birds of paradise

hi!

a while ago i realised that i have some posts that i started to write or have photos for but never actually posted. most of the time it's just to late for them to be relevant (i'm horrible with timing, as we all know). but i want to post them anyway.

so very originally i want to start a 'whenever-i-feel-like-it' throwback thursday series.

we start with a summer antwerp post. as you know, the main thing i wanted to see there was the 'birds of paradise' exhibition at momu (website: momu). i loved this exhibit, it was everything i hoped for it to be. i've used feathers and bird themes a lot, still do. those animals are a bit magical to me, all the colours and, come on, they can fly! like, on their own! i'm very inspired by mcqueen's designs but i wanted to discover new ideas by others.

there were some historic pieces, like feather fans used by the belgium royal family

a uk based artist, kate mccgwire, she uses common

birds' feathers, like pigeons and crows, on some sort of frame.

the shapes are very organic, and beautiful.

i know it's out of focus, the lighting there wasn't very good for photos,

but look at the colours!

it's the famous marlene dietrich's swan feather coat!

and mcqueen's oyster dress!

chanel classic, in birds.

look at those intricate designs!

the exhibit featured works from chanel, yves saint laurent, dior, balenciaga. but there were also some less know names, belgian local Ann Demeulemeester. if you want to know more, check here: wmagazine.com and blog.momu.be.

it was one of the best exhibitions i've ever seen and this comes from a person who has seen a fair share of v&a works, also the best ones. i even bough the book, rarely do that, they are heavy! i might do a master post of feather history, it's very interesting from what i know. let me know what you think :]

hope you enjoyed this,

love

qofr

karaluchy pod poduchy

is this real? a new post?

yeah

hi!

very late but i really want to share with you the rest of my csm experience this december. 

on thursday we went to a different space near whitechapel. as you can see they pretty much look like a bigger version of my room, doing basically everything, from paper crafts and print to sculpture.

but we went to try screen printing. i've never done that before, i just sorta had an idea what it is. but it turns out it's so much fun! i wish i could do more of it now, like on a regular basis.
for those of you that don't know what this is, let's get into it.
the whole point of this printing technique is working on a sieve.
you get a frame and on it you can sort of ''burn out'' a design. a machine uses an emulsion to block out everything except the lines, so you get the outline, as opposed to, for example, lino print. you get the frame, put it anywhere on fabric and choose you paint. when you finally get some paint, get two spoonfuls of it and get a squeegee! how cute is this word?! somebody helps you and holds down the frame, you squeegee the paint down and you're good! done!

 designs and endless photocopies

 and so much drying... so much drying

i really hope some of you get to try out screen printing, it's easy, you just have to remember the steps and you're golden. 

next part coming soon.

enjoy,

love

qofr

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