Things I Love the Most...

Free lunch?!

2011-02-04T06:57:00.000-08:00

Who said there's no such thing?!

Of all the little things I do to make myself smile, quite a few of them do revolve around food, like nicking the end bit of a french stick, eating Nutella out of the jar with a teaspoon, and baking/eating banana based cakes...

Well this one's my current favourite, I get Graze boxes every other week, and they satisfy so many of my little wishes they're really special...

Wish 1 - post that's not boring household/bank stuff, the boxes are specially designed to go through anyone's letterbox!

Wish 2 - picky food, snacky, nutty, seedy, healthy, guilt free (though sometimes a bit of chocolate and flapjack sneaks in there) and generally very yummy! Tons of dried fruit/nut/seed combos and ace flavours, from the super spicy to the sugary sweet.

Wish 3 - cute lunchbox style little compartments, make me feel like I'm a packed lunch kid at school (I did enjoy being a school dinners kid most of the time, but the days we got packed lunch felt special!).

Wish 4 - being nice, just because I get these boxes, I can give anyone I like a free one for themselves, and then AS WELL as your free one Graze either give me money off or make a donation to the 'graze school of farming'. What a blooming nice company!

So if you want one, take one, have one on me, amazin'! Just click here

January sale anyone?

2011-02-02T13:41:00.000-08:00

amazing sale at

foundlings jewellery,

new items added daily,

click to shop!

Childhood meets crafty coolness!!!

2011-01-20T15:12:00.000-08:00

I don't know a lot about the Deviant Art site, but have come accross it a few times and will be frequenting far more often after discovering these little beauties, well, technically these little ponies! For all the creative avenues I have explored , I haven't yet delved into the world of My Little Pony disfigurement... but these people really have!

I think 'My Little Iron Man' is the most fantastic, but I would love to have seen the cheeky grin on the artist whilst creating pony size Marilyn Manson-esque tie up leather trousers, genius!

My favourite of all...

2010-10-17T10:48:00.000-07:00

Hmmm, things I love the most... well of all the things I have ever owned this ring is my most super favourite item.

I spent a rather inappropriately long time stalking it in the window of the local second hand jewellers, nearly having heart attacks a couple of times when the window display was rearranged and I thought it had gone... I couldn't take that risk for much longer so I took my intended into the shop and explained there was no need to get engaged or married any time soon but if I missed out on that ring I would always be a bit sad with whatever replacement we found. Fortunately he did agree to buy it for me!

About 2 years later, having given up all hope that I'd ever get to wear it, or even see it again, I got it (and the engagement that accompanies it!) for my 30th birthday this year, finally I have something I love which isn't made of plastic!

Button Babies!

2010-09-22T07:18:00.000-07:00

Well, I never have denied that I love a bit of nepotism, but hey, this blog is all about 'things I love the most' and within that category how could I not include my Mum?!

As well as BEING one of such 'things', everything she creates also falls into the same category too!

The latest offering from Nanoo's Boutique are these lovely 'Button Babies' - they're a little bit teddy bear, little bit doll, quite a big pinch of robot and lots of snuggly goodness thrown in for good measure! Basically they are the latest obsession to spring from the end of my Mumma's crochet hook, and I really love them! She is also veering, as we speak, into the world of beatifully square-edged button-eyed animal friends too....

Inflatable Chesterfield?

2010-08-31T03:32:00.001-07:00

What more can I say, really, ingenious!!! Made by Blofield

50% off voucher for Mazey Day!

2010-06-17T10:43:00.000-07:00

Hey, it's nearly Mazey Day again!!! My absolute favourite day and the best time ever to be in Penzance!!!

And as a thank you to all my fantastic friends and followers of Foundlings Jewellery, I am posting a print-it-yourself voucher entitling all followers to 50% off any Foundlings goodies next saturday at our stall on Chapel Street!

Just print off the above image and bring it on down :)

Thanks so much for your loyalty, and for inspiring me to keep making crazy creations!Lots of love, and hopefully see you next week! Love Zell xxx

Anthropologie Envy

2010-05-30T10:18:00.000-07:00

New gorgeous discoveries for this (slightly gloomy) bank holiday... I've had the Anthropologie website bookmarked for ages to big up their jewellery designs, and finally just remembered today! Their necklaces are really lovely, got a real handmade feel to them I think. They're cheering me up a bit anyway, what with the rain and the massive hangover and the rubbish day it has been (buying and immediately returning another laptop, then buying another one... third time lucky?!).

