March 1, 2010 9:00 AM
Surfer and board; human and landscape; photographer and subject; surfer to surfer: in her latest book,
Surfland, photographer
Joni Sternbach has collated her incredible portraits of californian surfers in situ at their local breaks, created using the vintage technique tintype.
Continue reading "Joni Sternbach's vintage Surfer Portraits"
Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art, Photography, Surfing
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February 28, 2010 2:06 PM
Kook is a beautiful new surfing newspaper published independently from UK photographer, film maker, publisher, designer and visionary creative Dan Crockett.
Printed on paper from sustainable forests it's packed with stunning illustrations, photos and quirky, heartfelt features it's available now for the lowly sum of £2 at shops that sell surfboards and wetsuits, as well online - plus postage and packing.
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Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art, Photography, Style, Surfing, Travel
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February 17, 2010 9:00 AM
[Check out her work in detail after the jump...]
Continue reading "Artist In Situ: Hannah Stouffer - skate & snow illustrator"
Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art, Skating, Snowboarding, Style
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February 11, 2010 8:00 AM
Dalai Lama: "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible."
In contrast to the super competitive atmosphere of the Vancouver Winter Olympics, there's something else going on next week, February 15 to 21: it's
Random Acts of Kindness Week. Set up by
Gretchin Anderson of Undercover Kindness she's enlisted artists from across the globe to contribute illustrations to spread the feel good message of this grassroots social movement.
Heidi Burton is one such illustrator: the Brit has created free business-size cards especially for the week - which you can download for free then distribute to share your own random love.
Continue reading "Thrifty Thursday: Random Acts Of Kindness Week!"
Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art, Craft, Style
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February 4, 2010 9:00 AM
Strangely London feels colder than the mountains right now, (grey clouds and pollution equalling a lack of sun I reckon) so I've been under several layers, gloves, hats and scarves for months. But my cheapy gloves are knackered, and nothing matches. The solution? Make my own all-in-one thanks to this genius scarf-hat thanks to Craft's free pattern podcasts.
Continue reading "Thrifty Thursday: free scarf-hat knitting pattern"
Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art, Craft, Style
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January 15, 2010 10:00 AM
After failing abysmally last year, for 2010 I'm determined to stick with one new year's resolution: to send more letters. Emails get deleted, hard drives crash, computers burn out, but a carefully collected shoe box of letters and memories can keep forever - especially when received from friends met across the globe.
But, unlike easily editable electronic typing, the fear of permenance always gives me writer's block when putting pen to paper - the incredibly cute gift card and note sets from Bread Of Many should help inspire anyone.
Continue reading "Handmade Heroines: stunning stationery from Bread Of Many"
Posted by Gemma Freeman in Art
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