gorgeous homes

I've been waiting for one of these gorgeous Grade II listed buildings to come up for sale so I could see inside. We drive past them a lot in West London and I've always been curious. This one certainly lives up to expectations! Link here while it lasts.

Indialucia

Last night S and I went to see Indialucia - a fusion band mixing flamenco guitar with Indian classical instruments. They were brilliant! If you're in London they've got 2 more evenings of gigs tonight and tomorrow night at Djanogly Concert Pitch, Lyttleton Theatre Foyer, South Bank at 5.45pm. Definitely worth seeing if you can make it!

a fix of Aussie creativity

My favourite magazine - my fix of Australian creativity - arrived on my doorstep this morning. I have to admit I wasn't particularly gripped by the last issue, but as soon as I saw the cover of the November-December issue of Inside Out magazine I knew it was going to be right up my street. The magazine's new editor, Richard Waller, expresses his love of creativity in his first Editor's Letter. This is what first attracted me to this mag: the pages filled with creative people's homes, lives and creations, whether they be artists writers, stylists or photographers - it is so inspiring to flick through the pages, find a feature and dig in... and this issue's full of what I love - beauty and creativity!
cover image from Inside Out blog

Kim Parker

Yesterday I received an email about Kim Parker's updated website with many new paintings added to her amazing collection of work. Here are my favourites from her acrylic on canvas range (who would have thought acrylic could look so good?)!

Beach Garden

Begonias

Garden of Love

Garden with Blue Tulips

Blue Tulips

Green Essay

Hydrangeas

Pink Lillies

Zinnias

Maggies Garden

Mariannes Garden

Morea Garden

Ranunculus

Wild Roses

Wisteria

Yellow Zinnias

Tobias and the Angel

... are a wonderful company based in London who hand block print from 3000 original antique blocks from India. They make their cloth into cushions, tablecloths and many other lovely items, all for sale via their website. Check out some of their work...

all images from Tobias and the Angel

a gift from the US of A

Gagan from Of peacocks and paisleys blog has given me a wonderful gift - 2 lovely posts on her blog this morning: one about my art and other about my home! Thanks Gagan for the gorgeous posts, along with your very sweet and complimentary intro and comments!