Shopaholic perhaps?

2010-04-28T13:59:00.000-07:00

Remember the incredible Dior stuff I last lusted over? Well they aren't exactly the same but hey, they were only 3 quid, for a pair of hairclips, and they're definitely of the same feel! I can justify my shopaholic tendencies... I buy cheap and often, and my Mum dragged me to the shops! Good old New Look!

More sexy jewellery goodness!

2010-04-20T11:17:00.001-07:00

Um, still trying really hard to save money, so I'm a bit like a greedy dieter eyeing up squishy cakes through the baker's window at the moment... except my sin is in the form of shiny jewels! For goodness sake though, will Vivienne Westwood EVER stop being cool and designing things I love? She surely is the devil in disguise with all her wicked temptation!

And acrylic is the new black daaaaahlings!

Retail therapy perhaps?!

2010-04-19T14:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I know it's a bit shallow but sometimes I do rather like buying stuff...

And nothing's quite as satisfying as getting beautiful goodies from Anna Lou of London half price, and then they turn up in a gorgeous box, wrapped in lovely tissue paper, with cute little Anna Lou stickers on them! Chuffed to bits! xxx

Another new hobby...

2010-04-19T14:08:00.000-07:00

I've always loved Laura Lees designs with the kooky embroidery, and over Easter weekend actually had a real day off, so I thought I'd try a little myself! It did take a lot longer than I thought but it was lovely to do, and now I want to embroider everything I own!

If only there were more hours in the day!

Les Neriedes and N2 - what a wonderful wibbly world!

2010-03-16T15:52:00.000-07:00

There are jewellery makers out there, real proper ones, who are just as daft as me...

I'm loving their fairytale references, and everything on their website makes me salivate, but none more so than the wee gingerbread houses!!!

Oh and the piggies are wicked!!!! So go to the beautiful land of N2 and dribble away!

The Hilton White Line

2010-02-16T14:57:00.001-08:00

Look at what I could have seen this weekend... went to the local of my shady past, The Admiral Benbow, to check out the grooviest new kids in town... and missed the whole bloomin lot!!! Literally turned up at the pub about 10 seconds after they finished, durrrr!

Well thankfully for me my sister recorded the event for it's possible status as an historic event, so now I can sadly say I wish I'd eaten my dinner quicker and promise next time I'll turn up on time!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMS22yNaWbQ

So when The Hilton White Line tour reaches an arena near you be sure to go, and don't forget to buy a T-shirt, they're a bargain!

Wild weather and orchids

2010-01-15T14:16:00.000-08:00

I love Cornish weather, in the last week we've had snow, sleet, ice, hailstones, pretty warm sunshine and crazy crazy wind and rain - whipping up the sea like a big cold lemon meringue pie. The rain on the windows makes the outside world all stripy, like a 'going back in time' link from Wayne's World...

So I think I'll hide behind my beautiful orchids and wait til spring is sprung!

She's done it to me again at Dior!

2009-11-10T15:41:00.000-08:00

Now it's not actually that often that I yearn for great wealth, usually I'm pretty happy that I live by the sea, and I take little pleasures in beautiful trinkets that I find at the car boot and recycle into new beautiful things, simple life for a simple kinda person....

But jeeesus, sometimes whilst I'm looking back at my favourite 'well-out-of-the-price-bracket' inspirations something stops me in my tracks, and for the second time running it's the beautifully insane designer Victoire de Castellane with the new Milly Carnivora collection for Dior...

Yeah, just going out to buy a few lottery tickets...

The Tarot Garden

2009-08-03T11:04:00.000-07:00

Today I had the unexpected pleasure of discovering Niki de Saint Phalle. After one small thing my dad said today I realised I had always been aware of the name but didn't know what she did, turns out (among many other things) she created this incredible sculpture garden in Tuscany. Why is it that everything I discover lately seems to make me need a holiday?!

Anyway, the thing that really struck me was that the garden depicts the 21 Tarot Cards of the Major Arcana, you know the drill - the Empress, The Devil, Death, all that stuff. I've been fascinated by tarot since my early teens and I don't think my mind will ever be peaceful until I have created my own design of cards, even though my many attempts over the last 10 years or so haven't ever seen the light of day! Niki's artistic interpretation of the cards is amazing, and I love the simplicity and every day language of the personal notes which accompany each one - too many writers get all ethereal when writing up the meanings of the cards!

