tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19974206350469984182024-03-19T19:21:24.265+11:00hollyluciennehollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.comBlogger62125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-3160383674463306172011-08-12T09:30:00.003+10:002011-08-12T09:41:44.101+10:00Elian is finishing her phd, and i have been busy with work, leaving this little project of our suffering from a terrible case of
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<br />we're sorry blog, we hope you can forgive us.
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<br />in the mean time, other people have been making a far better go of it than us, and i can highly recommend both <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/">cup of jo</a> and <a href="http://www.dinneralovestory.com/">dinner - alovestory</a> (next weekend is definitely going to involve me making some crumbed eggplant with tomato and bocconcini!). <a href="http://joannagoddard.blogspot.com/"> </a>
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<br />hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-22146167902980684272011-03-22T16:59:00.002+11:002011-03-22T17:13:58.350+11:00Immaterials: Light painting WiFi<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/20412632?byline=0&portrait=0&color=ffffff" frameborder="0" height="225" width="400"></iframe><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/20412632">Immaterials: Light painting WiFi</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/timoarnall">Timo</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><br /><br />I love the way Timo Arnall, Jørn Knutsen and Einar Sneve Martinussen have gone about creating their WiFi 'light paintings': the long exposure photographs are beautiful, and the choice of photography as a medium is very thoughtful given the nature of their subject. I enjoy the simplicity and also the ingenuity of their light rod too (especially clever to someone such as myself who is not particularly technical). It must be lovely to be both poetic and scientific - such an interesting combination of thinking, which has the potential to arrive at ideas just like this one.<br /><br />See more <a href="http://vimeo.com/20412632">here</a>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-47221209710443308882011-03-17T18:15:00.004+11:002011-03-17T18:20:32.849+11:00center of attention<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9OTktgQpJUzMVwZqSP3Dbr2ExNTTuvM-wX8ppQkAqRhn3SQQf5hXwbO9p2pWs3_HZQI6jN623a2aiV19RnDNt8JHXCNDhfFYHO7xv036bZMDWVJsBBXjSHy9aVKuollzlqmxQ14Z9yjG/s1600/labels_46_tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA9OTktgQpJUzMVwZqSP3Dbr2ExNTTuvM-wX8ppQkAqRhn3SQQf5hXwbO9p2pWs3_HZQI6jN623a2aiV19RnDNt8JHXCNDhfFYHO7xv036bZMDWVJsBBXjSHy9aVKuollzlqmxQ14Z9yjG/s400/labels_46_tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584945005826542946" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz_JWPnbYMMNMmt9vMqE4ixtw7pGe5Fky2PknmXS_bD7thzwGE5Tcr_VSOaqussdl0w6vFIqRPJbR8Mo6MTI4sDRuDmZULppOgbS5rS1_IUV17hQoBR3Pb5mo-iTgMlRRADhdQoVb_NSp/s1600/labels_45_tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuz_JWPnbYMMNMmt9vMqE4ixtw7pGe5Fky2PknmXS_bD7thzwGE5Tcr_VSOaqussdl0w6vFIqRPJbR8Mo6MTI4sDRuDmZULppOgbS5rS1_IUV17hQoBR3Pb5mo-iTgMlRRADhdQoVb_NSp/s400/labels_45_tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584945007211329666" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0guSTEqGSpQ2ZI59h2LusePbq9_orqpUYNY38vWxX7_NUolocDCRc_aYub4woNcbXQTRBWYM_sxfuYx1Xrk8nqLhqi0J8dMXl7j9ZG-ABuCL0Pum9l5akFnyj0Um9WHvN9gSG6oLas2x/s1600/labels_17_tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji0guSTEqGSpQ2ZI59h2LusePbq9_orqpUYNY38vWxX7_NUolocDCRc_aYub4woNcbXQTRBWYM_sxfuYx1Xrk8nqLhqi0J8dMXl7j9ZG-ABuCL0Pum9l5akFnyj0Um9WHvN9gSG6oLas2x/s400/labels_17_tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584944998218318466" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqT37P7ucQojIQa-d7j-VEOThf8JiBuBrrw74StIB6wUGAztE61rZj1hXsPPExcxvrB5GAC185ONKlsntPwSlW5bGKwcfTxHXwPp5NZex3jCfCoNzLNCyjckZzC1-DuARui5QKmy5RXak/s1600/labels_16_tn.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrqT37P7ucQojIQa-d7j-VEOThf8JiBuBrrw74StIB6wUGAztE61rZj1hXsPPExcxvrB5GAC185ONKlsntPwSlW5bGKwcfTxHXwPp5NZex3jCfCoNzLNCyjckZzC1-DuARui5QKmy5RXak/s400/labels_16_tn.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584944996947614002" border="0" /></a><br />i was just finishing up a long day at work, and flitting about on the internet waiting for some files to send... and then into my evening came <a href="http://centerofattention.me/">center of attention,</a> a beautiful site dedicated to a collection of old record labels. at the end of my long day, i found the round shapes quite soothing, and was rather delighted by some of the designs (although as is often the case with things, i think the greatest pleasure comes from seeing the collection en masse). save this treasure up for 4.40pm on friday and enjoy!hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-3751143277232135502011-03-09T15:47:00.000+11:002011-03-09T15:47:43.322+11:00put a bird on it......from the TV show <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portlandia_%28TV_series%29">Portlandia</a> (found somewhere on my internet travels). Now whenever i see a crafty-handmade-something with birds this is the first thing that comes to mind.<br />
