week 17 and 18

hi

as a late christmas/new year's gift from me to you i'm releasing my next week early :]

 ok, so this is really cool. this is a day

in honour of srinivasa ramanujan.

he basically taught himself and discovered

new math thing all on his own, totally
independently. how bad ass is that?

my kind of holiday. 

they make all kinds of things out of radishes.

sculptures ready-to-eat!

i rarely talk religion on here but here we go.

even though, i'm not religious at all i celebrate christmas.

it's a nice chance to get the family together 

and eat great food.

where i live we celebrate on christmas eve rather

than christmas day, that's why presents are here.

btw, do you get the 'what i got for christmas' trend

on youtube? cause i simply don't.

since the presents are already opened, i focus

on stuffing my face. generally i'm pescatarian,

but this is the only thing i make an exception for,

my mom's salad.

it's the best thing in the world, i can eat it

forever. when the biggest bowl in the house is empty,

i know it's the end of the holiday season.

(there is still some left though)

candy cane in the shape of boxes.

is that still candy cane?

probably not but i don't really care.

i love this geometrical design.

i feel like there is not enough socks with glitter

thread in them so this is silver snowflake heaven.

fell free to add more glitter.

this is for all those card players.

they probably give you good fortune.

i hope.

i love vintage clocks and watches, they

seem to be, oh irony, timelessly elegant.

so here is my tribute to them.

the short summary: i don't eat bacon.

as a result i don't know how to draw it.

cheap excuse alert.

so obvious yet so festive.

i wish there were more holidays that use fireworks.

they are somehow magical and i love all the colours.

btw, look in to the chemistry of these, fascinating.

how cute is this?

i was inspired by a cupcake design and it worked out so good!

yes, i am aware that polar bears don't look or swim like that.

and that this is not the point of the day but it's

a fun play on words, come on!

first it sort of looked like something out of steam-punk,

but i added glow in the dark stripes,

silver and it sort of looks like a robot leg...?

i don't know.

colourful drinking straws are the best,

but i wouldn't recommend making those

socks out of actual ones.

probably really plastic feeling, and not sanitary.

  

stare in to the middle of my sock... and be a chicken!

...that sounds weird...

these were probably two of the craziest weeks yet, but let's see what 2015 brings!

love,

qofr

week 16

hi!

sorry i'm late but here is sockabrate - watercolour week.

 it's actually my cousin's birthday on this day

and she loves cats, so it's very on point :].

 the best day, grab some chocolate and melt it. 

and just dip everything!

 a maple leaf smothered in maple syrup.

ca-na-da!

 cookie dough on your legs,

minus the gross sticky mess.

it still sounds gross, i should've done

another cookie design...

if you make it out of fluffy yarn it'll

actually look like a tree. or at least 

i hope.

 to be honest

i have no idea what this design is.

i just mixed every game i could think of.

this one i'm most proud of.

i'm not into doctor who but i thought 

since lots of my friends are, i should

do something with it.

and it's in different colour combos!

again, i'm sorry this is late.

but since the winter break is here, i'll have more time.

next csm post coming.

hope you enjoyed,

love,

qofr

lightning

hi!

i know that it's probably quite late for that but i want to give you a little summary of my textile arts short course in central saint martins. 

so... i wanted to know more about textiles, design them, make them, you know learn how to knit and all that. and so i did. here: link!

first day we started with a tour of the building (i've only ever been to the library so it was quite cool), then we drew, drew and drew.

i'm used to drawing (2,5 hours at once) but it wasn't standard drawing. Taz, i hope this is correct, a student at csm textiles, gave us tasks  like blind drawing, drawing with your left hand, using different mediums.

look at this, isn't it neat?

we did lots of research into our own collections. of course i brought socks, 15 pairs of different ones to be precise. i don't even know how i got from socks to bugs (spoiler, that was my main project), but i started with some lighting bolts and silver thread from one of my feet sweaters.

others focused on what was dear to them, childhood toys, baubles, family photos. emma did some of her mother's jewellery, charlotte did some ticket drawings from her notebook. anyway, productive and it was only the begging.

next one: actual textiles, yarn stuff and screen print and knitting! it was so cool!

hope you enjoyed, socks are coming later today.

hugs for the textiles crew if you're reading.

love,

qofr

cubs in cows?

bonjour

imagine an endless supply of cool hats, all different colours, sizes, designs...

that's what fanatics is. they inspired me to create two different looks, i wanted to use one of their mlb hats.

soo.... at first i didn't know how to approach this, i'm not sporty at all, i have no knowledge what so ever about american football or soccer. so i just went with my gut.

i picked this beauty:

mascot hat of the chicago cubs.

who wouldn't though, it's a cow with glasses on!

i want to have it...

ok anyway, as you can see you have to be quite brave and confident to pull that of, but i think i did a pretty good job.

here are my two looks:

you have to say that they are pretty sweet

i would wear these, definitely, and everybody should own a weird hat!

hipster cow? yes please!

if you want to get a hat for yourself hit up http://www.fanatics.com/. they have loads, you can find something, even if you're not into sports at all!

cheers,

love,

qofr

week 15

hi!

it's on time! 

 i love this design. 

after thinking, maybe it's not the best for a sock,

but imagine a t-shirt or a tank top with

that watch.

 it's just vibes man...

 i couldn't really find a cool holiday 

for this day...

who do i call if i want a new holiday?

socks day?

 for all you adventurers out there.

i don't really like hiking 

but mountain views do this thing to me,

i just can't look away.

 let's say it's more inspired by this.

and it's not even a flower but i feel like christmas would

not be the same without them.

very elegant, i want one.

 yes, i am aware that the gingerbread man 

looks like he's possessed, that was the point.

emojis attack!

hope you enjoy, next week is going to be socks-watercolour edition.

oh, yeah.. btw i'm in london!

textile art course.

love,

qofr

week 13 and 14

hello lovely people

i'm so sorry for being so late with this post but the semester here is ending and i've got a crap load of work for school.

but let's find time for socks. it's always a good time for socks.

 you have a neanderthal peeking out from your shoe!

 a parfait is a parfait way to start your day.

i have this cool bistro near my house and sometimes 

i go there for weekend breakfast there,

they have the best granola and french toast.

 the cake is not a lie today

i didn't know how to freaking draw the

weird feeling you get when you sit on your leg too long.

so here is literal pins and needles.

 i love those!

and i love corn so that's great too :]

 so relevant, i know, but i like envelopes.

 barbados's flags for your feet!

 apples that look like dots,

dots that look like apples.

 i guess i'm doing a series within a series.

there is just a lot of countries,

a lot of flags and a lot of independence days.

yes, i am aware that they look a bit like

scales but just think about it.

they naturally look like that.

the best day.

suggestion, they should be fluffy.

sneaky ninja from your shoe.

it will protect you cankles.

 a santa sock for yourself. with a detachable pom-pom.

it's the type you can walk in and don't slide.

and the santa is basically for yourself cause

you should treat yourself over christmas. 

lovely, i like cotton candy.

of course the idea of it is much better,

sticky sugar stuff all over your face, hands

and stuck to the roof of your mouth.

but still, you can't have a fair

without it.

i hope your head didn't explode from my amazing art.

enjoy your week, the socks are back on track.

love,

qofr