Hairstyles at Art Car Bootique

Hairstyles on display at the Art Car Bootique, part of Tom Dixon’s Dock design showcase, as observed by myself whilst running a stall for Spamshirt.

Big Chilling at Art Car Boot Fete

Spamshirt is back from sunny Eastnor Castle, where we ran a stall as part of the Art Car Boot Fete Roadshow. We had a prime position tucked in next to Debbie’s Diner and within heckling distance of the Bethnal Green Working Man’s Club stage. Punters got a sneak preview of our new design collection, and the eager ones took some time to put pen to shirt and produce their own Do-It-Yourself Get-It-Off-Your-Chest spamshirts. Thanks to Becky Moldenhauer for helping out on the stall, and taking some great snaps of the event.

iPhone Generation

A man lovingly cradles his iphone, updating information constantly throughout his bus journey.

Khechapuri Village

A series of drawings made of and around a small village called Khechapuri Thingling, Sikkim, in the Eastern region of India. The village is located above the Khechapuri Lake, also known as the wishing lake. This unusually tranquil lake is surrounded by abundant forest and is considered one of the sacred lakes of Sikkim both by the Buddhist and the Hindus. It is believed that birds do not permit even a single leaf to float on the lake’s surface.

Perched on a hilltop above the lake, the village itself nestles above the clouds, with majestic views to the remarkable Kanchenjunga mountain range. There is a sense of truly living amongst the Gods. These drawings are inspired by the beauty of the land and the simple quality of life of the people living on it.

I am looking for a venue to exhibit these drawings as a set, before passing them on to loved ones.

Meat as commodity

A strangely disturbing advertisement for ‘gourmet meat’ which caught my eye, in a recent Sunday paper. I’m not quite sure why, except for the way the meat is presented in digestible chunks, at reduced prices, as if it was a line of sofas. Complete with celebrity endorsement.

From the earth to the bowl

I made a simple broth using produce plucked from the Hackney City Farm gardens this morning. A kombu dashi with dried fish and shitake mushrooms was combined with sliced Onion, Garlic, Courgette and Potato chunks, together with fresh Sage and Rosemary. Smoked Mackerel was added at the end, with parsley as a garnish.

Let’s propagate!

The Organic Garden course stepped up a notch today, with us students learning how simple it was to propagate. We took cuttings from Sage and Rosemary plants and Strawberry runners to create a batch of new seedlings which will grow in the Greenhouse over winter, ready for planting in the spring.

Buddhafield Sentinels

The guardians framing the recent Buddhafields festival, a celebration of truth and beauty, and a vivid illustration of the potential of people being together with an open heart, forming communities and partnerships.

Summer windfall

Meaghan, Carene and Cameron with the bounty of Italian yellow plums gathered at the Hackney City Farm. The Café did not want them, so my batch ended up in a luscious compote with red wine, vanilla pods, cinnamon sticks and almonds.

Carrot Harvest

Carene and Meaghan with armfuls of carrots harvested from a small patch of land at City Farm, Hackney.