An Ikea Monkey of my own
Do you remember my fantasy about buying up those outsider art pieces inspired by the monkey left behind in Ikea? Well my kind and talented friend spent his weekend recreating one of them for me, and here it is hanging in Margate.
Trend: Martin Boyce floor
Sure, it’s an art installation by Turner Prize winning Glasgow School of Art alumnus Martin Boyce built in Münster (in 2007, finger on the pulse).
TV Tip: Salvage Hunters
There’s nothing on TV right? Everyone says it, and everyone else agrees. If you don’t like gruesome medical stuff and aren’t interested in Yeovil Police Force stopping drivers without insurance, there’s nothing. I’ve been ‘reduced’ to watching reruns of Tonight Matthew-era Stars In Their Eyes on Challenge. Until, that is, I discovered a new […]
Stitches in time
Just quickly, two tiny projects have been completed. They weren’t completed ‘just quickly’ mind you. First up, I do believe I have sewn myself the most beautiful cushion that ever has or will exist.
Facing up to Mackintosh
That’s the Glasgow School of Art by Charles Rennie Mackintosh, if you’re not familiar. Apparently when RIBA ran a poll to find out the best British-designed building of the past 175 years, this was the winner. And it is pretty amazing, inside and out. I’ve been taking it for granted, because the building – or […]