with producing it this time around no time on new year s eve but better late than never 2009 2008 just before it ends you can get 10 off everything in my shop until 8 january enter the coupon code happynewyear at checkout go 22 50 27 comments file under my work shop 3 january 2011 flossing i know that as an adult i shouldn t need a reminder when it comes to flossing however some of us like lists charts little notes of encouragement in hopes of helping with goal 13 on my 25 things list i ve made a flossing chart inspired by eerika s creativity chart a copy will hang in my bathroom laminated i ll score off the days as i go my dentist would be so proud though probably more likely think me a weirdo ps if you use the code happynewyear in my etsy shop you ll get 10 off your purchase if you order before 8 january only a few days left 22 53 18 comments file under 25 things older posts home subscribe to posts atom hello you ve reached my old blog updates from now on can be found here to see my work head this way jen collins 07 11 all work featured on this site is by the artist unless otherwise stated you may 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