I think I would be pretty happy to also explore Queen Califia's Magical Circle which Niki created in Escondido, California, but I would be like a kid in a sweet shop going around the beautiful Tuscan Tarot - Il Giardino Dei Tarrochi - bellissimo!!! Ooh, it's like Salvation Mountain but more pagan, ace!

Mission Impossible: Never!

2009-07-11T11:50:00.001-07:00

Nothing is Impossible, and with some polyfillering in the old holes, and my very sexy handles (despite ebay saga and giving in to much more expensive but ultimately more satisfying B&Q versions), my vision is complete! It actually looks exactly as I had hoped... and that never happens with anything!!!

Chuffed to bits! Hence having the urge to tell the world!

Mission Impossible: Phase 3

2009-07-11T11:14:00.000-07:00

Getting the pink paint on cheered me up a bit, although I still had a few reservations about whether this cabinet is really gonna be as cool as I'd hoped, or would it end up like an extremely naff seventies blancmange... I have reserved the right all along to relegate it to the firewood pile if my vision is not realised!

When I put the bugger back together, there was then a considerable delay, as I have never applied wallpaper to anything and was a bit on the nervous side...

...And also I'm really anal and the pattern had to line up vertically and horizontally, and the joins had to be evenly spaced, so I didn't really relish the challenge I'd given myself! I have to say though, I have made myself proud with this attempt, if you look mega-close there's one tiny gap, but you'd have to be as finickity as me to find it!

Mission Impossible: Phase 2

2009-07-11T11:01:00.000-07:00

Ok, so the primer was a bit of a problem. Well, not so much the primer itself but the hideous wee wee yellow stain which kept coming through from the previous varnish, despite 3 coats.

Fortunately I remembered a couple of years ago using a specific stain block paint to cover a damp stain in my folks' French house, and one coat of that sorted out that problem!

And because that stuff takes a little longer to dry, and I'm ridiculously impatient, and the insides didn't need treating, I made a womb-like effort to start on the final coat...

Mission Impossible, Codename: cabinet

2009-06-25T08:31:00.000-07:00

When I brought this ace seventies sideboard home it was not particularly well received at home, earning itself comments like 'firewood' and 'smells like a charity shop'. Well I can see potential so I don't care if nobody else can!

So I am defiantly determined to make it cool for as little money as possible, and considering I got the thing for 4 quid, and paper to line the inside for free, and already had some sandpaper and primer in stock, I'm doing rather well so far!

Guest List-tastic!

2009-06-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

I feel like a proper lucky git to have been invited to the opening night of the Banksy Versus Bristol Museum exhibition this weekend! Ace! (I wore my Mixko ceramic skull ring just to make sure I was cool enough!)

All White Everyone?!

2009-06-02T14:38:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling quite fixated with white things at the moment, i like to create in colour, dress in lots of colours and have bright orange hair, so I think I find a sense of calm in objects which are purely white, especially some of these clever designs which are not necessarily supposed to be made from white ceramic! The milk carton jugs from Ricochet Studio are amazing, and I'm definitely getting myself some of Rob Brandt's crushed coffee and espresso cups...
And offerings from the ever fabulous Etsy include Yogagoat's cool as mustard bunch of fortune cookies and The Automatic Crystal's strangely beautiful porcelain peanut necklace!

Finally, last but by no means least, uber cool design studio Mixko create brilliantly unusual items, including my favourites - their lovely ceramic rings. Models include 'Barby' and 'Baby' below...

Whilst researching this post I have totally fallen in love with their ice-cream cone light fittings too, what an ace way to make a feature of energy efficient bulbs! I had a spooky moment actually, as I was in the middle of chomping through a Cornetto when I came accross the picture! The final ring below is the one I decided on for myself, and the funky chunky dude always gets a great reaction when plonked on my tiny little finger!

Freaky Ring Hand-Stands!!!

2009-05-20T06:01:00.001-07:00

I love making jewellery. I love selling jewellery. I especially love selling my jewellery face to face and chatting to people at craft fairs and festivals.
I hate the fact that I keep trying really hard but never quite find the perfect ways of displaying my goods. Every time I come up with something new I love it, until I think of another, better, more practical way later on! So for the moment, I LOVE my new hand-stands for displaying my rings!

One pair of rubber gloves - I like yellow and pink best but it's really surprising how many colours you can get, saw some very suave black ones today.

Fill with flour, sand, whatever you have to hand (pun totally accidental!), make sure you fill the fingers right up or they'll go floppy. Add a pebble or similar when you have finished filling the glove, to act as a weight when you turn it over. Secure the end VERY TIGHTLY with an elasitic band/hairband/whatever.

