Street art

Right now I’m obsessing about street art. Why not have art on the streets? I rather look at an elephant walking a tightrope holding an umbrella than anorexic photoshopped girls in underwear when I’m in the city. When I was out walking I kept an eye out to see what I would do if I had the talent and there were lots of things I would like to do. At the moment the people in my neighborhood don’t deserve any art though.

It is amazing the things people think of, and manage to create. Before I looked around on the net I didn’t think much about it and now I’m more open and thinking more on what can be done here? I can’t do shit because I’m useless but in my head I am brilliant and create lots of beautiful art.

When I looked around the internet I came across a trailer for a movie about British street artist Banksy and it looks like fun, reminds me of skateboard films. Banksy is one of those artists you have seen lots of thing by you just don’t know it.

Just because

This illustration by Arthur Rackham is my main inspiration for my story, it will most likely suck but hopefully I will finish it. That’s the most important things right now, finishing something.

Arthur Rackham

You don’t need a reason to post some nice Rackham images. I should get a book with some of his work in it.

Perhaps because it’s autumn

But the darker the better. I just hope I don’t scare myself too much, I have a habit of doing that. I like this painting, “Nightmare” by Henry Fuseli (bad picture but it was hard to find a decent one).

Found this guy by accident (I always do)

The style of wonderful illustrator Gris (which means pig in Swedish) Grimly is just what I like. And since I’m in desperate need of clothes a few t-shirts from his store would be nice.

Gris Grimly

I love the teapot, where do you get one of those?

Polly Put the Kettle On

Polly put the kettle on
Polly put the kettle on
Polly put the kettle on
We'll all have tea

Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
Sukey take it off again
They've all gone away

Picture from Wikipedia

Famous Tea Parties

People don’t have tea parties anymore do they? I have never been invited to a tea party and I have never ever heard of anyone that has. Never heard of anything like that, getting invited for coffee sure but that’s not a tea party. Why not? Sound like fun. People have tex mex parties, plain old dinners, sex and the city evenings but no tea parties? Strange…

Boston Tea Party, not an actually tea party but still… Why destroy all that tea? I would have taken it and have an actually tea party, that would have been nice, invite EVERYONE and have tea and talk about it instead.

A Mad Tea Party, illustration by Arthur Rackham… Poor Alice looks so bored… Not a very good host is he. I love the hare in that picture, big black eyes, looks stoned doesn't he?

John Bauer

I remember this picture from…? Well I don’t remember when or where but I remember that picture and I liked it then and I like it now. It’s a little art nouveau isn’t it? I love the way she shines. Her name is Tuvstarr and it's from Bland tomtar och troll.
Illustrator John Bauer.

Kmye Chan

Not sure how I found the site Blogickal but through that I found Kmye Chan, French girl who makes wonderful art and for some reason doesn’t like cats. Anyway… I can defiantly picture her stuff on my wall and her stuff is available on her deviantART shop

Arthur Rackham

The wonderful art of Arthur Rackham, what can you say? They are just so… calming? I just love old fairy tales; they don’t make stuff like this anymore.There’s an art nouveau feeling to them and I guess I don’t need any wallpaper, I could just have pictures and art everywhere instead. How nice would it be to have one of these over you entire wall? Pretty damn nice.

Weird new craving…

Tote bag, what on earth would I do with one? Anyway, found this super cute one at Emily the Strange, a new take on the classic art nouveau print by Théophile Steinlen.

The original, picture from Wikipedia

Sunday...

Spent the day at the Dance museum and the Alphonse Mucha exhibit, it was a little too small perhaps and it as close to being crowded. In the gift shop I found two cute tin cans that I bought, including several postcards.
Then returning some books and getting some new ones from the library, like Miranda Innes “Traditional Quilts From Around The World” for the third time, I really must get my own copy of that one.
Home for a walk with the dog and then… Tea and toasties, nothing could spoil this day. Not me getting my period on the way home and cramps, not the fact that everyone is burning leaves in their gardens today or the fact that “someone” called and asked me to work with less the 2 hours until “someone” wanted me to be there. Mom was an angel and said I wasn’t home and I just sipped my tea and not giving a damn.
Blueberry tea and toasties with cheese and tomatoes, yummy.

(All mine!)