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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP_obVGCJSAu_Ey-QMpM4xGwGrfv-u2l0nLFQnEhKWOW1dF3Q4RuDLQAb78bYhdWrLwnzyDCbWJSSMzkK5kIa-BGH-P_5JZHCBFuY3P59YeM1fREqOzSmWbEP4n9rVScc6Opza6cXNOGvM/s400/dodo11180695873.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578703688983660418" border="0" /></a>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-56236781561528225092011-02-28T22:07:00.005+11:002011-02-28T22:38:21.456+11:00logos and birds<span style="font-family:monospace;"><blockquote>"Children at eight years old can identify 25 percent more Pokemon characters<br />than wildlife species" <span style="font-family:monospace;">(Balmfold, Clegg, Coulson and Taylor, 2002)</span></blockquote><br />This week I'm interesting in exploring logos and branding - such familiar parts of our lives that we can theoretically recognise the identity of more companies than we can species of native birds. A few posts on birds will also pop up along the way - so that we can perhaps begin to redress this imbalance, if only in rather a small way!<br /><br />First up are some visual explorations of just how entrenched our recognition of logos is - the 'Unevolved Brands' project from <a href="http://imjustcreative.com/">Graham Smith</a> takes the marks of well-known companies and reduces them to geometric patterns of circles. The viewer is then encouraged to try and identify the logos based based on colour and layout alone. I felt quite morally smug when i could only identify a few ("i'm a great example to our generation! i'll bet i can name at least twice as many birds as i can logos!") but I suspect that this has something to do with it being a British site (and my not being British). Here's a few to whet your whistle, but there are literally hundreds (with answers) at <a href="http://unevolvedbrands.com/">http://unevolvedbrands.com/<br /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgzW7dXLW3BJNex-IA9jPRdJHmBeGSw09Ec-1Ubsn4TqYv-4dHqUFwGTGIAtY5THMSiHl_xV1ZPcT96yaVZNqyPyAT66LfGqODjinBnqzOlFdr8Yws0JzPMGh0Jvx0qAl05nlXKcpqZdU/s1600/tumblr_leijp5xIs21qz99wb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXgzW7dXLW3BJNex-IA9jPRdJHmBeGSw09Ec-1Ubsn4TqYv-4dHqUFwGTGIAtY5THMSiHl_xV1ZPcT96yaVZNqyPyAT66LfGqODjinBnqzOlFdr8Yws0JzPMGh0Jvx0qAl05nlXKcpqZdU/s400/tumblr_leijp5xIs21qz99wb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700475695523234" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid67OFloBKjDYDFwr7QQvC5xDi4onCa_xVfSaQ3vzL4t3YET9RUiv6aCxQ9Mcfho1QCKsuVjUoK9G4toXeljbfab4wPvh9ZV6UjvRnYRABZbT7EAvOVCFQS-JB8aWmP_RzcmsKpUV3S_Im/s1600/tumblr_ldl11sUbIC1qz99wb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid67OFloBKjDYDFwr7QQvC5xDi4onCa_xVfSaQ3vzL4t3YET9RUiv6aCxQ9Mcfho1QCKsuVjUoK9G4toXeljbfab4wPvh9ZV6UjvRnYRABZbT7EAvOVCFQS-JB8aWmP_RzcmsKpUV3S_Im/s400/tumblr_ldl11sUbIC1qz99wb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700410915902962" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmpuiuEk3PJoa5xof0Q7DCeVrPFFHrGC31U03ZX_SFvt10LP_TMYVYoXei3SOBbCP2cS4sW6hzoaRm4dOOWlHW9QLKsh7b1IU_h0vnZSVWdpd_3DkOvX8Xxd81jFsJGBiz8g6sQUCqzDd/s1600/tumblr_lbz9r7hLnP1qz99wb.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwmpuiuEk3PJoa5xof0Q7DCeVrPFFHrGC31U03ZX_SFvt10LP_TMYVYoXei3SOBbCP2cS4sW6hzoaRm4dOOWlHW9QLKsh7b1IU_h0vnZSVWdpd_3DkOvX8Xxd81jFsJGBiz8g6sQUCqzDd/s400/tumblr_lbz9r7hLnP1qz99wb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700412285808354" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The other interesting project, which is in a similar vein, is by design consultancy <a href="http://www.a2591.com/">Antrepo</a> who explored the idea of stripping back the packaging design of popular products in order to increase their effectiveness. 'Minimalist effect in the maximalist market' manages to reduce everything to look as if it belongs in a Scandinavian supermarket, but it must be said that most of the outcomes are not only preferable to the original, but could also tempt me into making a purchase (let's be honest though, nutella doesn't have to work that hard as it is!).<br /><br />It's interesting to see that in both these cases, there is a real focus on a return to simplicity and essence both in style and content - hope yet for those of us who enjoy a bit of space on our cornflakes box...<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPIlXkQpp0BhgYJYTOGmK-rSyEnk7UdUtlcoY0kTHpU9Wy0Hi6z1FRWjwHiiEw_hw6F_SWdW3crXVfjweK8yam0b2MJSV5iOPEawydSzLTBx-afwSZqLaS-QuhCn5K4Xlj2elwp4ruFuG/s1600/09.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuPIlXkQpp0BhgYJYTOGmK-rSyEnk7UdUtlcoY0kTHpU9Wy0Hi6z1FRWjwHiiEw_hw6F_SWdW3crXVfjweK8yam0b2MJSV5iOPEawydSzLTBx-afwSZqLaS-QuhCn5K4Xlj2elwp4ruFuG/s400/09.