Feltbug: October 2009

Friday, 30 October 2009

5pm

Dusk on the allotment, the night before Halloween,

bats were swooping overhead.

Lying Down Looking Up.

Thursday, 29 October 2009

The Noisettes

The Noisettes performing at Shepherds Bush Empire. A wonderful night!

Helen Almeida

Seduzir 2002

Helen Almeida Inside Me at Kettle's Yard, Cambridge

This is the first UK show for Portuguese artist Helen Almeida and presents a selection of works made over the last 40 years, including photographs, performance and drawing until 15 November.

An antiques dealer popped in to work and showed me these rather nice French mirrors from the boot of his car, how fortuitous that I was wearing my eiffel tower skirt, thrifted from the car boot fair :)

Camera Obscura

Sitting in the office at work with the back door open on another beautiful Autumn day, I saw this miracle of light. I do love the Camera Obscura - there is something magical about seeing the world reproduced by a lens and light.

Day of the Dead

Celebrate the Day of the Dead at the British museum on Sunday 1 November from 11-5pm.

Monday, 26 October 2009

Bones

Bones, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. day of the dead, 2. skull bag, 3. "Burtonscape" Commission, 4. ossos, 5. Found Beauty, 6. fish skeleton, 7. Jessica Joslin, Cornelius (detail), 8. p.gonzoid, 9. Grave Goods, 10. second nature, 11. bonehead2_s, 12. Shells and bones, 13. mini pinatas, 14. bone eater, 15. Scull in the studio, 16. more of the bone collection, 17. From the Pyramid of Bones, 18. give a dog a bone, 19. bone haul 2, 20. Exhumed (with skull), 21. Skull, 22. skull, 23. I just like, 24. Hanging Skull, 25. black skull, 26. Gothic Kitty Skull Cat, 27. bones, 28. Day of the dead (ACT I), 29. skull, 30. IMG_1626

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.

Friday, 23 October 2009

The Museum of Everything

Friday Disasters by George Widener

The Museum of Everything is a new galley space in Primrose Hill dedicated to the creativity of outsider artists. Collector and museum founder James Brett describes it as a 'public museum showing extraordinary works of privacy'. The museum is housed temporarily in an old dairy building until 23rd December.

Enquire within upon everything

" Whether you wish to model a flower in wax; to study the rules of etiquette; to serve a relish for breakfast or supper; to plan a dinner for a large party or a small one; to cure a headache; to make a will; to get married; to bury a relative; whatever you may wish to do, make or to enjoy, provided your desire has relation to the necessities of domestic life, I hope you will not fail to 'ENQUIRE WITHIN'." Published in 1884, London.

Inside the first page are 2 hand-written recipes from 1884, one for marmalade and the other for tea cakes.

Thursday, 22 October 2009

Books

This is a collection of books I have acumulated over the last few months from car boot fairs and charity shops. I plan to use some of them in my work, the ones that are in bad repair. You can see a list of titles and dates here.

Monday, 19 October 2009

Mosaic Monday

Mosaic Monday, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. two more new ink drawings, 2. carmine, 3. cycloptic lamp done 004, 4. Personajes Extraños, 5. the cloudy sleeping room, 6. tiny world, 7. learning to meditate, 8. tea scarf #2, 9. pantomime, 10. Willis and Moody Jumble Sale image, 11. a nice beret is what we all need, 12. revision 2, 13. Beach Malevich - 60cm X 45cm, 14. Untitled, 15. Untitled, 16. amália, 17. day of the dead, 18. Untitled, 19. ?, 20. 黑-銀32, 21. bird head I, 22. WIPPERMAN PEDALE 30'S, 23. scarf, 24. Bad Bunny, 25. Mail Art from Jim, 26. Fun In The studio, 27. Chalk, 28. midnight blue, 29. Leave It Alone, 30. Conversation

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.

Friday, 16 October 2009

Fake Moustaches

Derby Moustache Festival

Derby Moustache Festival runs for the month of October brought to you by the Union of Play, Freedom and Critical Thinking.

Milk Moustaches

Romuald Hazoume

Miss Berlin 1999, mixed media

Romuald Hazoume Made in Porto-Novo at The October Gallery 24 Old Gloucester Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1 until 28 November.

