Friday, 27 November 2009

Found a really great site for inspiring.

Its called studio6 and it has everybody who is happening on it. Zine makers, screen printers, crafty people.
You can join up to its free.
My URL is
Society6.com/strongteaandbiscuits

Monday, 23 November 2009

Craghead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHkvdL1zxRs
This chaps works is great, and he has downloadable versions of his books online which you can print out and make yourself. GOOD IDEA

Wednesday, 18 November 2009

Time to make second potato stamp!

Tuesday, 17 November 2009


Erm Cakes? Tea?
Nina?

Got My Zines!

Ordered a couple of zines and they got here...i ordered them from www.analoguebooks.co.uk
I got one of My tutors recommendations called Pry on Murmurs by Evah Fan and its so lovely. Go check it out or buy one...only about 5 or 6 quid.

Wednesday, 11 November 2009

Going to use some guache now...never used this before so the results should be interesting.
Shall post the results up

Tuesday, 10 November 2009

Mum's Birthday



It was Mum's Birthday so she made cakes to take them into work with her...i found this a little confusing...surley it should be the other way round. I guess its similar to taking lolly pops into primary school when its your birthday.....nothing like a brew and a cake though!
mmmmcoconut macarrooooonies

LAYOUT 2
Lets ged in n av a brew

Monday, 9 November 2009

'Do you know you shouldn't be on here?'


Erm...no...otherwise i wouldn't be on here would i
Jeeeez where can you walk your dog these days without being followed by some poncey middle aged man telling you your on a nature reserve...Fair enough maybe i did nip through a fence or two but there was no signage saying it was SPECIAL land not to be walked on. Blooody Wierdo!
Shall not be going there again....Got a picture whilst i was up there shall post it on here.

Friday, 6 November 2009

This Picture was taken on my driveway! Got home one day and there they were, im guessing some little boy got bored with them and decided to see how they weathered? Still...it was a bizarre thing to spot haha!
(The guy on the left has a really pained expression too) CHILLY?





This was my potato Printing attempt one!



Fancy envelopes for my Zine, With my potato stamp! Only 10 here but there is MORE



Origamic Architecture! So Effective...painstaking though.
Took my a couple of hours to do this. Got the inspiration from a book called "Paper in three Dimentions" Diane Maurer Mathison, Can get it from UCLan Library. (well when i give this one back atleast)
This included an artist called INGRID SILIAKUS

small house i did

Tuesday, 3 November 2009

Made 100 foldy book things, 125 to go (and maybe a couple spare just incase)
To Do List
* Email people in group to organise a meeting for the presentation
* Get and old book and test some different papers OLD or NEW?
* Continue researching peple who do cool stuff with paper.