Make Your Own Sun

Another month, less updates from myself, and another Tapes podcast. This month the tunes are provided by Yonderboy, This Town Needs Guns, Ora Cogan, Peasman and Fortywatts. I saw Ora Cogan play in a basement the night she recorded this session and was very impressed indeed. I have also provided a piece of artwork this month, for the lovely Fortywatts, which is rather exciting and a little scary...I shall do my best to focus on the former. Anyhow, here is my humble offering, inspired by the song "Make Your Own Sun":



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Trinkets

Apologies for the lack of updates of late, I really have no excuse. I got a new computer two weeks ago, so could have taken full advantage of this fact by bombarding you all with updates, but, alas, I did not. This is probably fortunate for you, as I have not been doing all that much aside from frantically filling in job applications. I am also moving house in another two weeks, so I will no doubt be unable to post again for some time due to living in the midst of chaos for at least a week on either side. Anyhow, this update is primarily to say that I finally managed to complete the blog header! It is at the top of this page, as you have probably already noticed.

Also, there was a new Tapes podcast at the beginning of this month, featuring music from Franz Nicolay (of The Hold Steady), Neil Ward, Tubelord, Cameron Steward and Fran Rogers. Artwork this month includes a photograph by my very own sister alongside some other amazing artists. Check it out here.

Another thing worth checking out is my friend Sophie's etsy shop rememberer. She selling some beautiful old postcards and trinkets, very nice indeed.

Finally, here is a picture of a cuckoo clock in my Granny's house which I thought was rather good:

A work in progress

Here is a little something I've been working on.....


It's not finished quite yet, but soon it will be the header for this very blog page! Hooray.

The End of the World.

Last night I went to see a film by Werner Herzog called "Encounters at the End of the World". It was about Antarctica and all the people he met there.


I've had a fascination for a long time with extremely cold places, places so north or south that the sun doesn't set or rise at certain times in the year, so the concept of this film appealed to me. Herzog's narration was warm and funny and the landscape was stunning....there was amazing footage from dives underneath the ice, but the film was mostly about the eccentric people who live and work there... I especially liked the scientist who showed science-fiction films to those he worked alongside and performed guitar concerts to barely anyone on the remote roof of his laboratory. And the idea of living on a thick sheet of ice and being able to hear the sounds of seals swimming underneath it was one I especially liked. Anyway, a very good film, see it if you get the opportunity!

When We Were Very Young

I really like old children's book covers.

Tree Houses

(Stiles Designs)

(Eric Z. Ayers)


(Tom Chudleigh)

(Tree House Guy)

To the Sea

Hello there! Just a couple of things today...

The May edition of the Tapes podcast has been released, featuring lovely music from Tellison, Red Trees, Pilla, My First Tooth and Rebecca Farely. There is also be some equally lovely artwork to accompany said lovely music, so unless you really hate lovely things, I would highly recommend a listen! You can download it here.

In other news, I think this is rather wonderful.