Back Stroke

Those cliche saying of 'think positive and good things will happen' has slowly been coming one by one since September start. I have learnt not feel guilty when eating double cream patisserie from Maison Bertaux and enjoying being a shop guide and watched them getting excited when purchasing gift for themselves.
The tumbling weed pattern keeps rolling into a really good phase, and I'm not complaining at all about the speed that feels like its all coming at the same time. New job and new friends is giving me an opportunity to keep learning as a person.
Discovering many hidden green space around London is becoming one of my new favourite habits this summer. Last Friday whilst having my walking lunch, little blossom of flowers were gretting happily with their really nice petal colour.

I find it very strange that those little buds are showing at this time of the year.
Before things are getting extremely busy this week, I had the chance to tidy my old sketchbook document it by photos. Space is such a luxury in London and de-cluttering art material actually felt like a less burden. Now the difficult task is trying to constrain on filling the gap with more clutter.

I have place few images from my past sketchbook in Pinterest here.

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Floating blossom

Somehow I keep getting dreams of moths and pink. I still find it fascinating and strange at the same time when what one stresses about lurk in flashes while asleep.
Sunny day always start to a good day. I manage to fill three sketchbook and looking forward to do more sewing tomorrow.

Thank you to Mr. Finch's work for the inspiration.

Image by Mr.Finch

Joseph Scheer Photos are something rather special in my eyes.

Image via Ruby Beets

“Well, I must endure the presence of a few caterpillars if I wish to become acquainted with the butterflies.” 

― Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince

I almost forget how lovely and comforting reading The Little Prince was. I think sometimes you need to have that quiet time before the madness of deadlines are coming.

I look forward to finish this term with work that makes me happy, sending apology letter to friends (for being a miserable hermit),  hopefully treat myself to a good pampering spa day, and read (paper based) book before the madness start again.

I hope you are having a lovely weekend.

Tiaz

Back on it

It takes a walk in the park, sunshine, coffee with a friend, and a very inspiring jacket from Zara to get my brain engine going to get exciting again about the current project that I'm working at. Facing the music is also on the radar on how important, but slightly frustrating to keep up to date with folder work. Sadly this pretty jacket below is way out of my budget this season as I have wept for 4 months on saving up for a new sewing machine.

Zara Quilted cotton jacket s/s13

It made me think very hard on what I want to achieve this summer on developing my self esteem to show my work and hopefully sell to make ends meet.

In the next few days you will see some of my drawing and my favorite hand stitched pieces that I've done (sound a bit showy I know). It's great to hear feedback from my fabulous tutor in the studio, but it's quite challenging also to hear what strangers (or professional) says constructively about your work. 

Here's a start of the brief preview (until I get my head around to put it on a website).

Moodboard of  'Lost Toy' project.

Initial final design for 'Lost Toy'

Hand Embroidered, Screen printed procion on cotton

Collection pieces for 'Lost Toy'.

All Copyright by Tiaz Taylor 2012

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Back to Studio mode

A mixture of excitement, fatigue, and itchy fingers to draw and explore ideas in the second week of going back to creative year.

Mood ideas week 1.

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