Author: RJ

Inspiring words from theorist, artist, poet and author Ruskin, who once said “…give me some mud off a city crossing,…ochre out of a gravel pit..a little whitening and some coal dust and I will paint you a luminous picture if you give me time to gradate my mud and subdue my dust…” This is a journal about grass roots in inspiration, the act of making things and the heritage behind experience. It is about contibutions from the worlds of art, textiles, architecture, design, fashion, literature that surround us.

The author of this blog is an artist in the fields of textiles. Her background and work encompass drawing, painting, print-making, fashion, interiors and illustration.Blog on art, design, architecture, textiles, fashion.

Les fluers haute couture

Les fluers haute couture

True to nature the store has flowers falling inwards at you from every available surface and crevice. Amongst these are the bears, some alight and some just furry. They are hidden amongst the foliage and peeking at you as you venture into this forbidding floral cave.

 

koralie : emanessence

koralie : emanessence

Yesterday saw the final day of the latest exhibition of work by the artist who calls herself Koralie. Her latest exhibition in Paris, Emanessence, explores …

 

didier benichou

didier benichou

http://www.dbenichou.com/ On the Left Bank and nestled in between the Seine and Boulevard Saint Germain is this boutique for beautifully designed and considered rugs at 6 …

 

walking the street in the city of light

walking the street in the city of light

I’ve been AWOL for the last month. Where you may ask? Quite a few delicious spots in short answer. Here and following this month are …

 

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Horse hedges, Silver Balls and Bears

Oh, how I wish I could shut up like a telescope! I think I could, if I only knew how to begin. ♦ Another view of …

 

AMC Artist of the Month Club, NYC with Ms and Mr

AMC Artist of the Month Club, NYC with Ms and Mr

The AMC is showing another fine crop of work at Invisible Exports This is an exciting show of new work by artists from around the world including Ms and Mr, whom Ðα profiled earlier this year.

 

Curiouser and curiouser! …We’re all mad here.

Curiouser and curiouser! …We’re all mad here.

“Twinkle, twinkle, little bat! How I wonder what you’re at” said the Mad Hatter…

 

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

Ode to Lewis Caroll: the Queen of Hearts at Bergdorf Goodman

In a delightful throwback to the Tim Burton exhibition at MoMA, and the upcoming release of his latest directorial debacle, Alice in Wonderland features in all the glory of characters, events and environments.

 

Sandra Backlund

Sandra Backlund

Backlund is taking that humble knit chain and giving us something altogether considered, explored and exciting.

 

Sam Smith: Special Effects

Sam Smith: Special Effects

Smith engages in a critique of cinema and an exposure of the technology behind video imagery, integrating sculptural form and digital media while humorously exploiting the methods of contemporary film making…the rational behaviour of matter is displaced by a realm of digital possibility.