SHOPPING!

This week has had some really bum notes. With a rejection letter from a job I really wanted and an English GCSE exam it has been hard to get excited about anything, but Rosie helped me out with that one. Rosie (my little sister) is doing a Health and Beauty course at a nice private beauty school in Huddersfield. She got me in for an eyelash/eyebrow tint and eyebrow reshape. It cheered me up no end and so did the great bargins I picked up in topshop; very un-regular stomping ground for the likes of me! A fab shiny eye-shadow pencel = £1, a metallic eye-liner = £1, flower hair clips £1.50 and a cute pink hair band £2.50 + student discount = £5.40 BARGIN!

Today James and I went to Leeds shopping. The brief was to find him a new jumper, shoes, jeans and maybe a jacket. We came away with a new sexy navy moss stich jumper from Reiss, a fisherman's yellow rain coat and some much needed new wool tights from Marks and Spencer's for me!  I tried to get James to buy this "spring seasons new tend" leather jacket but he was not having it. I think they are dead sexy and quit dirty, so was pretty gutted. What do you think? 

It was ment to be a revision day but you are never too busy to be beautiful.

Today was ment to be a 'sort my life out day' but so far I have not completed any of the days 'to do list'. I have my second part of my English GCSE exam tomorrow and I have not read all the short stories. Eeek. It's going to be a nightmare of a hour and a 1/2 exam and my poor dyslexic head will be fried! And it has to be hand written, whats that about??!!? Are we back in the stone-age?

After the pool we hit the sun beds. She went mental with some crazy cream and six minutes. I only opted for the sensible 3 minutes. I thought it would be a good idea to top up the vitamin B leves and plus, sort out this horrid wax rash on my lip that developed after Rosie waxed the life out of me at her college. I would show you a pitcher but I am too embarrassed. It looks terrible but I'v got some papaw cream on it so hopefully it will be all cleared up by the weekend.

Kate and I went for lunch in the The Courtyard caffe. One of Huddersfields best kept secrets. It is a fab little place with good food, slow service and millons of hand written signs. Defo a good place to pop in to for tea and cake but not if you are in a hurry.

I treated my self to some new make up. A very very rear treat for me! As I love the models own nail varnish I went for a smoky eye kit and liquid eye liner. I could not get a very good photo with my camera but the results are quit good. I'm sure it will look even better with 'full slap on'!

Now before I get some revision done I need to edit a little follow up video for the job I applied for at  the south square gallery. I really really hope I get it!! Fingers crossed!    

I have not been smoking now for 5days, 3hours, minutes and 10...11...12....13seconds and it is not playing on my mind in the slightest.

January Slog.

Why is January always a really hard month to live through? Every year it comes round I'm skint, trying to kill my self down the gym and/or hating the job situation.

Thank god for the studio! I dragged my sorry but very well dressed arse down here this morning and did feel better for it. Its a fabulously frosty morning up here and everything reminds me of little Victorian children plodding the same stairs as I do now, haha.

I shall have to add photos later tonight as I can not find the cable for my camera. I was the frist one in this morning and found 2 hole packs of plasticine on my desk! I wonder who could of left if for me and if it really is for me! The first thing I shall modle will be a little sausage dog!

Right first things first; I need to find some scissors to open this nicorette patch as a day of drawing always goes hand in hand with a fag brack. So far it's been 3 days, 20 hours, 8 minutes and 27....28...29....30...seconds!

Hurray; I found my crama cable!

   

Here is a nice photo I snapped the other day of the mill I have my studio in. It is one of the last mills in Huddersfield that has not had parts knocked down, developed in to flats and still has a complete chimney! Bates' Mill is a really fabules places with brill people working there and run by the two Bates brothers who are always really helpful and open to new creative ventures!



Peter Otoole  was my lovely benefactor today! He had the left the plasticine for me as it had been a christmas present that he liked but knew he would not use so.... I modled him a little doggy to say thank you. I may have to spend some time modelling other things that make me gigle. James was saying the other day her would like to make a little stop motion animation together. That could be this weekends group activatie.

As it is the most depressing day of the year, I treated myself to a cake and coffe. There was a slot on todays woman's hour about how we are programed to be down at this time of year. The cake was fit but even better the dude behind the bar (Harry) asked me what pitcher I would like on the top of my coffe. Of cours I asked for a big cock and he did really well!


How did you make this chill day brillant?

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Here is a nice photo of the cushion I knitted for a christmas commission. I had been messing around with the idea of rude knitting for a while. Why would you not want a cushion that insults the reader who is taking up all the room one your sofa!?!! My moto is don't puss foot around these problems just fucking tell the cunt! But for the occasion when a mother dose pop round, I put some nice wooden buttons on the back so you can be a two faced bitch as well. Joy of joys.

James' Birthday.

It was James' birthday last weekend. Last year I took him to Liverpool and he loved it so this year we did the same. We got there very early, well as early as British Real would let us (TUT). We did some hardcore shopping then hit the bars. I would love to tell you more of what happend but I can't really remember much, apart from we had a 'fish supper' which was very nice. Here are the photos I managed to snap.

After a party on friday night we headed up to Seahouses, Northumbland with Becs and Jonny. We spent 3 days chilling, drinking and eating as-well-as  messing around on the beach. I even had chance to do some drawing!                           

Summer Holidays.

You would think by now I would of done lots of interesting arty things seen as we brock up from uni last week. Well I'm not finished yet and will not be for a while, I'm still trying to get this bloody curriculum essay done; It's a nightmare! Thinking about it I have been a few interesting places and spent lots of money on food and drink so here are some photos to keep you going until I start making some beautiful work (if I'm still capable of that).

It was my 24th Birthday on the 8th May, so James, my best friend Georgie and Her boyfriend Chris-te-poos when for a day trip to the zoo. As Blackpool zoo is reasonable priced and closer than most to Huddersfield, we jumped on a train over there. Blackpool is a very odd and 70's looking place, not how I remembered it as a kid. It's full on stag and hen partys which can be very intimidating when you are not part of the gang of hairy chested man dressed as old ladies pissing in the street. 

    The zoo was good, lots of animals and not too busy (full of kids). Watching the sealions do their thing was dead good, especially when Jeff, their trainer slapped on his ares. We thought it was very funny but no one eles in the audiences did. 

                        

On the way home we stopped of in Manchester for a drink at the Minnie Marble Arch, a really nice real ale bar. It has one long table and bench so it's very european. James made me a hart and a pint of Guinness out of chest pieces and Georgie got a bit huffy when she lost at bottle cap drafts. All in all a very funny day out!

 On the sunday of my atchual birthday Rosie (my little sisiter) and Mum put on a tea party for me and the rest of us. Rosie really did well at making it the best little girls tea party ever! 

 Coco (Rosie's little girl) really liked all the cucumber sandwiches and James liked sitting next to her eating hart shaped ham sandwiches. It was defos the best birthday ever! <3 

Vintage Bunting.

 I made this vintage bunting for Gerry at Neaverson's royal wedding party. It's made out old clothes from the charity bag; mostly my flatmates Primark skirts. They definitely look a lot better as bunting rather than the skirts they once were. The cultured ones among you will recognise the Liberty patterns in there too. You can see my hard work in Gerry's vintage tea room now. 

 Before I handed over my hard work Jen, Rebecca and I made the most of it with a nice pot of tea in my back garden. I love a good tea party.