Back to the homeland

As a swearing, drunk, iron brew drinking, haggis eating, ginger Scotswoman, I thought it was necessary to return to the homeland by visiting Edinburgh. My company had never been before so we were forced to be tourists. Rambling up the Royal Mile, we went into a giant maze of a souvenir shop which also turned out to be a tartan making factory. Which was nice.

V.e.l.o.x - Pronounced sensation!

Newspaper sheet dated 1960. Found under the floorboards in my home in Newcastle. Nothing much happened that day but I noticed you could buy a brand new Vauxhall for £655! The fact that it is described as having 'an undeniable air of graceful power' is reason enough to sell it to me.

That time I ate lots of Crunchies

Summer holidays...I was clearing out some old work from my portfolios and found this. I didn't really eat lots of Crunchies (I don't even like them), it was just a roll of misprinted wrappers from the factory I managed to scavenge. Anyway...I cut a pattern, made a dress, wore it to an eco-fashion show and ended up in the local paper.

That Hirst Twat

Original sketch of 'For the Love of God' by Damien Hirst as seen at his White Cube last month. The idea on this scrap of paper turned into 1106.18 carats of 8601 diamonds and eventually...£50m. I can only dream.

Boy with Toy Hand Grenade

One of my favourite photographs and photographers, Diane Arbus. Test shots from 1962, Central Park.

Vom

The colour of a wall in my bedroom in my new flat. Probably (definitely) the worst colour ever (at least to paint a very large wall). Pantone 152 C, is a pretty good match.


The same colour is in the lounge. It matches the lime green curtains nicely.

just a quick one...

Just a little illustration I made the other day...

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Found on the website for World Headquarters in Newcastle. Love the music in that place.

Camel in a Suitcase

As seen in the Saatchi Gallery earlier this year. Lifesize. I'm really interested in taxidermy and anatomy which is why I love this.

Worst postcards ever?

As well as collecting postcards I like, I've started a collecting postcards which are badly designed and/or are examples of terrible typography. These two were bought in a seaside town in Tuscany this summer and are covered in glitter.

Look at the kittens' little sparkly eyes! OMG so adorable yeah?

Vintage Toys in Camden

As an obsessive collector, I love this stall in the Camden Stables market which sells vintage toys and comic books.

I AM NOT A BAG LADY

For my Final Major Project of the Foundation course at Chelsea, I decided to focus on the idea of hoarding vs collecting. I am an obsessive collector of things such as old tickets, envelopes, empty packets etc. During my first year away from home, I managed to collect a huge amount of 'stuff'. The collections must be kept organised so I displayed selected objects in my room or kept them in files.

My room in halls, annotated version from sketchbook beneath



I created an inventory of every item on my computer then coded and photographed each object. This information was then turned into a 187 page book. Each collection is divided into sections.

B9A - My Collection - Catalogue