Saturday, 15th November
I am a big Elvis Costello fan, and was listening to him today.
This is a line from the song, ‘Alison’.
New Readers:
I like to make art from stuff nobody else wants. Stuff from the bin. Stuff with a secret history.
I absolutely never cut up books which could otherwise be read, or clothes which could otherwise be worn. Nor, do I erase the blemishes left by life. I cherish life’s blemishes.
A few years back, I bought six vintage linen napkins in a charity shop, for the meagre sum of two pounds. So far, I have turned three of my napkins into sewn diaries, using fast food leaflets, old magazines and books.
Each of my napkins represents a month, with a different entry for each day. For example, the day Lynda Bellingham died, I added the Oxo box from my kitchen cupboard.
November is my fourth napkin this year, the others are June , May and October. Some of them can be found in my shop.
Instantly recognisable line – love that song. Did you see the documentary about Elvis on BBC4? (think it’s still on iPlayer).
Yes, really enjoyed it. The first single I ever bought was Oliver’s Army from Woolies.
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