Turn the hand over and squeeze into shape so it stands up on it's own.

Hey Presto, freaky hands!

More making moments!

2009-05-07T15:35:00.000-07:00

I'm trying to build up some stock for the next couple of months, stall holding season is nearly upon us and the unsuspecting Cornish public need some Foundlings in their lives!!! First event is at Jubilee Pool opening day, Saturday 23rd of May, Yippee!

Salvation Mountain

2009-04-26T11:10:00.000-07:00

I've always been a fan of religious iconography but I have never seen anything quite like the phenomenon of Salvation Mountain in California! The 50ft high by 150 ft wide creation of Leonard Knight's is an evolving entity, which he continues to work on to convey his devotional message that 'God is Love'. It's not that I'm particularly religious myself but it's difficult not to be moved by the effort which has clearly been worked into every inch of this beautiful construction, even more so when you read his story and find out that his first mountain collapsed after many years of work, and he simply started building all over again! Although he is shy to be described as an artist as such there is no doubt that this is an incredible piece of inspirational artwork (however you choose to define those terms!).

See Salvation Mountain and thanks to Unusual Life and hoveringdog for bringing it into my life with their amazing photos, I'll definitely be marking Salvation Mountain on my US map for the travelling i'm sure i'll get round to some day!

Narcissistic Gingerness...

2009-04-16T15:27:00.001-07:00

Narcissistic Gingerness..., originally uploaded by foundlings.jewellery.

Hmmm, things I love the most.... apparently myself!

The 365 Phenomenon

2009-04-14T16:05:00.000-07:00

Who'd have thunk it, that taking a self-portrait every day for a year could be so challenging on the creative juices! And also extremely popular, the main project 365 group on flickr currently having 13,436 members worldwide, so here's just a tiny fragment of faves from fellow photographers on the same timescale as me (personally day 80 today!).

My day 77, part of the "saturday haturday" project I set myself, although I only own 3 hats, so have now moved onto random items such as this fruit bowl for the Geisha effect!

My sister's lovely day 7

toaster.cat's awesome day 85

Diamond Farah's beautiful day 50

and a couple more so lovely but I couldn't get html for...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/tenderlove/3183372933/in/set-72157612381236564/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/eleinx/3426801753/

Chocolates for Easter!

2009-04-07T14:16:00.001-07:00

My latest Foundlings Jewellery creation, and absolutely my favourite so far... ever! The choccy box is weeny, only an inch and a half long!

Been busy making!

2009-02-22T14:35:00.000-08:00

Just a snippet of the manic making I've been doing the last few days, to try and get enough stock for a new shop in Penryn and a huge retail fair in London! Eeek!

New Art Idol

2009-02-17T14:05:00.000-08:00

Following a recent exhibition in Penzance, I have finally found an artist of enviable repute who shares my fondness for discarded toys...

Adopted Cornishman Robert Bradford creates these amazing sculptures from all my favourite bits of junk - it took all my willpower not to sneakily prise off a few childhood faves! He also has a very cool Bee installed at the Eden Project.

Despite my fascination for these objects, I was equally enamoured with his Rocking Horse (below), which featured at an auction in the Exchange Gallery - where, incidentally, one of my uncle's amazing nudey lady on surfboard paintings was also sold (Pop back later for that one!).

Obviously, this is what would happen if the Stones and Pat Butcher had had a late night interlude, and in the wee small hours the pile of clothes decided to get up and walk off... or is that just me?!

Acceptable in the 80's

2009-02-11T07:58:00.000-08:00

When I was a teenager everything was 60's, from tie-dye to motown, I noticed a progression through 70's trends as I got older and thought the 80's would never come back, they were far too naff ever to re-emerge... and yet here I find myself loving the newest form of retro, as if shell-suits never happened! These are my fave Etsy 80's goodies...

From wildcatdesigns, the space invaders scarf.

LoveLeeSoaps (one of my favourite soapiers) designed this fantastic banana scented pacman.

The groovy mixtape pouch from BraveMoonman is uber cool, think it probably has some Billy Joel recorded on it, and maybe a few Pixies tracks (was that not a normal mixture?!).

Looks like lego from goodkarmasoaps, these make me giggle lots! Love them!

And last (but of course not least!) my own FoundlingsJewellery contribution to 80's fever - hypoallergenic Pacman and Blinky earrings!

Happy 80's revival!

