Matthew Scott

Matthew Scott as opposed to Scott Matthew (my musician friend of some repute) is a fantastic L.A. based photographer that I just discovered on Society6. I just love the characters he finds, his colours, his raw, natural shots - so beautiful.

Check out his Book of Matthew shots... YUM!

Hohgant Knitwear

I discovered this gorgeous Swiss knitwear label Hohgant the other day in one of my favourite stores in Berlin Andreas Murkudis.

Hohgant, the brainchild of Danish born Hannah Strøm Liatowitsch, is a label of knitted clothing for babies and children up to 6 years of age. The designs are exquisitely simple and colourful and knitted by a team of Swiss women in the alps.

Autumn Story - Firekites

My dearest friend Edwina is in town here with me and loading my imagination with treasure until it bursts...
Check this delightful, tear and goosebump causing chalk animation for the Firekites' song Autumn Story.
http://www.myspace.com/firekites

Society6

Society6 is a must for all my fellow artists, designers, creators out there - a showcase for your work and a place to come together in the common aim of the founders to support artists and empower them. "Our friend is an Artist. She was invited to show her work at a prestigious art show. When she couldn't scrape together the funds to go, we knew there was a problem. We created Society6, so that this would never happen again."

My page: http://eloisedeh.society6.com/

Rosalie Gascoigne

Rosalie Gascoigne is an inspiration to me. She was a late bloomer, having her first serious exhibition of a very successful artistic career at the age of 57. She was born in New Zealand but emigrated to Australia at 26 years of age. I was fortunate enough for a period to live with some of her work in our family home as I grew up. Her well-known work made from weathered materials around her - road signs, drink crates, household detritus etc particularly touched me and still does.

http://www.roslynoxley9.com.au/artists/15/Rosalie_Gascoigne/

Automatic Drawing

Now it's time to share my own treasure, a lot more of it... I love to draw things with my non-dominant left hand, or my eyes closed, when I need to listen to my own heart and quieten my mind... I did this one a while ago in my left hand, listening to Portishead... and it still feels relevant everyday.

David Shrigley

I discovered the fabulously sick world of Glaswegian David Shrigley by chance when I lived in Paris 10 years ago. I was passing by a gallery in the Marais and was drawn in by a strange illustration in the window (don't remember which one now!), but I still have the invitation card of that exhibition on my wall today. I was going through a hard time back then and found myself drawn out of that and into the world of Shrigley, giggling gleefully at what I should not perhaps have found funny. What a relief to have a laugh and be jolted out of my blues, but then taken perilously close to his... Ahhh, Shrigley. His work simply has to be seen and enjoyed - it's available in many forms as you will see on his website.