Idol scribblings.....


Pretty obsessed with trees atm.....throw in my love for old, tattered, weathered characters and fantasy a voilà!

Jeff.

Hello summer! The Great British summer has arrived, so will probably have ended tomorrow, nevertheless I took advantage of the glorious weather on my day off by wandering through the grounds of Chatsworth -  I love that place, it's my happy place.

Ah cows, ha they remind me of being at home, chilling in the country.

So.....had a couple of spare hours, this happened.....

SO.MUCH.FUN. Easily amused.Simple things :)

Oh and yes, that is Harry Potter.

 House keepimg = not fun. Cake = fun. I therefore made a couple of lemon drizzle cakes to take into work with me, the result of this math and logic? A much happier day.

I was missing the amount of flowers I normally cram the flat in London with, so  Mum got me  these beauts .

I LOVE FLOWERS.

Childhood memories, ah..... while looking through old albums with Mum the other day I found some brilliant photos.

We had the most incredible dressing up box, full to the brim with dresses, petticoats, feather boas and even a leopard print shirt? It definitely gave hours of amusement. We also had a couple of disney costumes, Fran had Esmerelda from the Hunchback of Notre Dame and Jasmine from Aladdin, while I had a Snow White costume I adored, alongside these we both had Pocohantas costumes.....




In my head I looked identical to Nakoma. Fran never let me be Pocohantas.

This one I love purely for the expression - clearly believe that I look incredible in my dress.

Ahhh, these past couple of weeks I undertook some great work experience helping out in the wradrobe dpartment for the Buxton Festival - if you're around about the area go check it out! It was a really enjoyable experience, not only did I get to do some bits of practical work myself but I met some lovely people and was priviledged to see all three productions in the rehearsal stages and for real!!! Have definitely landed back on earth with a massive thud at my part time job house keeping I can tell you.....

A few pointers scribbled down that I picked up along the way and a quick sketch of a hat designed by Russel Craig.

Drawing in my sketchbook diary of what the chorus wear in Jeptha. Fetching.

As a fair well gift the lovely wardrobe department gave me these designs of Russel Craig's signed and framed! Am so chuffed with them, I actually love them as not only are his drawings exquisite they hold happy memories of my time at the festival and are one of a kind. They are going to take pride of place back in the flat next year and serve as inspiration for my own design work.

Designs for the 'Double Bill' - 'The Maiden in the Tower' and 'Kaschei the Immortal.'

Alongside these beautiful designs Mark, Sue and Vicki also gave me these lovely presents as a thank you and a goodbye, I was really touched and taken aback - hopefully it means I wasn't completely useless!

 

Today we finally had a summer evening, so after being at work since

8am I was desperate for some outdoor air and to enjoy this rare sunshine.....

Chatsworth.

Don't ask cause I really don't know.....

Where all the best walks end. A pub.

Field next door, yep those sheep are the closest thing we have to neighbours.

Wimbledon cupcakes - strawberries and cream..... to celebrate a Brit getting to the final, these little cakes seemed fitting!

May have got slightly carried away on the baking front.....

Random fun, time spent wisely.

Makes.Me.Smile.

Friends coming over? Mandatory that I make CAKE. Coincidently most of the time we meet up at my house.....

This is all rather belated! However looking forward toward starting my degree in September I started reminiscing about the costumes I designed this past year on Foundation.....

Design for Long John Silver.

Sourdust - keeper of ritual in Gormenghast.

Costume and beginnings of a story about a human slowly turning into a pigeon in order to escape the stresses of life.....

Ok so this isn't a costume.....but I couldn't resist  imagining the entrance to Gormanghast library.

Family Tree - worn by a very old Lady, as though it's her past  - layer upon layer of stories and history.

Billy Bones costume. The old sea dog, sea - crusted and rum - soaked. Made the 'Sea - crust' from cat food pellets, yes really, and  the shells from DAS clay which I then painted.

Estragon, 'Waiting for Godot.' I created the muddy, mouldy affect on the  coat and shoes by using a mixture of porridge oats and wheatabix mixed with ink and PVA then added a light dusting of Fuller's Earth. Lovely.

Quite an eclectic mix.