Blown away

2009-01-20T10:15:00.000-08:00

I am not political. I usually don't even watch the news as it is generally depressing. I tend to favour sparkly things and playing with kids toys over anything serious. But I watched Obama's inauguration speech and I must say I found it really exciting, and can't believe that it has taken 28 years of my life to see just one politician who seems to be believable! Today is the first time I have ever thought it'd be pretty cool to be an American!

More true to personal form, I wore this hair accessory my sister made today, thought it matched the occasion pretty well!

At it again...

2009-01-18T09:43:00.000-08:00

Still buying stuff for my imaginary house, bring on this blooming recession for the sake of the desperate first time buyers!

Still obsessed with invisible furnishings, and alternative light fittings, and have managed to combine the two - Oh how I love to make a cocktail out of a couple of trends!

The beautiful big spenders option is this Oxford 8 Light from Light and Shade, quite pricey but you get more mass for your money than you do with the spectacular Kartell 'Bourgie' light from Graham and Green which would be the perfect match for Starck's Louis chair (which obviously makes it my official favourite!)

But for the more realistic budget, the light fitting I actually bought is this extremely groovy acrylic / perspex number from Ebay - it may not be the same level of designer but it looks seriously posh and fits the requirement of near invisibilty very well! Who ever said you can't shop well when you're skint!

Excited much?

2009-01-12T06:38:00.000-08:00

Found this picture of Saunton Sands whilst checking out which caravan park to book for the Tenner Holiday offer, now I REALLY want to go! Although I've been surfing for a year I'm still absolutely rubbish, but doesn't seem to make me any less keen, and I start swimming lessons tomorrow!

Based on a True Story....

2009-01-07T03:22:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful blonde princess came accross a precious gem, in the shape of a blood red rose. The moment she saw it she knew it would be the perfect present for her long lost flame haired friend. She guarded it safely through the remainder of her treacherous travels, trekking through jungles, leaping from aeroplanes and even on occasion washing from a bucket, until she could finally return to her homeland and present the treasure to her cherished friend.

Her friend was so impressed with the beauty of the rose that she swore to wear it close to her heart for all eternity, but little did she know trouble was afoot. Within the month the evil witch Misfortune stole the jewel from her, from right underneath her nose, and no matter how hard she tried, and how often she retraced her steps, the rose was nowhere to be found. The princess was bitterly sad that such a precious present was never to be seen again.

Some time later the dust had settled and the tears had finally dried, and the cold winter ice was starting to freeze over the homeland of the two friends. Then, one bright frosty morning, the flame haired girl's older sister thought that maybe she could warm the chill in her baby sibling's heart, and bought her a bright sparkly jar of junk from the charity shop, as junk was always the way to cheer her up.

The coloured beads were working a little, raising a glimmer of a smile from our flame haired friend. Then, lo and behold! The Rose! Tangled in amongst the plastic necklaces and odd earrings was the sparkly red rose jewel the blonde princess had bought for her, it had come home! She vowed never to let it leave her sight again, as from now on it is not only a precious gem from a special friend, but also a little bit spooky!

Not very believeable is it?!.......

Groovy Baby Gear

2009-01-05T13:13:00.000-08:00

My favourite groovy kids clothes designer is having a half price January sale!

Nanoo's Boutique is full of zingy bright coloured crochet and mouthwatering colour clashes, in the cutest hoodies, jumpers, cardigans and even soft toy Jelly Babies (knitted food - always a winner!).

Etsy
Buy Handmade
nanoos

Coolest designs of boring items!

2008-12-12T14:43:00.000-08:00

In 5th place... the boring old USB key... reborn as a skull ring you can wear! Rather expensive but hey, how much cooler can you get!

At number 4... well USB thingys are very boring aren't they... so we'll have some pill-popping versions too!

Oozing in at number 3... the liquid bookmark... hand-made one-off's and actually pretty affordable too!

In at number 2... the penultimate coolest boring item ever... the Dead Fred pen holder - suitable for even the most homicidal of office workers!

But my personal favourite, in the number 1 spot tonight... the Voodoo knife rack - pure simple genius, what more can I say?!

Dog on a Bike!

2008-11-15T16:20:00.001-08:00

Very fake dog on a bike, very clever dog on a bike, and MY dog on a bike!!! The fabulous Miss Millie, seasoned performer and next years hot tip for the Tour de France...

