This weekend I frequented another 1920s Prohibition party. Lovely evening, however Lucy and I had been on a 20 mile run in the morning so by the end of the evening I was completely whacked!

Ah!

Dapper.

Enjoying our makeshift glass.

Ventured into the world of eye-shadow for the first time in donkey's years.

The rest of the weekend I baked. And baked. And baked. Even for me it was a bit ridiculous! My baking partner in crime was the lovely Natasha and a group of us got stuck into it while laughing and chatting till the wee hours, perfect end to the weekend.....

CAKE.

Fair to say this past week has seen a lot of baked goodness.

But it hasn't all been partying, baking and friend time! We are currently in the middle of a collaborative group project where we are creating a site specific performance based on greek myths, the idea being that we pick one from a choice of 6 stories given to us. Yep. A fool-hardy choice in a moment of excitement our group decided to incorporate elements from all the stories! Hopefully, if we pull it off, it will be really cool and am really looking forward to putting it all together.

Our idea? Transform our space into a Victorian House that the audience are shown around as though the house is for sale, while the mad family who live there represent the different characters and stories. Got it?

Here are some quick sketches of initial image ideas for our installation from my research, probably won't make much sense! And a lot of these initial responses have now evolved, but by next Friday we will have photos of the actual work!! Yikes.

Echo and Narcissus.

Minotaur.

King Midas.

Want to incorporate the string from Theseus and the Minotaur.

Eyrudice - in a shrine?

Liked the idea of the Minotaur being in the basement, but unfortunately didn't work out with the space we were given.

Orpheus' shrine to Eyrudice.

Working out how to create a house. Decided on floor plans!

Research trip to Sir John Soane's Museum. What a beautiful house!

Echo's room.

Entrance to the house and the beginning of our performance.





Fair to say after all that I am ready for the weekend, but it is pretty busy too! With my sister and her bf down, a trip to the Opera and champagne afternoon tea it should be a good one!!

 Today I made Earl Grey and raspberry jam cupcakes!

  It was good to have some down-time baking after the crazy busy week I have just had; from cocktails to being in the audience of Graham Norton, to hip-hop in Camden and a night at a Dark Circus I feel like I haven't stayed put for long!! On top of all these fun times I have also begun my practise dissertation on vampires - don't ask!! And working towards the finishing stages of my 'Threepenny Opera' designs.....

Filch.

Jenny Diver.

During class yesterday the idea of making the gang members the same performers as the prostitutes was born. Thought it would add a comical element and fit in with my caricature aesthetic. Creates a lot of scope on the performance side, dress into prostitute outfits and 'forget' to take off their moustache? Or leave on a glove or a feather when 'on a job'.....

Mac-the-Knife. When drawing to music he always came out as a strong, clear, black mark separate from the coloured shapes of the other characters.

Mr and Mrs Peachum.

These shadows, along with the marks I made while painting to the music from the opera, inspired the shadow and caricature nature of my designs and characters.

Mr Peachum.

Mrs Peachum.

Polly - after her marriage to 'Mac-the-knife' and at her wedding.

After all that I am ready for a cuppa and a cupcake.