Barter Books

Yesterday I went to Barter Books in Alnwick, Northumberland. It is a massive second hand book store set in an old railway station which also sells rare vintage books. The set of Golliwogg books above are all first editions. We spent a good forty minutes in there but after much procrastination over a 1980s packaging book and a brick of a book on type and layout, I left with nothing but a memory card of photographs. Definitely a place to go if you're ever in the North. The vintage children's books have great covers to admire.

Such a sweet vinyl cover I found today. Sadly didn't buy it. First must get record player. Joe Jackson, Look Sharp.

Original by Karla Read
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Gas masks.

Kloss

Karlie Kloss. My favourite model right now. Especially enjoying her sport the 50s look in Dior's SS11 Eyewear.

Loving the White Mischief spread in May Vogue. This is probably my favourite image. Agyness Deyn photographed by Tim Walker in Kolmanskop in the Namib desert. The town was abandoned in 1954 leaving buildings to become slowly hidden in the sand.

Dave

My goldfish, Dave, packed up to go stay with his Uncle while I'm away. Yes, it is a Kingsmill bread bag. His expression (if this is possible for a fish) makes me giggle.

Exlibris

A drawing inspired by a design for a bookplate by Annie French for Ruth Mary Hedderwick. Am currently reading about the Glasgow Girls and Mackintosh architecture. I feel that, despite the posters hanging on my bedroom walls at home, I don't know quite enough about it all. And, as a Glaswegian design student, I should know more. After all, I did play some blues on the white piano in his House For An Art Lover as a child.

My illustration of a photograph of Frances Macdonald with her son, Sylvan McNair in 1904.

Ouse

Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne.

Dart. My favourite dog. She's not mine though. Seem to have encountered a number of pet's of late which I have enjoyed photographing and drawing.

Bang bang

Last week I spent a fantastic few days in the Suffolk countryside. I collected things during various rambles including these shot shells which I have arranged in colour order. I also collected feathers, bark, bus tickets, a pebble and a bird wing.