Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. velvet ribbon & bead necklace, 2. 3, 3. Untitled, 4. Untitled, 5. Blossom Brooch, 6. collaborative painting with kelly, 7. Please (2004), 8. Untitled, 9. Fullartonian Man, 10. science non-fiction, 11. Untitled, 12. inspiration, 13. 090323, 14. Untitled, 15. ≣, 16. HW {part 8}..., 17. atelier, 18. #417, 19. cliff walk, 20. Proof of light, 21. Le Modulor, 22. the sausage tree, 23. American Apparel 'Too Shy' T-shirt - No transfer!, 24. self portrait, 25. pollen cones, 26. Untitled, 27. civil war gray, 28. flying - journal47, 29. neighbours, 30. Little Box

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Market Coffee House

If you are in Spitalfields this is a great place to stop for some light refreshment. The Market Coffee House, 50-52 Brushfield Street, London E1. They have a flickr site too.

This lovely signage is painted on the building next door to the cafe.

Ray Johnson

Ray Johnson

Raven Row’s inaugural exhibition is the first large UK show of the collages and mailings of New York artist Ray Johnson (1927–1995). Johnson used radical means to construct and distribute images, inadvertently inventing the ‘mail art movement’. He made art out of social life – both real and imagined – gathering celebrities, the art world, and friends into his work.

Raven Row

Raven Row is a new non-profit contemporary art exhibition centre in Spitalfields that is open free to the public, Wednesdays to Sundays. It has been constructed within eighteenth century domestic rooms, onto which 6a Architects have added two contemporary galleries, and it stands on the part of Artillery Lane that was known as Raven Row until 1895. I visited the gallery last week, their opening show is a retrospective of work by American artist Ray Johnson. It is a truly wonderful show in a very beautiful setting.

Word to Mother

WTM Word to Mother - IMG_9682 copy, originally uploaded by Wallkandy.net.

Lost For Words is the latest exhibition by Word To Mother, the show ends on Sunday. It is on at the Stolen Space gallery, Old Truman Brewery. You can see the full set of works here.

The hazards of owning a bicycle

I spotted this rather nice old green bicycle outside the library - tied to the handlebars a luggage label with beautiful script that begins with the word Beware and then goes on to list several defects including a broken rear brake and 3 0r 4 loose spokes but ends on a very positive note saying ages since I rode it, have fun and take care. I didn't notice the sign in the background warning of bicycle thieves. All very dangerous. To recover from such nonsense I recommend you watch this video :)

Annette Messager

Mes Trophees (My Trophies) 1986-88 (detail)

Eux et nous, nous et eux (Them and us, us and them) 2000

Annette Messager: The Messengers presents an overview of the artist's career and reveals her use of a wide range of forms and materials including soft toys, stuffed animals, fabrics, wool, photographs and drawings from the conceptual pieces of the 1970's to the very large sculptural installations of the past 15 years. The show is at the Hayward Gallery, Southbank Centre, London SE1 until 25th May. Admission £9.

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Felt Pin, 2. lonely chair of my imaginary friend, 3. doodle character, 4. somethings to do. (part.), 5. Figurarsi il seguito,poi, 6. .., 7. new brooch, 8. close view, 9. 走在花的夢境, 10. untitled (man in hat), 11. painted circles, 12. stripe obsession again, 13. amaryllis 3, 14. constellation 2, 15. WTM Word to Mother (detail) - IMG_9722 copy, 16. A Crumpet, 17. kitchen, 18. the story of the hare who lost his spectacles, 19. Untitled, 20. -, 21. trolleybus, 22. eyes, 23. Untitled, 24. Crossing - felted ring, 25. striped walkingstick, 26. Seven Sisters, 27. beuys bunny, 28. 105:365, 29. personal trade, 30. 090315

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Mythologies

Christian Boltanski

Haunch of Venison has launched its new London exhibition programme at 6 Burlington Gardens with a group exhibition acknowledging the building's previous role as the Museum of Mankind. Turning the 21,500 square feet gallery into a giant cabinet of curiosities, 'Mythologies' will feature work by over 40 international artists, including Christian Boltanski. The exhibition continues until 25 April and admission is free.

Liz Arnold

Mythic Heaven, 1995

Liz Arnold 1964-2001 has a retrospective of her beautiful, quirky paintings at Camden Arts Centre, Arkwright Road, London NW3 until 19th April. Her carefully crafted canvases depict cartoon-like animals seemingly imbued with human emotions. They inhabit a world that is both fantastical and familiar.

