sketchy

sneaky preview of a series of illustartions im currently working on. It's a bit fuzzy though, damn blogger and it super sharpening ....

Out OF Body

The other night I woke up as I was so cold, my room was blue apart from the wall where my window is, that was glowing with orange. I walked over to the window and pulled my curtain back. It was white outside, just white nothing-ness, looking over my shoulder I saw myself asleep, I can feel my bed underneath me and the covers on my arms

loose lips sink ships....

I want Fantasy

Big updates on the way...

in the mean time heres a little sneaky shot of a shoot I'm currently editing ;)....



Model: Sienna @ Select
Styling: Kate Chennells
Hair and Make-up: Daisy Latimer
Photography: Aimee Jackson

shhhhhh....

June and Julia

bonsoir!

I'm rubbish at this game, updates are few and far between, butbutbut there is a reason!
Have been pretty busy getting a website started (I hate codes, the fuckers) and been working on my new and improved working space, pictures soon...I've also been working on a chain garter as part of a jewellery collection, but believe me when I say it's tricky to make it look like a beautiful piece of jewellery, rather than a piece of bondage equipment!

Also you must look at the work of Julia Deville, I was lucky enough to come across it a couple of weeks back and its simply stunning. A trained taxidermist, she has turned her hand to Jewellery design and the result is wonderful...
wowee

Vanessa Bruno

If you haven't already, when you get a minute, check out the work of

VANESSA BRUNO

A really great model-turned-Fashion designer from France. Her clothes are so delicate and elegant with a fantastic carefree aura to them...

As if that wasn't enough feast your eyes upon this, Vanessa's latest promo video featuring Lou Doillon...



gorgeous

(must at some point find a floor suitable for flour pouring and then dancing)

14th JULY 2010

This day cannot come around quick enough! On July 14th, I shall be making a brief escape from England and travelling around Europe for a month. I wish I had a fast forward button, you know similar to that one in the game The Sims? My brain seems to have turned into a mass of empty space lately, I must be walking around in my own little introverted world, nothing is motivating me at the moment. So, hopefully a month trekking around europe will sort that out ;)

It feels like a thunderstorm is coming outside. Good, England needs a good thunderstorm.

scans from 20th Jan 2010, indoor no flash.

Lend your eyes and ears to this

07.04.10

Sassoferrato

The Virgin in Prayer

Sassoferrato

1640-50

'Sassoferrato places emphasis on the softly modelled draperies, the white veil and brilliant blue cloak, painted in ultramarine. The face remains largely in shadow, the eyes downcast, and this has the effect of highlighting the hands joined in prayer. '

The colours used in this painting are so perfect and presented so vibrantly against the solid black backdrop, that looking at it from the screen of a computer does it no justice at all. You can find this gracing the walls of The National Gallery in London, which if you ever get the chance to visit, you really really must!! In real life this painting looks completely 3D, Like you could put your hand into the picture and feel every drape and crease in the fabrics. I really do not think that talent like this exists anymore, i've yet to see the work of a modern painter who uses as much detailling and takes as much time to produce such photographic-like images.

The colourway of ultramarine, coral and white are going to definately be of some influence on my spring wardrobe this year! :)



-a

It's a LOVE/HATE thing...

Sometimes I wish that we were all just happy to run around naked, riding horses, making daisy chains and drinking rum around fires. Then this industry, would not exist. An industry whose aim is to create visual beauty, is actually itself very ugly. FULL of ugly personalities with total disregard to the people and world around them. An overload of Ego’s, fakery and false relationships.

I am not a hateful person. I dislike confrontation and never like to finish on a bad note with anyone. However sometimes, just sometimes…I really…REALLY…hate the Fashion industry….and then I hate myself for hating it…and then I hate that I hate myself for hating it…because I can’t help but actually LOVE fashion.

Because, you see, on the other hand I am wholly grateful that it does exist, otherwise these STUNNING images would never have been born...

Vogue Hommes Japan, Issue 4

Photography : Hedi Slimane

Styling : Nicola Formichetti

right, now I feel like a hypocrite...but I want to jump and live in these pictures, just like Mary does to Dicks chalk drawings...but alas I am not Mary Poppins and I do not own a duck handled magic umberella...

Any who now I've vented my anger...LETS GROOVE

x

Sleep Tight

Such an incredible talent, such a tragic loss.
x

Red and Purple

absent...but not forgotten!!

