Book Club – April 25th
The keen eyed among you will know that I posted this already but well, I got waylaid and forgot to poster and so I have pushed the date back a bit. So, if you’re in town and bookish, come along!
Spring Fair: meet the vendors
Song: Fat Sam’s Grand Slam by Paul Williams from the Bugsy Malone soundtrack. Wednesday 16th March, 10am – 5pm Caffe Medici, 2222B Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78705. Arts, Craft and Vintage Fair featuring the work of 15 local artists, crafters and vintage fashionistas hand-picked from Etsy. There will be accessories, jewelry, paper goods, homewares, kid’s [...]
stephaniepressvintage.com
Last Autumn, I loved working on the illustrations for stephaniepressvintage.com which I am delighted to announce has just been officially launched. Stephanie is a friend of mine, a vintage dealer and treasure hunter; she carefully selects pieces to sell that have stories and voyages of their own. She has a great eye and so if [...]
Wordsworth popping up all over the place
When I first looked at my newborn son, a few years ago now, I remember being struck by how he did not look brand new. He looked like he already knew something– something of depth; ancient even. There was an article in the Guardian this weekend about poems on the subject of infancy and someone [...]
My Top Ten Films of 2010
1. Bright Star (beautiful, lyrical, subtle, watch it again and again and it will continue to reward.) 2. The Wrestler (tragic and truthful). 3. Frost/Nixon (love a good meaty character exploration and in the words of Neil Young, “even Richard Nixon has got soul”) 4. A Collection of 2007 Academy Award Nominated Short Films (I [...]
Treasure for your chest #5
If I ever even come close to what Lee achieves in his writing, I will be a happy lady. It is beautiful and lyrical, loving and poetic. You enter his vivid childhood village-world entirely and then towards the end of the book he gives insights that are full of tenderness and truth. [...]
Fat Goose
I have opened a new Christmas section of my Etsy store called Fat Goose. I will be filling it with seasonal wares in the run-up to tree decorating and present buying time and so when your brain gets to thinking about that part of the year, think of me!
Hannah Stoney is a British artist and writer.