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700406098539426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwhrdnazmPsa2-MMAarDAH2DQJ6s9pRORS1DvqaiHhaSpVkuNL2WZdL3JPrEsPaBLPbPkvrCWqm_Eh7sNeXFcPFDhNBEU_bqd00qif5YODmqSKPDavNwIT1KffZJv5ya0T5BK5YOldsce/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYwhrdnazmPsa2-MMAarDAH2DQJ6s9pRORS1DvqaiHhaSpVkuNL2WZdL3JPrEsPaBLPbPkvrCWqm_Eh7sNeXFcPFDhNBEU_bqd00qif5YODmqSKPDavNwIT1KffZJv5ya0T5BK5YOldsce/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700402235861954" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOjpB1OsXHDINLEKLgIfYuZWkJBxdaI6vQDpdvtCRnQlDbeJuGa9BlR3O0yn1DFBcF-tAfZ1gIR9pCr59DGQOJckqH9IcJcXhmbCkpOf4aa0hNf_WZB23LeBeGP1XqiyPUn82y3tM5YWf/s1600/02.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmOjpB1OsXHDINLEKLgIfYuZWkJBxdaI6vQDpdvtCRnQlDbeJuGa9BlR3O0yn1DFBcF-tAfZ1gIR9pCr59DGQOJckqH9IcJcXhmbCkpOf4aa0hNf_WZB23LeBeGP1XqiyPUn82y3tM5YWf/s400/02.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5578700402787901410" border="0" /></a><br /></span>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-9639279364178418172011-02-26T08:12:00.001+11:002011-02-26T08:13:46.270+11:00beetroot rant<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iN_n4gPi3hljZQALbo5T26KVGOx7IcGbFnBiKopqoaJhyphenhyphenMOpo6ezXGaH72X_HtKQ8krMLtoG-aKOXiPbHkuc-Rv4LChRjwpTzNYU0cHyxFD1boFPtSvWotvSmIBRnHXDnngtlNrWF-5S/s1600/beetrootrant2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 346px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9iN_n4gPi3hljZQALbo5T26KVGOx7IcGbFnBiKopqoaJhyphenhyphenMOpo6ezXGaH72X_HtKQ8krMLtoG-aKOXiPbHkuc-Rv4LChRjwpTzNYU0cHyxFD1boFPtSvWotvSmIBRnHXDnngtlNrWF-5S/s400/beetrootrant2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577738168842191698" border="0" /></a><br />nothing to do with anything really, but isn't this great!! i found it on the blog of the lovely blue-mountains based design studio <a href="http://www.racket.net.au/ranting/">racket</a>.hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-27052951337263810972011-02-24T22:34:00.003+11:002011-02-24T22:40:28.897+11:00marchandmeffre<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5slRI8vwJnhDJUJPtAzbO1v4H3DvnFkOrS4Bk-w7TYW9cjpvw3wlCkdXByz2gnlBPFqJ7flDbhUVqry2L6Y-dyKVeOMNBy-Fh_lpJgP92usu0_XYl3xoDOIdoWaibCLfyirN5JADc-zU/s1600/10.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgE5slRI8vwJnhDJUJPtAzbO1v4H3DvnFkOrS4Bk-w7TYW9cjpvw3wlCkdXByz2gnlBPFqJ7flDbhUVqry2L6Y-dyKVeOMNBy-Fh_lpJgP92usu0_XYl3xoDOIdoWaibCLfyirN5JADc-zU/s400/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577218996245444450" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoes_FrVTdtS7QNrIisIRcAdc44x8kh76iRL26geJ4Esb0mkKsNwvVDFpuI-_x-U_Ko_EzSCnbyWJNNHHmzWFvPLSfxxxHyC-SSNazSRyzOlnS0IsTGviPcAyImXkgHrTQ3vjpxR-2IZ0p/s1600/07.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoes_FrVTdtS7QNrIisIRcAdc44x8kh76iRL26geJ4Esb0mkKsNwvVDFpuI-_x-U_Ko_EzSCnbyWJNNHHmzWFvPLSfxxxHyC-SSNazSRyzOlnS0IsTGviPcAyImXkgHrTQ3vjpxR-2IZ0p/s400/07.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577218992377225842" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVH1K6K9ivqaAakMl85E8YDfs2T_gVO7henxCNJhFNZC_0xsRRvL8MGGekaU8uo-pYVqbOByadmySRsDS019sHXMmufJnzXBjI3LTV4JJj-2fHDZeXkhclO7q-f_W0hxE8qFygKtNMfME/s1600/03.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZVH1K6K9ivqaAakMl85E8YDfs2T_gVO7henxCNJhFNZC_0xsRRvL8MGGekaU8uo-pYVqbOByadmySRsDS019sHXMmufJnzXBjI3LTV4JJj-2fHDZeXkhclO7q-f_W0hxE8qFygKtNMfME/s400/03.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5577218985113291106" border="0" /></a><br />this week has been a particularly busy one, and the big wide world about which we've been blogging feels like it's been going by particularly fast... a few days i woke up and felt like there was already so much that i knew wouldn't get done, and that perhaps i was going to be left behind as the rest of the big wide world raced on without me.<br /><br />i was reminded of the beautiful images by yves marchand and romain meffre from their 'detroit' series - http://www.marchandmeffre.com/detroit/index.html is beautiful, peaceful, melancholy and certainly worth a visit. perhaps being left behind can turn out for the best ...hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-26091810267371576392011-02-22T22:01:00.007+11:002011-02-22T22:32:06.039+11:00successful in the conquering and exploring department<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://library.kiwix.org:4201/A/Babylonian.html"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5OBTbxg2Mn0dXeILJNfqeZHZ4ZkozOjiWjVBpMBV00ycYWcaGTIjDQcmY4ZnuSPXrRl7OM6P4PE1dGt0HXkVxQ9bHCRonIoRVYzp2KV15GCHP7svxBtURd60u_Eaz9M7CqGBa16PCsR4B/s320/Hanging_Gardens_of_Babylon.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576472335648589314" border="0" /></a><br />Direct from my very own collection of 'things you know the name of, but don't know anything about' - The Hanging Gardens of Babylon (related to the weekly topic because the big wide world made me think about the wonders of the world, which got me onto the hanging gardens, and as they also fit into the 'greenery' part of this week's theme it seemed a perfect fit!)