Fruity Jewellery

2008-11-11T12:14:00.000-08:00

There's no better antidote to the cake I've been wearing than a nice healthy dose of fruit to up the Vitamin C levels as we slide shivering into winter! The sparkling gem's of Anna Lou of London's cherries cheer me up no end, and hers is by far the grooviest shop in Soho these days! Luster Jewelry have come up with such incredibly cute strawberry earrings that they make my face hurt from smiling too much.

Other offerings are the beautiful Apple Pendant from jewellerylove.co.uk, and a little bit of shameless self-promotion of Foundlings Jewellery's Fruit slice earrings - OK so maybe I am their creator, but it doesn't make me love them any less!

Invisible Furnishings

2008-11-04T10:28:00.000-08:00

I have coveted the Philippe Starck Louis Ghost Chair for a very long time, and as soon as I get a house to put it in I will surely have to have one ( or maybe 2), but now I would also like to accessorise a whole room with invisible furniture! Should act as a welcome breathing space from the teacup and Barbie chandeliers which will be brightening up the rest of the place! Bring on the Essey Illusion Table , the Ghost Candelabra , and these very groovy Floating Shelves.

And obviously the whole room will be painted white, and out of bounds to children, food, pets, and all other messy or dangerous beings!!!

Crowning Glory?

2008-11-02T08:53:00.000-08:00

I'm a hairdresser and a slightly alternative jewelllery designer, and I can never understand why the whole world doesn't think of hair as part of a mixed media project... These punky adornments are great, the first sums up my style perfectly! And Alice Tinker, what can I say, but a largely overlooked style icon with a mind all of her own (and in 'real life' my own clever mum actually made the Dibley wedding tiara!).

Kitschin' Chandeliers

2008-10-23T10:07:00.000-07:00

This must be what happens when the junk drawer, a few unhinged minds and the world of interior design collide... I love all of these so much! Now I'm off to make my own ridiculous creation...

Jewellery Craziness

2008-10-18T14:38:00.001-07:00

It's such a massive pleasure and excitement for me to find so many designers making ridiculous over-the-top jewellery, these are the heroes to which I aspire... It seems trashy kitsch doesn't even have to be cheap! I love all these items so much (if anyone fancies buying me a present sometime?) but I think my absolute favourite is the white gold Diorette ring by Victoire de Castellane, she must be at least as nutty as I am, and Dior let her loose in their collection!

Othe super faves are Tarina Tarantino's new Floriculture, Cartier's Panthere ring, these amazing Wendy Gell necklaces, and Betsy Johnson's Bohemian necklace. Oh to be able to create such stuff! One day Zelly, one day....

Incredible Inedibles

2008-10-13T06:09:00.000-07:00

Well I have been trying to 'be good' with food for quite a long time - ie.not eating nice things.

Thankfully there are a select few very clever designers that seem to understand the need to be associated with tasty stuff, so if I can't eat it at least I can wear it, or put it in my hair, or bathe in it...

Mmm... cake, liquorice allsorts, doughnuts, and popcorn... I'm eating muesli at the moment...

Goldilocks Barrettes, Little Creations Jewellery and LoveLee Soaps are my 3 favourite fantastic creators of guilt free foodstuffs!

Art you're allowed to laugh at

2008-10-10T08:17:00.000-07:00

Why should art always be serious? When art was a form of entertainment in the Salons of the Enlightenment I'm sure they must have had a bit of fun sometimes, but the critics will always look for hidden meanings, alterior motives, political agendas... isn't it nice sometimes to think "who cares what it means, I like looking at it?!"

Banksy has got it sussed, as has Trek Kelly who did this fantastic freaky Frida, and the incredible pavement artist, Julian Beever

Accidental Photography

2008-10-08T09:46:00.000-07:00

What better than testing the camera and somehow coming out with the shot of the century, when you had no idea that you took it...

Nostalgic 80s toys

2008-10-07T15:09:00.000-07:00

Lets do this chronologically. Here are my favourite things from back in the day when I was a wee nipper (to be fair I'm not much bigger now, but apparently I'm wiser). In the 80s toys really were good, and these are the things that rocked my little world...

Wuzzles, Keypers, Globugs, Sylvanian Families, the Getalong Gang, Poochie, Rainbow Brite, She-Ra, Thundercats, Dungeons and Dragons (the cartoon NOT the game!), old Sindy dolls with big heads and pink tutus, Care Bears, My Little Ponies, Snugglebums, Fraggles, Doozers, and strange little jewel-like dolls which folded up and turned into pendants or rings but I can't remember for the life of me what they were called.