miércoles, 30 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THIRTY



CITRUS FESTIVAL! GRAPEFRUITS, ORANGES, MANDARINES AND KUMQUATS. I LOVE ACID FRUITS, THEY MAKE ME HAPPY.

martes, 29 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY NINE


WE DON'T HAVE A TABLE IN OUR SITTING ROOM. WE USE THIS OLD TRUNK INSTEAD. IT'S SORT OF BIG AND VERY BATTERED BUT WE STORE LOTS OF STUFF INSIDE AND IT GIVES US A VERY GOOD SERVICE. WE'RE MORE THAN HAPPY WITH THIS PRESENT FROM MY MOTHER IN LAW. 

FOURTH WEEKLY SUMMARY


lunes, 28 de enero de 2013

jueves, 24 de enero de 2013

martes, 22 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY TWO



TAKING A LONG, HOT BATH IS ONE OF MY GUILTY PLEASURES. OBVIOUSLY I HAVE TO RESIGN MYSELF TO QUICK DAILY SHOWERS, BUT MY FAVOURITE L'OCCITANE PRODUCTS STILL WAIT PATIENTLY FOR THE MOMENT I NEED THEM.

lunes, 21 de enero de 2013

THIRD WEEKLY SUMMARY


365 CHALLENGE: DAY TWENTY ONE






ALL THAT IS GOLD DOES NOT GLITTER,
NOT ALL THOSE WHO WANDER ARE LOST;
THE OLD THAT IS STRONG DOES NOT WITHER,
DEEP ROOTS ARE NOT REACHED BY THE FROST.


J.R.R. TOLKIEN: ALL THAT IS GOLD DOES NOT GLITTER

sábado, 19 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY NINETEEN


BEST HUSBAND EVER OR BEST HUSBAND EVER?

HE BROUGHT ME THIS BECAUSE IT'S BEEN A PRETTY ROUGH WEEK, AND HE KNOWS CHOCOLATE MAKES EVERYTHING EASIER. 

I DON'T DESERVE HIM, REALLY. 

viernes, 18 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY EIGHTEEN


MY DOLL'S HOUSE  WAS V'S PRESENT FROM... I DON'T EVEN KNOW HOW MANY YEARS AGO. 

WE'VE BEEN TOGETHER FOR A VERY LONG TIME.

jueves, 17 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY SEVENTEEN


STONE WALLS DO NOT A PRISON MAKE,
NOR IRON BARS A CAGE;
MINDS INNOCENT AND QUIET TAKE
THAT FOR AN HERMITAGE;
IF I HAVE FREEDOM IN MY LOVE
AND IN MY SOUL I'M FREE, 
ANGELS ALONE, THAT SOAR ABOVE,
ENJOY SUCH LIBERTY.




RICHARD LOVELACE: TO ALTHEA, FROM PRISON

martes, 15 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY FIFTEEN




I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE ABOUT THE ORIGIN OF THESE JARS. ALL I KNOW IS THAT THEY USED TO BELONG TO MY LATE GRANDMOTHER. THEY'RE MADE OF SOME KIND OF WROUGHT METAL, AND THE DETAIL ALWAYS REMINDS ME OF THESE OLD BROCADE JACKETS AND GOWNS, SO WONDERFUL AND RICH.










ALL IMAGES BUT THE FIRST ONE BELONG TO MISS PANDORA

viernes, 11 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY ELEVEN



I'M INSANELY FOND OF THAT LAMP. IF I'M NOT MISTAKEN, IT'S ONE OF THE FIRST THINGS WE BOUGHT WHEN WE STARTED TO DECORATE OUR PLACE.



THE ART IS AN ORIGINAL PIECE FROM 1978, INDIAN INK ON WHITE PAPERBOARD, BY J.L. MATÉ. 


I'M STARTING TO REALIZE THAT MOST OF OUR WALLS ARE BARE, AND THE STUDIO IS ALMOST THE ONLY PLACE WHERE WE HAVE ART. FUNNY, THAT. 

miércoles, 9 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY NINE

THOSE ARE A FEW BOTTLES FROM MY COLLECTION. MOST OF THEM AREN'T WORTH MUCH, BUT SOME ARE FROM THE BEGINNING OF LAST CENTURY. MY FATHER FOUND THREE OLD ONES IN OUR DUSTY WINE CELLAR, AND MY MOTHER IN LAW GAVE ME FOUR THAT BELONGED TO HER FATHER. THEY ARE AMAZING.







MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
THE POLICE: REGGATTA DE BLANC

martes, 8 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY EIGHT



Our old Phillips radio in the studio. It belonged to the Husband's grandparents, and it still works. 

jueves, 3 de enero de 2013

365 CHALLENGE: DAY THREE



Resting on top of my vintage Joe Colombo's Boby 3, there is a framed picture of Benjamin Lacombe's Snow White. I adore his work, so evocative, so disquieting... I have some of his books, and they're amazing.


I love this little corner of my studio, I spend a lot of time there everyday. Now, just in order to really complete it, I think I need a Uten Silo storage unit. 

 In fiery red, obviously.