sam's notebook

colour inspiration: pink + yellow 1

 

 

 

1. Charlotte Liddle
2. Heather Ross
3. Camilla Engman

 

fabric mushrooms by lyndie dourthe

 

Love love love these! Lyndie Dourthe blogs here, it's well worth a look - filled with wonderful photos of her work and inspirations. 

 

 

Images from Lyndie Dourthe.

 

betty and billy

 

Too bad I don't need a new bicycle right now, because I have fallen completely in love with these gorgeous hand-built old style beauties from UK company BEG Bicycles. Found via great blog Nursey Bang Bang.

So lovely! Especially Betty in Flirty 30s Green and Billy in Lamp Post Grey. Gotta love those fabulously descriptive colour names!

 

 

 

Images from BEG Bicycles.

 

jinny blom: landscape and garden designer

 

The first signs of spring here in Malmö have, as usual, left me yearning for a garden. If it was anything remotely similar to these gardens designed by British landscape and garden designer Jinny Blom, I would be in heaven. Just look at these gardens! 

 

 

 

 
Images from Jinny Blom

Photos 1 - 4 © Charlie Hopkinson
Photos 5,6 © Nicola Browne

 

mari fray foster: quilted jewelry, heirloom series

 

Look at these beautiful necklaces! Made by jeweler Mari Fray Foster using antique quilt blocks, 1930s reproduction fabrics, quilt batting and embroidery floss.

You can read more about Mari's amazing work on her blog Mari Makes. There are some wonderful "in progress" shots of her work which I really enjoyed - I love it when I get to have a peek into a favourite artist's creative processes.

You can also find Mari on etsy and flickr!

 

 

 

 

  

Images from Mari Makes.

 

jon claytor, there is no place

 

More creative/colour inspiration, this time from Canadian artist Jon Claytor. The untitled piece below is from a 2005 exhibition, There is No Place, at Toronto's Ingram Gallery.

I read in an (old) interview with Claytor that he does not become emotionally attached to his work or miss it when it is sold, but his children used to. In particular, his youngest daughter would cry as work was loaded onto the truck for shipping, especially when a painting featured her brother or sister. Heartbreaking, but wonderful that she was so aware and appreciative of her dad's work!

 

untitled, oil on canvas, 2005

Image from Jon Claytor.

Found via Susan Mitchell on pinterest.

 

hexagon colourwash quilt

 

In Liberty of London tana lawn, no less. Click on the pic to see the fantastic variety of Liberty fabrics - what a collection!

Made by the very talented Lyndel, a Calico & Ivy customer. There are more pics of this beautiful quilt at the Calico & Ivy blog. Whenever I need a particularly strong dose of creative  inspiration, I just take another (envious!) look at Lyndel's quilt - it never fails!

 

Image from Calico & Ivy.

 

thrift tips by mandy pattullo at thread and thrift

 

Beautiful cloth book made from old quilts by textile artist Mandy Pattullo of lovely blog Thread and Thrift.

Click on the photos to see these beautiful old quilt pieces in more detail.

 

 

 

 

 

Images from Thread and Thrift.

 

the luna quilt at montgomery rag

 

This is the one that got away.

I saw this stunning stunning quilt on pinterest some weeks ago and after much deliberation (the price!) I sent an email off to see if it was still available. It was not, but the buyer's payment hadn't yet come through and if the transaction for some reason didn't go ahead, then I was next on the list. Well, I hoped and hoped and hoped that the cheque would bounce, the buyer would change their mind, anything really, just so that the Luna Quilt could soon be winging it's way to me in Sweden.

But it was just not meant to be, and while the bank balance and Grant are still heaving a collective sigh of relief, I am left drooling over these lovely pics...

 

 

 

Images from Montgomery Rag.