Spring Equinox

Friday was Spring Equinox. Also known as Vernal Equinox, the day celebrates the renewed life of the Earth and marks the point when day and night are of the same length. Equinox means equal night and vernal comes from the Latin word for bloom. There are signs of new life down on the allotment this week.

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. clayface, 2. ceramic organized collection, 3. wolfonthetop, 4. lovehavenolimit, 5. ___, 6. ___, 7. Winter Branches, 8. sunset_lily2, 9. бусы деревян 6, 10. (wood &) wool skirt, 11. No hurry, 12. I threw the hook, 13. DSC04870, 14. ---------, 15. IMG_8668 copy, 16. Crimes of Passion Teaser - IMG_8403 copy, 17. Paper, 18. Love Note #6, 19. ?, 20. andre derain's studio, 21. paysage de l'amour, 22. Morice Bellamy, 23. INDRE ANLIGGENDER, 24. orange, 25. blommig falukorv, 26. I think Im In Love, 27. silk cuff flower close up, 28. Petrova arriving, 29. Untitled, 30. hemipteran eggs

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists or use the links above to go to the individual artist's flickr. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

From the heart...

These beautiful flowers came from a fabulous new flower stall in Putney which opened yesterday called From the heart... The stall is located in the courtyard of the Church of St Mary the Virgin next to Putney Bridge and will be open for business on Fridays. The church is the site of the Putney Debates of 1647.

Contemporary Textiles Fair

Wall Piece(framed) 2009 by Julie Roberts

Julie Roberts is showing work at the annual Contemporary Textiles Fair this weekend, 14th and 15th March at the Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington, Middlesex. 10am-5pm, admission £4.

Aegean Sea

Antony and the Johnsons

Antony and the Johnsons - The Crying Light. Photograph of Kazuo Ohno by Naoya Ikegami 1977.

"My new album The Crying Light is dedicated to the great dancer Kazuo Ohno. In performance I watched him cast a circle of light upon the stage, and step into that circle, and reveal the dreams and reveries of his heart. He seemed to dance in the eye of something mysterious and creative; with every gesture he embodied the child and the feminine divine. He's kind of like my art parent."

Cut me into quadrants

Leave me in the corner

lyrics from Epilepsy is Dancing

LOVE

Cameo

Here are some new ideas I am working on for brooches, it has been lovely to start stitching again after a long absence. The book was a recent find at the car boot. It had quadrupled in price from 2/6 to 50p! Published in 1885.

Quadrants

2.25am

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Brooches / Pendants, 2. home front, 3. new lady- from "Old World Primitives" on etsy, 4. ...., 5. More Story Fours at The Betsey Trotwood, 6. 2 new brooches, 7. Where does it Begin - where does it End, 8. Cordão do Jamelão 2009, 9. knots, 10. adopted critter, 11. crafting 365: 295 selvedge rosette, 12. Lemon Drop Necklace, marchi, 13. leaving oz, 14. EA_0032, 15. ЦАННИЗЗAPO, 16. Nest - felt ring, 17. Lena, 18. cd1, 19. Head Series, 20. Work in progress, 21. Untitled, 22. book11, 23. elephant, 24. comment grand art de merde?, 25. sunshine, 26. worry_030309, 27. Pin cushion birthday cake, 28. ey, der war aus!!!, 29. FlyBoys_2, 30. Antique Beetles

Here is a selection of photographs and artwork by some of my lovely friends on flickr. Click on the image to go to flickr where you can find the featured artists. Thankyou to all the artists for sharing their pictures.

Robin Grey

Robin Grey, more delightful music found through Supine Studios. Have a listen on his website and myspace. Artwork by Caitlin Hinshelwood.

Lail Arad

Lovely music by Lail Arad,

photographed at Supine Studios by Eugenia Ivanissevich.

Shelly Wyn-De-Bank

Shelly Wyn-De-Bank is showing new work at Supine Studios, 255 Amhurst Road, Hackney, London this weekend. Sorry for the late posting (the show ends today).

Fiona's Shoe

Juliet and Romeo, a play without words by John Latham, will be performed as part of an event Fiona's Shoe curated by Stewart Home at the South London Gallery, 65 Peckham Road, London SE5. Saturday 7th March at 7.30 pm. Tickets £5.

Museum of Childhood

Museum of Childhood

Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, London E2.