Friday 30 June 2017

juul kraijer


not shy about juxtaposing a portrait and a creature in her photography juul kraijer is equally at home with charcoal and pencil

Thursday 29 June 2017

Wednesday 28 June 2017

masahisa fukase


we like a corvid in our house so it's lovely to see a reissue for masahisa fukase's notoriously hard to get a hold of ravens

Tuesday 27 June 2017

desiree dolron


after yesterday here's the luminous portraiture of desiree dolron.

Monday 26 June 2017

suitcase joe


hte flipside of the dream of capitalism - suitcase joe's pictures don't pull any punches

Sunday 25 June 2017

Saturday 24 June 2017

more dracula



i'm trying not to have bits lifted off an out cd on these things but i did like that last them sufficiently. if you've got a bit of time get the kettle on, sit down and luxuriate in this

nouvelle vague

Friday 23 June 2017

ellen kooi


i love the andrew wyeth vibe in this. there's a lot of texture and individualism at work in ellen kooi - makes me want to spend more time looking at her work

Thursday 22 June 2017

pentti sammallahti


there's lots to like about pentto sammallahti's work but i find myself beguiled by his winter scenes

Wednesday 21 June 2017

emmy andriesse


i guess emmy andriesse is possibly better known for portraiture but i love the serenity of this piece, in contrast maybe to the tumult of her life.

Tuesday 20 June 2017

Monday 19 June 2017

fan ho


i was lucky enough to be in hong kong when its old incarnation was giving up its last breath. fan ho captures a time and place now vanished. sublime

Sunday 18 June 2017

Saturday 17 June 2017

Friday 16 June 2017

constantin mashinskiy


365 parisians - you'd think this sort of thing had been done to death but constantin mashinkiy keeps it simple and makes it breathe

Thursday 15 June 2017

aisha zeijpveld


it's easy to see more than a hint of fashion photography with aisha zeijpveld but looking beyond that, when she starts in about stretching her media, she really steps it up

Wednesday 14 June 2017

Tuesday 13 June 2017

jorge mayet


not a wealth of info on jorge mayet but making trees out of wire and paper? that's always going to go down well with me

Monday 12 June 2017

azuma makoto



apparently azuma makoto made this to teach his five year old about science. sublime

Sunday 11 June 2017

comet music



comet noise, inks - what's not to like? background here

Saturday 10 June 2017

the caledonian way



everybody has their reasons for being on the bike. these are lee craigie's.

Friday 9 June 2017

medical wound man


public domain review scores again with medical wound man. it's amazing to think that he survives today in various guises in hospital.

Thursday 8 June 2017

more helen downie


not what i'd usually look at? maybe not but i love boldness of colour. you can feast upon more at helen downie's website

helen downie



which encompasses - it's never too late, yes you can, and why not....

i'm loving hger collection of inks also

Wednesday 7 June 2017

a history of sound art



possibly not the most engaging format and, as seems to be the way with these things, terrible sound! but interesting nonetheless.

the field recordist



a rather lovely wee doco

Tuesday 6 June 2017

phenomena over and under the earth


i am dazzled by these illustrations by josef gabriel frey of atmospheric phenomena. see the public domain review for details

Monday 5 June 2017

keeping a ukelele in tune

HOW TO TUNE AND STAY IN TUNE from Kala Brand Music Co. on Vimeo.

when you've got a new ukelele it can be frustrating keeping it in tune. don't worry - that's how they are for the first wee while. here's a handy guide.

Sunday 4 June 2017

Saturday 3 June 2017

Friday 2 June 2017

johan bloom


 it's all about the colours for me looking at johan bloom and no mistake!

Thursday 1 June 2017