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BESTIVAL Baby!

So I got tickets to BESTIVAL 2010 and am MEGA excited!
Things seem to be going well at the moment even though I'm falling behind with school
I got into the foundation art course I wanted to do next year and they seemed really enthusiastic about my (half finished) work
Daniela's coming to stay in a few weeks
Things with friends are better and I'm going to see Laura Marling next month
so there's lots to look forward to
I bought i-D on the weekend
Oliver Sim is a stud

Summer dreaming

Yesterday I went on a bike ride after work with a friend from work who's leaving to university. I haven't been on a bike ride in so long and i had a wonderful time! we went strawberry picking on the PYO farm although most of them were out of season.We also ate a few along the way... then we headed of to a lake with an island and some ducks and geese which Sam terrorised on his bike. Afterwards, it was off to the pub for some cider and chips. we chatted on the swings in a park I haven't visited since I was seven, which brought back so many memories of being a little girl and getting lost in the woods nearby. My chain came off when I cycled over a big tree root so we had to walk all the way home. It was a fun few hours and lovely to enjoy the few, but glorious, summer days that the British must come to expect.

My Birthday and Gaunts House

Six formers went on a course at Gaunts House, a beautiful country mansion in Wimborne, which seemed to be in the middle of nowhere although it is a ten minute drive to the bustling town. It is a heavenly and blissful place. My favourite room reminded me of a modest Versailles. There were portraits of Jane Austen-esque Lords and Ladies and a mural of kissing swallows swooping in the blue sky had a circular ornately carved border. The curtains were a pale blue, silver and gold and two huge gold rococo mirrors were at either end, a glass house attached to the side. The Breakthrough course aims to improve confidence and helps you to achieve your aims in life through studying how you view yourself, the ways in which you approach tasks and speak to and about yourself. At first I thought the course was wishy-washy and full of psychobabble but tried to look at it open mindedly and took each task with a fresh outlook. And by the end I think it was a really effective and useful course which I will take on and improve on for the rest of my life. The atmosphere at the house was really friendly and reminded me of an old hippy commune where everyone chipped in with housework. There was a real community spirit and felling of people supporting one another. The food was good too and all vegetarian which made a nice change. Breaks were the best part of the day as we got to roam around the grounds, soak up the sunshine and swim in the pool. The boys were in at every opportunity diving and bombing. Half the water ended up on the poolside but it was fabulous fun. on the way home i was serenaded 'Happy Birthday' by the coach which was embarassing but sweet. In the evening we went to the beach swimming and on to Wagamamas for a delicious meal and a slice of chocolate cake with a little candle on the top.

Banksy Exhibition 13th June-31st August

I must visit the exhibition in Bristol museum this summer but am so busy. Apparently the woman who collaborated with Banksy in organising the exhibition lost her job, not telling her boss what was happening. But she said she has no regrets. :) http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/gallery/2009/jun/12/banksy-bristol-art-exhibition?picture=348798024

Sunshine

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The Static Flying Doves of Summer

What a glorious day! The kind of serene, simplistic days that make all the best memories. I had 2 lessons today so spent the rest of my time outside with friends, smiling and laughing, listening to music and enjoying the sunshine Summer is around the corner! (Or Spring atleast)

Kime Buzzelli

''I make paintings and drawings inspired by fashion, film, music and make believe . I like layering images on heavy papers using watered down paints and markers. I fancy the parts in stories where something unusual happens, or is about to happen. I like filling in the blanks in a scene or deciding what may occur next. I'm attracted to mistakes in text. I heart mysteries and voyeurism. My work space is currently in Echo Park, CA. I like to work at night, listening to records, while eating cold pizza. I studied fashion illustration at Parsons, graduated from O.S.U. with a BFA and BAE. I currently own art/fashion boutique SHOW PONY in L.A.''

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April Showers and Summer Rain

I am longing for a summer in the forest Paddling in the streams Spinning and spinning gazing up at the lush treetops Sunbathing amongst the clovers and daisies

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John Galliano Spring Summer 09