<br /><br />I thought i would use this as a good reason to learn about ye olde gardens... To summarise, (thanks to the philosopher Strabo)-<br /><blockquote>"The Hanging Garden has plants cultivated above ground level, and the roots of the trees are embedded in an upper terrace rather than in the earth. The whole mass is supported on stone columns... Streams of water emerging from elevated sources flow down sloping channels... These waters irrigate the whole garden saturating the roots of plants and keeping the whole area moist. Hence the grass is permanently green and the leaves of trees grow firmly attached to supple branches... This is a work of art of royal luxury and its most striking feature is that the labor of cultivation is suspended above the heads of the spectators."</blockquote>Eat your heart out Jamie Durie.<br /><br />The gardens were built by the then King of Babylon as a gift for his wife who longed for the gardens of her Persian homeland, and they were filled with exotic plants and animals from around the world (Babylon having been fairly successful in the conquering and exploring department over the years). FUrther reading tells me that they might not have existed at all... I have good intentions to go to the library and borrow a book about all of this, but by the time i get there we'll be onto a new theme so stay tuned for a 'Solving the Mystery of Babylon' ps in the distant future.<br /><br />I find the idea of these ancient gardens really enchanting, and when imagining them I'd always given them a kid of futuristic quality.... kind of like they were hovering (oddly enough!). If I could draw this would be a great place for a sketch... but alas I can't for the life of me, so I'll finish up with a few little pics I found about the place.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV9E8UnWizP_DFucid6CANnxNj57_aeqGgN-3xsZM2fDsMXFd2qSbXbfniJanKvWjkmMNxhnNc44xOCIDLo6hwW4OEoJMklUwVKZGxMmroQrXZmDkdJ4xeyqiNR48_8oUGCgCq0MexDkM/s1600/Brueghel-tower-of-babel.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOV9E8UnWizP_DFucid6CANnxNj57_aeqGgN-3xsZM2fDsMXFd2qSbXbfniJanKvWjkmMNxhnNc44xOCIDLo6hwW4OEoJMklUwVKZGxMmroQrXZmDkdJ4xeyqiNR48_8oUGCgCq0MexDkM/s320/Brueghel-tower-of-babel.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576472333798053058" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.blogger.com/stylisheve.com"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcucOyWWqa7QaeB-EnGEHjtiJaJricSHUDUdog9Kx2vbi_A50DEKnuCONmPse-v-nemjSYnll9p9bgsksbUGO1Lt4oYoZ0FgDMHUtY4IObqAQr87VVuHKn43iErT-j5w38FCsAAOKiurbp/s320/The-Hanging-Gardens-of-Babylon-23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576473584878680450" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.google.com.au/imgres?imgurl=http://i.ytimg.com/vi/mVh71oGW9Ko/0.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.encyclopedia.com/video/5E87oFli2sg-hanging-gardens-of-babylon.aspx&usg=__nLwL9IU8-EbQ24YolF1G7pvBngc=&h=360&w=480&sz=19&hl=en&start=181&zoom=1&tbnid=7PMgLGmPBoCi0M:&tbnh=141&tbnw=188&ei=tptjTfatCJL4swOI5MTSBw&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dhanging%2Bgardens%2Bof%2Bbabylon%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26sa%3DN%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26biw%3D1316%26bih%3D740%26tbs%3Disch:10%2C4115&um=1&itbs=1&iact=hc&vpx=133&vpy=373&dur=2183&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=186&ty=91&oei=l5tjTZ2hA4bIuAOp2qG1AQ&page=8&ndsp=28&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:181&biw=1316&bih=740"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK9ueFYPBSZ_IkiW2orUTQ2xyeSyF-JfiaTyuBXtsc9VjScWvy0oM9sACkZeVTJnZqoyTt4B84zRzthalMI61j0JMYb0rV-ayovmRt_AyS4GX4oP81MIswuBVscxdo9lvw3WBqROCm6c2B/s320/0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576472327801786034" border="0" /></a><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >(no kidding, this actually comes up in the google search results!)</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUkS0wV5bh5KDFq-AHf-TSRNXG-IHR8po_Y1uc4lfvJ3OPL52jnJl7HyWD315zT6feGMq4qMgixju5_KZk8iJX4ix2TWqSlPj7P1CAwklB8tVHe097XnYZ07dQqRMrgWWbLcDTXVsINVo/s1600/babylon-sm-320x240.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUkS0wV5bh5KDFq-AHf-TSRNXG-IHR8po_Y1uc4lfvJ3OPL52jnJl7HyWD315zT6feGMq4qMgixju5_KZk8iJX4ix2TWqSlPj7P1CAwklB8tVHe097XnYZ07dQqRMrgWWbLcDTXVsINVo/s320/babylon-sm-320x240.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5576472329265468786" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >(to visit original sources, click on the images)</span><br /></div>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-72259432029611426042011-02-22T13:26:00.002+11:002011-02-22T13:29:14.462+11:00me, TarzanAfter looking through my iphoto albums the other day I realised that I have a slight obsession with vines, specifically, vines growing on buildings- I love them, can't get enough of them. My dream home would be covered with very very green vines. On all my trips overseas, a large chunk of my photos involve buildings with vines. In Boston, I went as far as taking a 90 second video of the wind rustling the vines clinging to a building (trust me, it looked amazing!). So here is an abridged version of my 'buildings with vines' collection.<br />
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Vines in New York:<br />
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Vines in Paris:<br />
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Vines in the Loire Valley:<br />
