Rachel Ellis.

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Annual holiday. What a horrible word. It reminds you that it’s limited. Although at the same time it makes it all the more precious. I’ve been very lucky this year and been to some amazing places - still keeping my fingers crossed that I can squeeze some extra trips in. 

Last week was my first week back at work after a delightful 2 weeks off. So during my post holiday blues - I looked over the pictures from said travels and noted a recurring theme. My friends and I LIKE TO EAT. 

Alaine De Botton (author of The Art of Travel) seems to get it :

“If our lives are dominated by a search for happiness, then perhaps few activities reveal as much about the dynamics of this quest - in all its ardour and paradoxes - than our travels.

They express, however, inarticulately, an understanding of what life might be about, outside the constraints of work and the struggle of survival.

I forgot how much I love this film and everything about it. IT’S AWESOME.

My sister is very lovely but also dead smart. She is THE CAREER WOMAN but in the nicest possible sense. She renews my faith in being successful and still a great person. Anyway.. alongside her 9 - 5 she is setting up her own thing. Magpie Marketing. Picking out the best of the overcrowded marketing world and bringing it to us. With plans already set up to hold workshops - this could be a very exciting venture. Check it out here.

I’ve helped her out by designing the logo…

I’m always impressed by the Portrait Awards at the National Portrait Gallery - although photo realist painting has never been my style ,it does still amazes me. The artist that really caught my eye was Erik Olson. His work is stylized and full of character. Here are a few of my favourites…(the block colour backgrounds against the expressive strokes seem to work really well).

The results of an attempted pottery class in Haggerstone. Very fun and surprisingly therapeutic… or whether it becomes relaxing because all of sudden there is no agenda? Either way it was great. If only we could spend our lives doing art workshops.. Although I imagine that is the slippery slope towards acceptance of ‘crafty jewellery’.

Thanks to our lovely teacher and ceramics genius, Matt Raw.

One studio please…

Sometimes it’s just nice to take a normal Tuesday off work and make it into something awesome. So my good friend Harriet and I, went off on an adventure to Sunbury Antiques Market effort of leaving London at ridiculous o’clock was definitely worth it. Here are some of the purchases… a few of of many more I imagine. What a world full of treasures.

The sky is finally blue.

I would like to see this soon too. Despite the fact that I haven’t been to the cinema much this year - I have been twice in the last few days. Rainy days of May are giving me a good excuse though.

“If you a fly gal get your nails done

Get a pedicure, get your hair did”

(Illustration : Rachel Ellis)