Thursday, 15 October 2009

King Salami & the Cumberland 3

King Salami & the Cumberland 3 are performing at The Blues Kitchen, 111-113 Camden High Street on Friday 16th October.

Defects of Existing Early Varieties

Tuesday, 13 October 2009

The Age of The Marvellous

On my way home from seeing all these inspiring shows I spotted this from the bus. Work being installed for an exciting sounding show inspired by Wunderkammer or The Cabinet of Curiosity, The Age of The Marvellous at One Marylebone, London Nw1 which continues until 22 October. All these exhibits are very close to the Frieze Art Fair in Regents Park which I will not be visiting as the ticket price of £25.00 (HOW MUCH!! I hear you cry) is rather a lot to ask when there is so much interesting art to see in the city for free.

Allotment

Adam Bridgland and UCLH Arts Curator Guy Noble, have collaborated with TAG Fine Arts and brought together twenty-three artists to each create a new wall based work in response to the term 'Allotment'. Participating artists include;
Adam Bridgland, Sarah Bridgland, Andrew Curtis, Erica Donovan, Lloyd Durling, Robin Duttson, Lucy Gough, Matthew Green, Claas Gutsche, Mark Hampson, Adam Hayes, Fiona Hepburn, Katherine Jones, Jack Kettlewell, Kwai Lau, Gary Mcdonald, Edd Pearman, Suzy Q and The Owls, Giulia Resteghini, Rob Ryan, Bronwen Sleigh, Ceal Warnants and Katsutoshi Yuasa
FREE Admission. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Exhibition is at the Street Gallery, University College Hospital, Euston Road until 9th November.

ATLAS gallery

I set off to see the second polaroid show in London this month at Atlas Gallery, 49 Dorset Street, London W1, on the corner of Chiltern Street where I also discovered the Andy Warhol show and the Charles Le Dray installation. I love that even after 47 years of London life I am still discovering new streets and places to visit.

When Andy Warhol Had A Boss

A wonderful exhibition of Andy Warhol's commercial work produced for clients at the delightful A&D Gallery, 51 Chiltern Street, London W1. The exhibition continues until 31 October.

MENS SUITS

Mens Suits by Charles LeDray - last few days - closes Sunday 18 October

Charles LeDray is one of the best kept secrets in contemporary art. Based in a small studio in New York, he labours quietly away for years on each new project. His project for Artangel is based on clothing, large amounts of men’s clothing – suits, shirts, ties, gloves – all different, all hand-made and all intimately detailed. The Fire Station, 1 Chiltern Street, London W1.

Exquisite Bodies

EXQUISITE BODIES or the curious and grotesque story of the anatomical model at the Wellcome Collection, 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 until 18 October.

Monday, 12 October 2009

Skin

Skin, originally uploaded by Feltbug.

1. Mouse skin display, 2. the cyclops!, 3. knitting, 4. It's Not Floyd, 5. Ethiopian Prayer Book Stitching, 6. Through The Skin Field, 7. who took my skin...?, 8. Jeux de mains .004, 9. pastel, 10. 141/365 Sensitive, 11. textures.jpg, 12. Skin, 13. the skin, 14. closeup02, 15. MAUD, Sheep Skin Bound, Roycroft Printed, 16. skin therapy, 17. the fullest skin_closeup2008, 18. lému...rien, 19. lace, 20. skin_eye_dental, 21. mastocytosis, 22. Untitled, 23. i love grass printed in my leg, 24. Péle, 25. Skin, 26. .., 27. Skinned, 28. isadora's tattoo, 29. skin/flesh (detail), 30. skin

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.

The Wannadies

Wonderland

East London Printmakers at the V&A Museum of Childhood, Bethnal Green, London E2 until 10th January.

Rock'N'Roll Bingo

Rock'N'Roll Bingo every Tuesday at The Lexington, 96-98 Pentonville Road, London N1. This week is Tom Waits barfly bingo. Tuesday 13 October from 8.30pm. Artwork by Rook.

Tea Cosy

Having had a blissful week off work, seen some art, done some thrifting, been out dancing, tidied up my chaotic workspace (hooray!) my creative mojo returned and I made this tea cosy for a friend who loves a nice cuppa tea. I got the pattern for the basic cosy from Rusty Bobbin. I like the Union Jack motif but wanted to do something a bit different.