Here’s a snippet of a new thing I’ve been working on – I thought I’d show a ‘WIP’ version as the completed item is turning out to be incredibly time consuming for some reason!
I really like wind chimes, and I’m always ‘magpie-like’ collecting lots of bits and pieces that make tinkly noises when hung [...]
Archive for November, 2008
Wind Chimes – Work In Progress. . .
Posted in Visual art, tagged chimes, copper, wind chimes on November 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Affirmation from Brass Goggles!
Posted in Steampunk, Visual art, tagged brass, brass goggles, copper, steampunk on November 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I was really pleased to get another great review of my steampunk stuff this week, this time from premier Steampunk site Brass Goggles.
Echoing the sentiments of The Gateway site coverage earlier in the week, BG gave me a bit of a longer review and some thumbnail photos. I’m over the moon about it, as to [...]
Another review of the ol’ CD. . .
Posted in Music, tagged folk, folk music, g force trousers, guitar, Music on November 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I sent a copy of the ‘G Force Trousers’ CD to a guy called Jim in Canada a little while ago, in response to my blog posting re the free cds.
Here’s what he said back about it – a really nice and considered response, with some excellent points re the general mastering process:
I’ve been [...]
Consider It Done!
Posted in Stuff, tagged lifestyle management, consider it done, sunday times on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
An old friend of mine – Sue Reeve – started a ‘life style management’ company (Consider It Done) a couple of years ago, and I’m glad to say it’s going from strength to strength. The business has just been featured in this week’s Sunday Times ‘Style‘ magazine supplement, and I thought I’d stick a PDF [...]
An undeniable new voice in steampunk style!
Posted in Steampunk, Visual art, tagged copper, lighting, optimus, steampunk, steampunk pics, the gateway on November 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve just seen that my ‘Optimus‘ lamp got a really nice write up on The Gatehouse steampunk blog (it was about the forth feature down at the time of writing), so many thanks for that people and for your excellent site!!
The phrase: ‘the work of an undeniable new voice in steampunk style’ was even mentioned… ooh!!
I also [...]
I’ve always wanted to see my name up in, er, wood. . .
Posted in Music, Stuff, tagged clive batkin, Music, navaro on November 14, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the bands I play with once in a while (Navaro) rehearse in a set of practice studios built from disused stableblocks in the grounds of a farm. It’s a very rural location, rather out of the way but a nice place to practice on warm summer nights (although a bit nippy in the winter months it [...]
