Allow me to introduce you to Louise Dahl-Wolfe, American photographer of the 30s, 40s and 50s. She is behind a few of my favourite photographs (which you are about to see – eeeep!). With subjects like Jean Patchett, Lisa Fonssagrives and Lauren Bacall, I was bound to be drawn in. She was big in Harper’s [...]
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Mar 14
i use a cobra snake for necktie
Well, my holidays are coming to an abrupt and wholly uninvited end. I’ve had a lovely time, but don’t they go quick? In a flash, one might say. So, in an effort to combat the blues, the countdown to Glastonbury now begins, proper. It’s like 14 weeks away. That’s like nothing. Speaking of which, we [...]
Mar 10
here’s to ‘Cisco an’ Sonny an’ Leadbelly too, an’ to all the good people that travelled with you
I’m sitting here with a glass of red at half past 4 in the afternoon. I could feel guilty, but I don’t. That’s what holidays are for, no? My boy is cooking up a Greek storm in the kitchen. He’s ever-such-a-goodun. The most productive thing I have done today is empty the wardrobe, clean it, [...]
Mar 09
the seconds marched past, enormous.
Day two of week off. Have been entirely wholesome and cultured. The boy and I went to see an adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 at the Royal Exchange. I think it’s safe to say I’ve never watched something so openly gruelling and gripping. While I don’t pretend to be any sort of theatre critic, it [...]
Mar 08
my love is bigger than a Cadillac
Please do excuse my absence over the last few days, I’ve had a pretty hefty few days at work to make up for the fact that I’m now OFF FOR A WEEK. Eeeeeeep! The joys. I plan to do lots of cultured things. I also plan to keep talking about the fact that the sun [...]
Mar 03
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Yesterday I was lucky enough to be sent on an expedition to see the Alan Fletcher exhibition at the CUBE gallery in Manchester (expedition and exhibition in the same sentence – brave but brilliant). Alan Fletcher: 50 years of graphic work (and play), it was called. Basically, he had a masively successful career in design [...]
Mar 02
i’m all in a spin (move over, darling)
Up and out. Sleepy eyes. Oh, how I wish I could go flower picking instead…
Mar 01
egyptian shumba
As I was flicking through the March issue of Harper’s Bazaar, I couldn’t help noticing one particular Kenzo advert. Speaking of F.C.Gundlach (as I was, just the other day), it reminded me instantly of some of his iconic 60s images. Three particular photographs sprung straight to my mind – two from his Egypt series, 1966 [...]