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This first one is at the creepy church near the <a href="http://deetodee.blogspot.com/2011/02/in-nutshell.html">farm at La Briche</a>. <br />
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McCandless contributes to the <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/">Guardian</a> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog">data blog</a>, which is worth a read, if only to marvel at his beautiful and well thought-out design<br />
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Both images below from McCandless' <a href="http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/">website</a>. The first one is a plot of rising sea levels and the cities that are at risk for inundation. The second is a diagram depicting the words used most commonly in horoscopes divided by star-sign - I had a feeling that I was going to meet an interesting stranger! <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">McCandless also posts links to other like-minded geniuses, one of which did an amazing 'solar system music box'. <a href="http://www.whitevinyldesign.com/solarbeat/">have a listen.</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Finally, this is too great not to pop up here. It's McCandless' diagram mapping films that involve space travel and where they would have met up in time. Click on the image to make it bigger and release your nerd within. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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There is a particular series of Hancock's that i really like, and some of them were at Sheffer (and the rest can be seen on <a href="http://www.jameshancock.net/">Hancock's</a> website). I like it so much that i bought 'all the buildings in new york' for my gentleman friend. <br />
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The other project that Hancock has at the moment is the ambitious aim to draw all the building in new york, and you can see his progress on his <a href="http://allthebuildingsinnewyork.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. Here is a little taster (click it to make it bigger - it's worth it):<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">[Pardon my off-theme blogging!]</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-13278246428504502452011-02-13T21:51:00.004+11:002011-02-14T19:37:22.719+11:00measuring and mappinghere's a theme with enough mathematical rigour to engage my co-author, and enough aesthetic nicety to keep me occupied too... welcome to this week's theme - measuring and mapping!<br />to get the ball rolling (little pun there for my dad, not sure if he's one of our 4 readers but you never know), here are some beautiful customised globes of the world - the delightful bastard offspring of our good friends geography and decoupage.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs78928R0EXEgoVvLY6dBzaTChb50qx_MJQEB6f_q2FZ2oJHpZY5V7yOhUsnt7UzTOq3y2A4XJprI8bMOI9ouE-wapE39WIvGelkN3ZImGycN3551eEU_kJzRZ1rdekU6BCYTTnGXnihr0/s1600/bonvoyage.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs78928R0EXEgoVvLY6dBzaTChb50qx_MJQEB6f_q2FZ2oJHpZY5V7yOhUsnt7UzTOq3y2A4XJprI8bMOI9ouE-wapE39WIvGelkN3ZImGycN3551eEU_kJzRZ1rdekU6BCYTTnGXnihr0/s400/bonvoyage.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573127630126337986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqpTMLzP2HwkRHTM5890PWDdH0DVZwU4FH-5c7Us0ljooAsx2c05QU02IPmsXBvhEcIJI8JPDBoAVC55DHCTdw6YjnZpzQxKVnGwFtB7EqpRFEjZysH0w5VSTInNuQl7QpIrscItSF6PB/s1600/superheroes.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqpTMLzP2HwkRHTM5890PWDdH0DVZwU4FH-5c7Us0ljooAsx2c05QU02IPmsXBvhEcIJI8JPDBoAVC55DHCTdw6YjnZpzQxKVnGwFtB7EqpRFEjZysH0w5VSTInNuQl7QpIrscItSF6PB/s400/superheroes.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573127632981182978" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn_E08m6_0Os_RX2ycBOr2yYgG0Ccbi5dIf6ywyF2iIZtsLqgbogKm3a_19UmqAae4gGc3PfprSiSbZiV_kBvSSEHNTgNNKx4M8x2soqyhZvxkd3bRsPPISsPT6jxzSb0-PF2n0kPVdKC/s1600/plane.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKn_E08m6_0Os_RX2ycBOr2yYgG0Ccbi5dIf6ywyF2iIZtsLqgbogKm3a_19UmqAae4gGc3PfprSiSbZiV_kBvSSEHNTgNNKx4M8x2soqyhZvxkd3bRsPPISsPT6jxzSb0-PF2n0kPVdKC/s400/plane.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573127621563285890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBsbAF4Iy4BxzOaQUe8s6FaS_YIHV7LtFhAw-_svL-qBWoBrRi4PL4wLOt_Q2b5AWXp3lw6YXGfzkwm91pVOe-Ogy7p9I6IRV9-buS-RT8mRRmj4-92AObIw1CvX0hrmHPPMO28mo8j8Q/s1600/butterfly.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiBsbAF4Iy4BxzOaQUe8s6FaS_YIHV7LtFhAw-_svL-qBWoBrRi4PL4wLOt_Q2b5AWXp3lw6YXGfzkwm91pVOe-Ogy7p9I6IRV9-buS-RT8mRRmj4-92AObIw1CvX0hrmHPPMO28mo8j8Q/s400/butterfly.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573127610194629074" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mi0dcrbVh2oyfWxQsDD2kfmki5Z5MQ-X-bAZQvA2Z9QPeD3c_2_ZD4VORENkY0yTZzDMt9A7FjdxLYZg9bA382ZqwBXakrZ5ep-b0LoF2CLs6MK0Tq9DxA_qHsHNDEPgsHjEqyo0grxO/s1600/adventure.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9mi0dcrbVh2oyfWxQsDD2kfmki5Z5MQ-X-bAZQvA2Z9QPeD3c_2_ZD4VORENkY0yTZzDMt9A7FjdxLYZg9bA382ZqwBXakrZ5ep-b0LoF2CLs6MK0Tq9DxA_qHsHNDEPgsHjEqyo0grxO/s400/adventure.