Monday, 25 October 2010

TED'S TIP.


Ted came to visit this week, and brought us some Halloween cake.
He also said we must go and see the Louise Bourgeois show at Hauser and Wirth on Saville Row.

http://www.hauserwirth.com/exhibitions/743/louise-bourgeois-the-fabric-works/list-of-works/2/

WHILE CROME HOOF ROCKED, PEOPLE POSED WITH POM POMS

For the full story about Supersonic pom pom making, see blog post below. This isn't actually a video of Chrome Hoof playing this weekend, but it was the best Chrome Hoof footage I could find - thanks to Ubiquios Rind.

SUPERSONIC POM POM ACTION.


We hadn't realised how much we needed thumping beats and ear bleeding feedback, until we arrived at the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham this weekend. We were invited there by Craftspace Collective.
The Custard Factory was full off friendly rockers, eager to have a good time. This gentleman found the crowds a bit intense at times, so got busy making pom poms to decorate his hat. By the end of the day he had also made a necklace.
Charlotte's pom pom necklace blended beautifully with her dress. She used all acrylics because she is a vegan.
Our room was next to the stage, so the music was loud enough to kick off a working party atmosphere.
Carrie made a poodle. She didn't know it was going to be a poodle at first, but they bonded straight away.
This picture was taken during the tidying up at the end. You can see all the up turned stools for pom pom making and Louise rocking a pom pom look.
Some pom pom makers had acute colour sense and managed to enhance their already spectacular outfits.
As well as up turned stools, we made pom poms on oak niddy noddies which my Dad made, and are on sale at PYF for £30.
The sun shone for most of the day, and then the rain came down with the rock.
Posing with pom poms is easy. Louise loved posing in her Chrome Hoof inspired coat. When the Chrome Hoof girls came to visit us, they were suprised, because Louise had basically created the new Chrome Hoof uniform for herself with out realising.

Friday, 22 October 2010

R.I.P ARI UP.

We are very sad that Ari Up died this week. I am lost as what to write.
We know every frame of this video, so lets watch it again.
We were very fortunate to have grown up with her influence.
She was only 48.
There was a lovely tribute by Vivien Goldman on Woman's Hour this morning.
Listen at http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00vcqw5/Womans_Hour_22_10_2010/
(about 3/4 of the way through the program)

Thursday, 21 October 2010

POM PON RISING.

Please come and join us at the Supersonic Festival in Birmingham this Sunday! We will be making and throwing pom pons at all our favourite Halloween rock bands. Louise will be wearing this pom pon dress as pictured above, which she made last weekend.

Your local yarn shop is listed up there with Napalm Death, Ruins, Chrome Hoof, Blue Sabbath Black fijji, Melt Banana, and many other rockin' acts.
Louise has filled out a health and safety document about Pom Pon making especially for this event, and we are pleased to tell you, we have the go ahead to be as wild as we like and come to no harm. See you there, and for directions please follow the link below.http://www.supersonicfestival.com

Saturday, 16 October 2010

OUTSIDE - IN - WITH CELIA PYM.

OUTSIDE -IN
Outside-In
Art Space G, Aichi Arts Center, Nagoya, Japan
06-31 October 2010
Claudia Djabbari
James Parkin
Celia Pym
Sebastian Stumpf
Richard Wentworth

If any of you are near Nagoya, we strongly recommend going to see the work of our dear Celia Pym, pictured above.

Friday, 15 October 2010

SPINNING IN GREECE.



Thank you to Gill Bower who has sent us this lovely postcard of lumpy spinning in Greece. It might actually be spinning in the grease because the fleece might not have been processed!
We love the pink walls with yellow chairs.