Permanent

PERMANENT no.2 Landscape of the table #2 " Relay in the morning " （ Kuhonji, Kumamoto City ） ver. from PERMANENT on Vimeo.

PERMANENT no.2 " Round the table " （ Ueki, Kumamoto ） ver. from PERMANENT on Vimeo.

These are such beautiful videos. Calm and loving. I found out about Permanent, a japanese editorial of beautiful everyday food, how it's prepared, who makes it and where it comes from. Sadly I haven't seen a copy but they also have videos to compliment each issue. They are a must see. F ound through Hiki on her JollyGoo blog, where she talks about Permanent a lot better than me. Permanent website Permanent vimeo

Rokunana

How amazing are these photos?! Taken by these three fans of the 67 format.

channel-67.tv

"  67フォーマットを愛する3人組によるプロジェクト。アナログとデジタルの狭間を軽々と行き交いつつ写真の楽しさを伝えていきます。合い言葉は「青春・突撃・シャッターズ！」。  " --- Channel 67

via Satsuki Shibuya

Ra Ra S' Va

I've been staring at the amazing illustrations from Ra Ra S' Va this morning - more on his Flickr 

Ampersand.

  

I just love these.

A Tumblr of these by Emily Blincoe

Miyazaki Ramen

Love this video of Hayao Miyazaki making ramen for his team whilst making Spirited Away. I love that he uses instant ramen, I love the paper he puts down to put the pot on top of, and I love how they help themselves from the pot and into their mugs!

さかな Fish

All day I think about sakana

Cotton and Flax

I have fallen head over heels in love with Erin Dollar's printed textiles that she creates as Cotton and Flax.

Love this video from Pennyweight featuring one of her beautiful tea towels.

Her blog is full of inspirational designs of her own, how-to's on printing and things that inspire her.

Goro Goro

Love this cover of Ku:nel. 

Found this list of legendary creatures from Japan. It's really interesting, I have been particularly intrigued by the Akaname, a “personification of the fear of using a dark bathroom late at night.”! 

Weird but I like

I'd be delighted to receive this magnet. Interested to know where the illustration came from though.

Ba-ba-ba-ba-barbabappa

Barbapapa Syrups! Great colours and shapes. I'd love to have these lined up in my kitchen. 

Found at Colette

Bears and Bubbles

Nice things to look at after Christmas.

Pop Up

Working on a series of drawings in connection to the Japanese things I associate with my childhood. These will be exhibited at a Pop Up night of art and live music at Fusion Arts Oxford on Saturday the 10th of October. 

Atelier Stella

Swoon! 

Check out these beautiful ceramics from Atelier Stella, I don't know anything about this Atelier, but wow - wow - wow! 

via Gems

Mid-Week Booster

By Marc Johns 

via A Cup of Jo

Oyasuminasai.

Shinos World

Wow! Check out these amazing ceramics from Shino Takeda. They are so beautiful they make me want to cry! I would so very much love to live in Shino's World an eat beautiful food out of these beautiful bowls.

July! July! July!

And a few more shots of July...

 I came home one evening to find a windowsill barbecue! Vietnamese Bun Cha!

 Bun Cha is barbecued pork patties served with rice noodles and lots of salad leaves and herbs, and a cold sweet vinegary fish sauce to dip it all into. We cheated as we didn't have minced pork, but beef worked nicely too.

Birthday Mojitos and nori maki

 My view cycling home from work, the only nice thing about working until 10pm!

 I also took a ceramics class, and made a vase/jug and mini milk jug, I have yet to pick up the finished ones. Hopefully I can get a place on another ceramics course as I absolutely love it!

 I found scary face in a toilet cubicle!

 Watched a lot of 30 Rock

 Cycled to Richmond Park/Wimbledon Common and enjoyed using the horse crossing!

 During a trip to Oxford for the best wedding ever, we fortunately had time before leaving to visit my favourite noodle bar - Red Star on the Cowley Road. I had many happy times in this place.

 Upon arriving back in sunny London we headed to a friends place for more barbecue fun

 Welsh cakes (and thanks) from the wedding

It finally felt like summer with fresh watermelon and corn on the cob.

We did a lot of hand block printing for our show in August - as well as these invites.

And generally it was a good month for sunny, blue skies and trips to the park.