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573127606612641330" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.artonglobes.com/globes.html"><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" ><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);">from ImageNations</span></span><br /></a></div>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-9526357483355691132011-02-13T20:52:00.007+11:002011-02-13T21:43:29.013+11:00fancy nancyremember having a knitting nancy when you were little? after a week of blogging about all things knit, i am definitely looking to dig mine out of a cupboard somewhere so i can once again make long lengths of knitting for no good reason... perhaps to turn into a rug? (after about 7 months of solid nancying?!).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfBsWbRGG4vxUUcGaMgXoJjDpu-NHc1LwsOfWjQed793tHykbJsnR4h_3BRL-mSUMCELI8l4MxrPns_pbNsWXo5BoQWBvq6aWI5aj5a8Wcr9sHltMNzBHF7Hwwq9nHXSze8Dn0yh1D1Bo/s1600/embrioderoo.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIfBsWbRGG4vxUUcGaMgXoJjDpu-NHc1LwsOfWjQed793tHykbJsnR4h_3BRL-mSUMCELI8l4MxrPns_pbNsWXo5BoQWBvq6aWI5aj5a8Wcr9sHltMNzBHF7Hwwq9nHXSze8Dn0yh1D1Bo/s320/embrioderoo.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573121801217499602" border="0" /></a><a href="http://embroideroo.blogspot.com/2010/09/remember-these.html"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">from embroideroo.blogspot.com</span></span></a><br /><div style="text-align: left;">good theme this week co-author - i have really enjoyed it!<br /></div></div>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-73114816366164990652011-02-12T19:05:00.002+11:002011-02-15T23:16:57.304+11:00cosy tea cosy<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QMUd1arbsQQ/TVY5NLLYbsI/AAAAAAAAALM/D0tgd3AbNY4/s1600/really-wild-tea-cosies-9781741966312_300.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a></div>My first foray into whimsical knitting was through<a href="http://www.grandpurlbaa.com/"> Loani Prior</a>'s book <a href="http://www.murdochbooks.com.au/really-wild-tea-cosies-9781741966312.htm">Really Wild Tea Cosies</a>. <br />
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There are so many more amazing patterns in this book and the first one <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Wild-Tea-Cosies-Step-step/dp/1844484181">Wild Tea Cosies</a>. Here is just a selection of them (all images from Loani Prior's blog <a href="http://www.grandpurlbaa.com/"><i>the queen of the tea cosies</i></a>).<br />
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And my very favourite, a picture of which is pinned up at my desk at work to be tackled when the PhD is over...<br />
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Now, if i must be honest, i have attempted one more pattern from Ms Prior's book, it is supposed to look something like this: <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R6nIzuPC2rg/TVY9bXsKYNI/AAAAAAAAALo/JbdjLAq8FjQ/s1600/Hanky+Panky+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-R6nIzuPC2rg/TVY9bXsKYNI/AAAAAAAAALo/JbdjLAq8FjQ/s400/Hanky+Panky+1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>but instead, and excuse my crude language, the cosie in question looks a little like a saggy scrotum covering a tea pot (not that i would know what a scrotum looks like or anything). I think the problem is the teapot is too small for the cosie, or maybe the cosie is too big for the teapot...a philosophical debate i will leave to the experts. Regardless, the general appearance is less than desired. The worst of it is the cosie was supposed to be a gift for a dear friend and i don't have the heart to rip it out and start again so it just looks at me forlornly when ever i go into the spare room. I might add it to the 'after the PhD list'. Sorry Holly - i promise your birthday present will be totally worth it. xUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-72319717512573057352011-02-12T16:53:00.002+11:002011-02-12T17:03:22.495+11:00'knit for victory!' and other retro gems<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzhN-JQllDkAi9F_s991bPsGdXWMwvaHErOwIlpGTjDwoA_XD8n2Ati_qOHhpLfjpphTIUl-SKu8q7nlKMOw1oQYYktphpSbUnGRQTBFdWsZqmZtSQ0F4KmJg20_2m5udPEj5glu2BoNU/s1600/skiffvintageknittingpatterns.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzhN-JQllDkAi9F_s991bPsGdXWMwvaHErOwIlpGTjDwoA_XD8n2Ati_qOHhpLfjpphTIUl-SKu8q7nlKMOw1oQYYktphpSbUnGRQTBFdWsZqmZtSQ0F4KmJg20_2m5udPEj5glu2BoNU/s320/skiffvintageknittingpatterns.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677859922803602" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.skiffvintageknittingpatterns.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Skiff's Vintage</span><br /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWp_onap1igzqyn95iRAOlp7mvssuWjJWxdvyKOePEb0N8SiiMnh1MAlY2SPmQz2ccg0B-EmK98vIJGXWuzYvTPkMbjyaGggd66l3WftbPdkVXh2EcDoEUeKDoIbeCIp0zvDvF37NWGgs/s1600/knitting_good_for_you.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoWp_onap1igzqyn95iRAOlp7mvssuWjJWxdvyKOePEb0N8SiiMnh1MAlY2SPmQz2ccg0B-EmK98vIJGXWuzYvTPkMbjyaGggd66l3WftbPdkVXh2EcDoEUeKDoIbeCIp0zvDvF37NWGgs/s320/knitting_good_for_you.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677855728385490" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.knitforvictory.