Windsor / Eton

Last month we grab one of those cool Zipcars and went to BBQ at a friend's house somewhere near Ascot. On our way we stop to have cream tea in Windsor and walk around Eton because why not?

These are the photos I manage to download before someone stole my phone (boo!). Last photo one is my super £ 1,00 souvenir (:

Microworlds and watercolors

  Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

 Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

 Lorraine Lam Jewelry. Photo Leo Qin.

London Bridge by Lily Forwood.

 Food City by Lily Forwood. 

Yesterday I went to have a look at the MA Degree Shows of Camberwell School of Arts. The show featured the work of graduates of MA Designer Maker, Illustration, Digital Arts and Printmaking.

My friend Lorraine Lam presented her amazing functional/symbiotic jewelry line. I love her proposal, the idea of this micro-worlds / secret stashes / time capsules, that you can carry along with you as a ring or a necklace and play with them, modified them, make them disappear whenever you want just to start again. It's a wonderful invitation. And I want all her rings. All. You can have a look at more pieces here.

Among the other interesting things I saw was the illustration work of Lily Forwood. The beauty of incompletness really got me, as well as the deepness she manage to print in the paper with just some blots of watercolor. Have a look at her page here.

And if you want to go to Camberwell School of Arts to see everything, here's more info.

So many blogs, so little time

So, yeah, once again I abandoned my beloved blog for an entire month. That's awful, but the truth is that during that month I've been working in another blog project called The Procrastinator (some) Times.

I use to describe (assume) myself as a professional procrastinator. And the fact is that yes, I am pretty good about it. It is important to mention that I don't necessarily see procrastination as a bad thing, as long as you waste/employ your time in a meaningful way as opposed to watch stranger's wedding photos on Facebook or scroll down for hours looking for memes.

Procrastination, well assumed and practiced, is a valid choice, a way of distributing your time according to the way you know you function better, and a way to look for inspiration in an unstructured way.

Here are a couple of articles that support (somehow) my point: Why Procrastination is Good for You? and Using Summer's End to Boost Your Creativity.

Anyhow. Without further ado, this is the link to this new blog of mine: The Procrastinator (some) Times. I hope you like it, and if you feel like contributing in ANY way (sending interesting links, with a weekly section, sending us photos of your cats, programing a better homepage, etc), please drop me a line.


Have a happy Wednesday everyone!

x


PS. The Procrastinator also have a twitter account, if you want to follow --> @pro_sometimes

Shuffle Festival @ St. Clements Social Club

St. Clements is a fomer mental facility in Mile End that recently opened its doors again to give place to a very peculiar Social Club. To help get the word out Danny Boyle*, the friendlier neighbour they could wish for, organised a mini Film Festival called Shuffle.

Both Shuffle and St. Clements are incredible good ideas, so watch this space for a second Shuffle and go and have a look at that incredible building in East London, they have cafés, bars, music, vintage stuff, nice gardens, incredible stories, and mysterious places for you to enjoy!


*He was always around, you can see him in my shy fan photo ;)