DIY and Good Things!

Listening to Solstice (vocal mix) by After Life. 

Been getting my DIY on again! Made this tied fringe top of an old pair of leggings. It used to be my favorite leggings, then  got a stupid idea to turn it into a long sleeve shirt, failed, let it collect dust for a while... then the other day I got a less stupid idea to turn it into a fringe top. The fabric peace necklace is something I made a while ago and I'm wearing a big shawl as a sarong. Looks like summer. Summer looks. Is this what summer looks like? I almost forgot with all the rain. Atleast it's lush. Expecting both pears, apples and rhubarbs soon! Planning some kickass pie.

I'm not a fan of promoting things, but I am an almost crazy fan of these lovely ladies at goodthingsmag.com and their vision as I've watched it take form and grow. It's all about happy news, inspiration, feel good, amazing people and wonderous things. Their first issue was released the 27th (yesterday). So cheers! Raising my cup of yogi tea to you! 

BE GOOD TO YOUR FRIENDS

The lovinspire shop (see it here)  is now shipping style for you worldwide! 

We are aware that with this freedom comes responsibilities 

which is why we've decided upon a few things that we live by...

Since the environment is our friend, 

and we care about our friends, we: 

- Never wrap our goods in fancy newly mass produced one time packages 

  but instead we prefer newpapers and the reusing of old boxes. 

- Want you to think before you decide to buy, because we have a no return policy.

- We get extra happy when our customers are located close to us. The nearer the better!

This package destined for Australia is a reused old Aladdin chocolate box covered in papier mache and wrapped up with a cotton ribbon. Not only does it look fun to get things like a chocolate box with a delicious piece of clothing inside, but you can also take pride in the fact that you did mother nature a favour. 

Emelie

One of my latest experiments. "Emelie" 

a more modern interpretation of the traditional story of Sleeping Beauty.

At the bottom of this post my thoughts behind it are revealed.

 

 "Emelie"  - 3d collage and paint mix. 

Detail of the painting. The evil stepmother.

Detail. Sleeping beauty awakens.

STORY

What's different between the classic story and my piece:

In the old story the princess was saved by a prince and true loves kiss. Here this is NOT the case. She founds the strength within herserlf to wake up to  reality and realize that the external world is not always the issue.  We all have an evil stepmother within us -  The attention demanding, self-demining voice inside that can control you by putting up limits, chasing empty beauty and just dreaming away instead of living the life you are meant for. This is about stepping out of expectations of what we learned as little children and see that the evil stepmother, the princess and the knight in the shining armour are ONE. They're all different battles of the mind and we can decide who we want to be by what we let motivate our hearts and minds.

MATERIALS

The base: 

Started off with a grey and a dusty pink acrylic base. Thick layers are good for when you have a lot of the same color because it gets more depth and texture. Then I added on some black nail polish (you can paint with almost anything!) Because I am one of those recycle everything kinda gal but have to walk for a bit to get to the recycling station I decided to glue on some of the things that wouldn't go in the regular garbage bin. Which was pink silk paper, broken sunshade bows, the nailpolish brush and bottle and also a few pieces of a smashed wine glass. 

The collage: 

I picked pieces that looked like flowing fabric and had a lot of motion going on. All of them in the dusty side of the color spectre. Putting the pieces together is like a puzzle with endless possibilites. I don't glue until I get the "right" feel to it. As a finishing touch brushstrokes and clolor splashes were added for blending in the cut-outs and for sharper contrast.

Note:

SOLD! If you like it check out my other artwork OR send me a request.

A space mission

Mission: Take some old clothes 

and design something new from it. 

You got one week. 

GO!

I slaughtered 4 knitted tops and a scarf 

to make this cozy space dress 

as a tribute to the designer Sandra Backlund.

Photography: Cecilia Sandhu