Eddie Izzard's formula for writing comedy

Take High brow content + talk about it in a Low brow way
or Low brow content + talk about in a High brow way

What he calls Inversion
A formula he readily admits he stole from Monty Python.

I thot very interesting.

Inspiration: Eddie Izzard

Comedian Eddie Izzard was on Q this morning. He's been studying french for the past couple years so that he can now perform his act in Paris + Quebec entirely en francais! (Impressive) His advice:
"You've got one life: Live it. Push the boundaries and find out where the edges are."
Inspirational.

Illustration: Wedding Bells Magazine

This is an illustration I did for Wedding Bells Magazine.
I love drawing lingerie + dangley earrings as both provide an opportunity for squiggly lines.

The workroom's New Online Shop

The workroom launched their new online shop today. A few of my small sewing related prints are for sale in the artwork section.
More prints are coming soon - and that's a promise!)





The shop is full of many other lovely things. Here are two of my favourites:


1. Colette Patterns.
Look at that blouse! So very 1940s methinks.


Colette patterns Bralet and knickers. Great.

Colette Patterns makes gorgeous, vintagey patterns and is based in Portland Oregon. Ofcourse it is.
The owner Sarai Mitnick seems really interesting and also writes a lovely blog.
These patterns really make me wish I could sew better.


2. Selvedge Magazine.

What can I say. This magazine is so delicious + dense with inspiration I can usually only read 5 pages per sitting! As Karyn Valino said "Even the ads in the back are really interesting!"
Highly recommended - even if you don't sew.

Juicy pinks

I've got pink on my mind this week.
First this gorgeous ad from Madeline Weinrib resurfaced in my inspiration pile.

I just love the mix of ikat, zig zags and dots - all in varying shades of pink. So juicy.

Then I saw this freshly painted column in a friend's house. It added such dimension to the room + provided such a nice background for the artwork.

Then I found this great hallway in an issue of House Beautiful entirely dedicated to pink!
The paint colour is Ben Moore Razzle Dazzle.

I think pink might be the perfect colour for my kitchen wall. It'll join my other zingy shades of lime green + red which pop off the Chelsea grey in the hallway so nicely.