"special"

an 18th birthday present i made for my lil' sis. not even stuffed yet but the bear fits the outfit i knitted so i'm happy :)

CRAFT BOOK wishlist and other things

BOOOKS

• The Guerilla Art Kit // by Kerri Smith- I gave this book to a champ/scamp/friend of mine a couple of years back. I have since witnessed Wish Trees and the like popping up all over. A favourite was in Camberwell last year when i couldn't afford the bus. I wished for enough money to get a bus or new shoes. London is pretty difficult without transport and my soles were so thin i could feel everything on the ground poking through. My best friend now has this book and i want to steal it of her. All the activities are all-age-and-ability friendly and really encourage you to engage with your own environment without harming it.

Demons Yarns and Tales: Tapestries by Contemporary Artists // By Sarah Kent- I found this inSoho at The Riflemaker Gallery ( http://www.riflemaker.org ). There was at that time a William Burroughs Exhibition downstairs and a group exhibition on under the title of VOODOO:HOCHIE COOCHIE AND THE CREATIVE SPIRIT upstair with some trippy kinetic pieces.  The work on the cover is by artist Kara Walker who has inspire some of the shadow puppet work we've done.

OTHER THINGS:

We are doing very well at The Marwood at the moment. I'm thinking up a June workshop which will most likely take place at The Penthouse. Urrrmmmm......I have not eaten an awful lot of cake as of late but have succeeded in drinking myself through a whole bottle of rum at The Great Escape. Colour coding is still my best friend and i've started writing for our freinds at The 405 http://www.thefourohfive.com  so watch out for that craft update.

Miss String

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