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Knit for Victory</span></a><br /></div><a href="http://www.skiffvintageknittingpatterns.co.uk/"> </a><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLylvZirRPYu-krBurJLUXFBbwvOU8x-C88dQbLalDMSu-WwxtTbxbwkIWsjsmoVC1pYAODim9xD-pORBfKHQr83sOWI7N8RqILvYl7rkyDgYrBrKWEhixUZqiEoUc-BnblNYPl2I5wqx6/s1600/mr_september.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 238px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLylvZirRPYu-krBurJLUXFBbwvOU8x-C88dQbLalDMSu-WwxtTbxbwkIWsjsmoVC1pYAODim9xD-pORBfKHQr83sOWI7N8RqILvYl7rkyDgYrBrKWEhixUZqiEoUc-BnblNYPl2I5wqx6/s320/mr_september.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677489645351842" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.knitforvictory.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Knit for Victory</span></a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKs_wb3MMZLdR-Lwrmz56aFghWp85LdqVD6cdpJV5ypchQCrME5weud3D34wfVKxSlfheha84WlGXn7kAtBlhs2YIbVrCH23jJxD7w80KNNmLGu8L4ysHI66E1GzACLJs4JDY_lj40WOh/s1600/retro2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivKs_wb3MMZLdR-Lwrmz56aFghWp85LdqVD6cdpJV5ypchQCrME5weud3D34wfVKxSlfheha84WlGXn7kAtBlhs2YIbVrCH23jJxD7w80KNNmLGu8L4ysHI66E1GzACLJs4JDY_lj40WOh/s320/retro2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677486686417746" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdh3K9-PAOsLW0BZjhDEqBjpht4PWG0BJ9o-n2uCVHMLbs9B8YaPMx5QFcHWytgbizvLDJHXSm_IbJr0M4p9mYlGyuGLcPOaBkvHBQYFwyu5rkYZvFPTn087GSF0h1VZL7cyMK4CMZWd-/s1600/knitheaven.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdh3K9-PAOsLW0BZjhDEqBjpht4PWG0BJ9o-n2uCVHMLbs9B8YaPMx5QFcHWytgbizvLDJHXSm_IbJr0M4p9mYlGyuGLcPOaBkvHBQYFwyu5rkYZvFPTn087GSF0h1VZL7cyMK4CMZWd-/s320/knitheaven.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677484346150930" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.knitforvictory.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Knit for Victory</span></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEuibmHyKXmjBwxYgvrumNJPOaAUTCVaVFEiJeO7PnU074xG4Ns9cbEWUU0O45s3lQ_i_AcLXW8fr9gK-Sj55AaYLe-kJ5gLkEfxpSuM_-IqrOt7ACVr146oE_wXL7SHaHF4ZY6oEKcEr/s1600/bestway2578Ba.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPEuibmHyKXmjBwxYgvrumNJPOaAUTCVaVFEiJeO7PnU074xG4Ns9cbEWUU0O45s3lQ_i_AcLXW8fr9gK-Sj55AaYLe-kJ5gLkEfxpSuM_-IqrOt7ACVr146oE_wXL7SHaHF4ZY6oEKcEr/s320/bestway2578Ba.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677483378614386" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.theretroknittingcompany.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >The Vintage Knitting Lady</span></a><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66-PjpCb5-bAHWaCDJzGiCpWaVx7p2-9swGf_n5HK8Vz8SBEMpNXIQjCP2WP2aAfpiXuACLIKvbGHlvxknwFKUquEsim-0ZsL1lLL55XgRLKPZQCJuLTS9y7PQIBBkCV_5paVl4LFWJMZ/s1600/knitforvictory.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 285px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj66-PjpCb5-bAHWaCDJzGiCpWaVx7p2-9swGf_n5HK8Vz8SBEMpNXIQjCP2WP2aAfpiXuACLIKvbGHlvxknwFKUquEsim-0ZsL1lLL55XgRLKPZQCJuLTS9y7PQIBBkCV_5paVl4LFWJMZ/s320/knitforvictory.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572677480297257106" border="0" /></a><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.knitforvictory.co.uk/"><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >Knit for Victory</span></a><br /></div>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-65687928354656860832011-02-12T16:06:00.005+11:002011-02-12T16:46:10.810+11:00missoni, i shame theeIt's a rainy saturday afternoon, so with a cup of tea on the desk beside me, there is no reason not to just carry on blogging - 3 posts today and counting! Since we're doing knitting as our theme for the week, it seemed that it wouldn't be right to go without a post about Missoni. Knitted, woven, crocheted, the vibrant colours and bold prints of their designs are iconic, and I was really looking forward to extolling the virtues and loveliness of their homewares in particular.<br />I was ready to share images such as these (from SS09)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTdR7WQNJJ-wEP5sW7hNVSg9ScQ0q3DyXarS_vfmicb5BU7XqybBVrdW1bDOEQHRvwD_0YwtikpRVYCfo1QxsRaEKiJS-TkWzZfQqBQszW8e2Frq0mP8MLVCxZ1qZg1EXot4FRH7Qpl4y/s1600/missoni-spring-summer-2009-campaign-11.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVTdR7WQNJJ-wEP5sW7hNVSg9ScQ0q3DyXarS_vfmicb5BU7XqybBVrdW1bDOEQHRvwD_0YwtikpRVYCfo1QxsRaEKiJS-TkWzZfQqBQszW8e2Frq0mP8MLVCxZ1qZg1EXot4FRH7Qpl4y/s320/missoni-spring-summer-2009-campaign-11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572673139507053490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5boyqiygr0hf7TOKC9ySw6-QONC644jAt1z8-dQxFsNtVJDOIi5DC6-qeTegRVZ7ySpB9L8TvbvVXiTsJv96G0IEwg5fVp7YmSTLivIvLnTdHVQJASqD-fZtqGs96VmjoFQgagC1U0E5g/s1600/missoni-spring-summer-2009-campaign-01.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5boyqiygr0hf7TOKC9ySw6-QONC644jAt1z8-dQxFsNtVJDOIi5DC6-qeTegRVZ7ySpB9L8TvbvVXiTsJv96G0IEwg5fVp7YmSTLivIvLnTdHVQJASqD-fZtqGs96VmjoFQgagC1U0E5g/s320/missoni-spring-summer-2009-campaign-01.