Hello hello hello...just a quick note to say that this has not been forgotten about...it is still in action! just not too much lately.

I'm going to be shaking it up a bit and doing a more behind-the-scenes look at the Fashion industry. I'm also now freelancing with a pretty nifty stylist in London, who has kindly given me access to all they gain access too, so expect lots of pictures of truley marvelous things ;)

over and out....

why a hummingbird?

Seeming as the aim of this is mainly a style blog, it occured to me that the name 'Hummingbird' probably doesn't make sense and seems a bit random really. There is an explanation behind the name and it is as follows... I once came across this beautiful piece of writing, I think it was on a card or something like that...

'Legend says that Hummingbirds float free of time, carrying our hopes for love, joy and celebration. Like a hummingbird we aspire to hover and savour each moment as it passes, embrace all that life has to offer and celebrate the joy of everyday. The hummingbird's delicate grace reminds us that life is rich, beauty is everywhere, every personal connection has meaning and that laughter is life's sweetest creation'

Nice, isn't it? Hummingbirds are native to the mountains of South America and have a number of spiritual meanings, some believe they are messengers between worlds, but the main belief is that they are here to bring our conciousness away from the routine and mundane, to draw our attention to the beauty and wonderfulness of life itself.

ooo getting deep there...

As you can see, i actually found this so lovely I got one inked to my arm for all eternity, although I've had to get used to this statement...'I like your kingfisher'...

MUSIC

p.s. I saw avatar last night. STUNNING. go see it asap. I bet you all £500 that the catwalks of ss 2011 will be awash with influence from this brilliant film.

P P P P P P P P Paintface...

'warpaint - elephants'

I was listening to this song whilst battling my way through the blizzards of London town and think you should have a listen too. And going with it's name, this post is going to be all about the wonderous invention of the colourful liquid substance other wise known as PAINT.

Iain Crawford, now he's a man who knows how to work with paint. He is a fantastic beauty photographer who creates stunning images that make your eyes go wide and your mouth go wow. Every image is based around the movement in explosions of paint or a liquid as it hits the skin. His work pretty much speaks for itself...

And of course, I couldn't talk about paint without at least mentioning the brilliant A/W 1998 Givency show, where Mcqueen sent his models down the catwalk in white cotton dresses, who were then met by paint spraying car robots at the other end. But, that, really, deserves its own whole post. So ill just leave you with the mental image...

A

Escada for Janvier...

MUSIC
MUSIQUE


ah...yes...I can sense this blogging business is going to be a bit trickier than I first thought! It's coding galore, but none the less I shall soldier on!..

So, ever since I first saw the fall 09 Balenciaga show I was pretty much obsessed with it. The colour palette of silver greys, deep blues and sneaky peeks of frosty candy colours were perfect. It hits the underwear as outer wear trend in all the right ways and the silhouettes and draping were gorgeous. Nicolas Ghesquiere you are a great man. However my favourite piece was the navy blue velvet wrap cardigan. I loved it so much I might actually buy a velvet dressing gown, adjust the seaming to shape and add some shoulder pads and satin trimming (I'm thinking Duchess satin because it's quite heavy but has a more matted sheen to it?)...

Here are my tree favourite looks...

Couple of months ago I had a VERY successful trip to a charity shop, where I found an Escada jacket in my size and priced at £5. It took all my willpower not to jump up and down in an excited celebratory manner until I got home. Anyway I'm wearing it today...
I was aiming on posting some really amazing pictures of whales that were in a newspaper today, but alas my scanner is not working so i'll save that for another day.

That's all for now...

A

testing testing...

Finally I have done it! entered the realms of the blogging world. I spend so much time reading many beautiful and inspiring style/art/music blogs and know my constant ramblings on such things are just a background noise to the mother (she was definately more interested in who was going to win come dine with me, than the breaking horrible news when Luella was in trouble and had ceased trading!) So it sort of made sense to dive in and set up a blog of my own...

Seeing as this is my first ever post and I'm trying to get to grips with things I'm just going to post some pictures that have been inspiring some recent work of mine...

photography: Alison Scarpulla
photography: astronomicalfamily (flickr)

photography: i-D issue #304

photography: David Armstrong

Right, well I hope that all come out somewhat readable, in need of a cup of tea so I'm going to press post...right...about...NOW!

A