In all my skirt fueled excitement yesterday, I didn't get to post about some amazing art I happened upon over the weekend.
On Saturday I met Felix after she'd been to I-knit, and she dragged me along with her to the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea. She was on the trail of the Mundane Appreciation Society, AKA Kayla Bell and Claudia Figueiredo.
These two fabulous ladies are on a quest to make us notice all the beauty that is right in front of us.
They exhibit the debris which accumulates in our lives
and make badges from what they find in our pockets
(the badge at the top of the post was made from an umbrella case I had been carrying around since loosing the associated beloved umbrella. It now proudly adorns my coat, which seems pleasingly appropriate).
And (preemptively) in the spirit of their work, Felix and I happened upon these on our way through Vauxhall. Perfect.
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
The mundane is beautiful
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Ohhhhhh, maybe they need a fabric covered pin board to display all those to do notes.....ugh those lists make me tense. I love the badges made from things in our pockets - lovely.
You are inspiring.
Really digging those brooches! I have a friend whose generic term for pocket debris is "snack" - which, like the brooches, captures the tasty & lovely aspect of that stuff.
hello Practical Polly, I love your blog, it gives me a real lift. Thank-you
hello Practical Polly, I love your blog, it gives me a real lift. Thank-you
Love the beauty in the mundane. And the badge is lovely - John has just bought a badge making machine which I'm trying to get my grubby little paws on! I was thinking that this is the antithesis of the whole Yarnstorm only blog about the beauty in your life thing?
reminds me of found magazine.
That's some crazy exhibit! Love the TO Do List!
Ping! lol
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