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572673137070531522" border="0" /></a><br />and this<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqsYW_HLzUKKZnr0ctQWy8azPXr8H3TXs2R3wDd8bz-dbDwuw5-0k82nGP1gyBNt2EIJV-swLvgSQ-9wG2IUxmazf2-afw_qsYuRUIm9pv7orlRHbAQ9jMkjs58t9pda6uc5AXewbVWkM/s1600/missoni_cushions.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 106px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqsYW_HLzUKKZnr0ctQWy8azPXr8H3TXs2R3wDd8bz-dbDwuw5-0k82nGP1gyBNt2EIJV-swLvgSQ-9wG2IUxmazf2-afw_qsYuRUIm9pv7orlRHbAQ9jMkjs58t9pda6uc5AXewbVWkM/s320/missoni_cushions.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572673142117823682" border="0" /></a><br />and this (from <a href="http://www.spenceandlyda.com.au/index.php/plain_user/products/fabric">Spence & Lyda</a>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGIHMjoB2o8fU8qmWPEe1843kubOMwGG3fFczTB4E9zuK7lOIJ9jRL77IH_BTxg6COXNBG8AH4t8qQ9YOw_pUznBZZxi056quOFiJwEXZuwDxDYf9vG3sXqOXhmZagosMYjnTkWEQ_ZY9/s1600/SpenceLyda_Hero.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigGIHMjoB2o8fU8qmWPEe1843kubOMwGG3fFczTB4E9zuK7lOIJ9jRL77IH_BTxg6COXNBG8AH4t8qQ9YOw_pUznBZZxi056quOFiJwEXZuwDxDYf9vG3sXqOXhmZagosMYjnTkWEQ_ZY9/s320/SpenceLyda_Hero.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572673145534031010" border="0" /></a><br /><br />But, in preparation for another well-researched post (as they always are!), I went to the Missoni Home <a href="http://www.missonihome.it/">website</a>. Word to the wise - don't go to the Missoni Home website. Actually, I should clarify that: don't go to the Missoni Home website unless you are keen to hear a remix of the blue danube waltz -on repeat like some hideous fusion of being on hold and being trapped in a discotheque from the late 70's. Sorry Missoni- all of the delight you have brought to my eyes has been cruelly undone by such an unusual and offensive assault on my ears.<br /><br />Never again.hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-2659090148143996332011-02-12T15:32:00.002+11:002011-02-12T15:37:20.767+11:00old soul<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvVgsd33MDw8wJFAoVmD8ME-WwWzqPEXDT5eC_wfjdwOy9iI40zVqZVu1fuklOM9PtlLMEWLxy7U_05Wh2Vzj6A3LdTAgKhZoafqqGutjYMrdMnVzewDnauLW7s2snzW2vL2UUEttZWCZ/s1600/owl-knitted-sweater.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlvVgsd33MDw8wJFAoVmD8ME-WwWzqPEXDT5eC_wfjdwOy9iI40zVqZVu1fuklOM9PtlLMEWLxy7U_05Wh2Vzj6A3LdTAgKhZoafqqGutjYMrdMnVzewDnauLW7s2snzW2vL2UUEttZWCZ/s320/owl-knitted-sweater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572656782332297362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPVwtsodxGrzIvcbxIBd8xSoqObyPSI8Jh28zDB7ACj_OhbagQBYQTu6nfkUZNafHr7nPq4WzPGPeFD32aJQg369AaZPKpOX1o0hdXmBuI3RP2Ff4OehJHUezJOv2qxdGCWaRWShycXy/s1600/little-owl-fingerless-glove-homelab.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKwPVwtsodxGrzIvcbxIBd8xSoqObyPSI8Jh28zDB7ACj_OhbagQBYQTu6nfkUZNafHr7nPq4WzPGPeFD32aJQg369AaZPKpOX1o0hdXmBuI3RP2Ff4OehJHUezJOv2qxdGCWaRWShycXy/s320/little-owl-fingerless-glove-homelab.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572656779100559090" border="0" /></a>are those owls on your jumper? you know it.<br /><span style="color: rgb(153, 153, 153);font-size:85%;" >(from <a href="http://oldsoulhandmade.com/">old soul handmade</a>)</span>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-49027192948280341802011-02-12T15:27:00.002+11:002011-02-12T15:32:26.067+11:00jillian tamakisince we came to octopuses via this week's knitting theme, i'm just going to stretch the boundaries by taking one step further into 'creatures from under the sea'... and end up back at last week's theme of illustrations!<br />this beautiful image is a drawing by jillian tamaki, a new york based illustrator whose work can be seen in publications such as the new york times. 'loggerheads' (below) is a favourite of mine, but the rest of her work is def worth a visit-<br /><a href="http://jilliantamaki.com/">http://jilliantamaki.com/</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBkrusZ2uNJd8Rcp_VgSIWZhp_2ikrQ1x-KEN9tutNNIVu9jJp341Mt8zFpLJeFpaoWaFqQdVZhdVs2_cVqbZ-BK9hQyXGx_rWTy9DVdvyYhe7IC6Dau02uchiZLH07w1J3dFGcGzr1Gq/s1600/loggerheads-1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNBkrusZ2uNJd8Rcp_VgSIWZhp_2ikrQ1x-KEN9tutNNIVu9jJp341Mt8zFpLJeFpaoWaFqQdVZhdVs2_cVqbZ-BK9hQyXGx_rWTy9DVdvyYhe7IC6Dau02uchiZLH07w1J3dFGcGzr1Gq/s400/loggerheads-1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5572656139995397810" border="0" /></a>hollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17334438762842157468noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1997420635046998418.post-22019161117746000092011-02-12T08:39:00.000+11:002011-02-15T23:16:57.305+11:00cephalopod ruvs you.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AOyN91HR_3c/TVWrUXA3U-I/AAAAAAAAALE/DkmwN3SAMRo/s1600/octolove1+letterpress.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="271" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-AOyN91HR_3c/TVWrUXA3U-I/AAAAAAAAALE/DkmwN3SAMRo/s400/octolove1+letterpress.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/pupandpony">pupandpony</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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