Cut Out

The aspect that got me the most from seeing the Matisse Cut-Outs exhibition at the Tate Modern was the manner in which he wielded his scissors; it's amazing to see old colour footage of such a renowned artist for starters and seeing the way he worked. The exhibition holds a wealth of his later art works, including a few paintings too and what I took away was the vibrancy of colours and the scale of some of his later pieces, carried out when Matisse's health was failing. This video from the Culture Show (part 1 and part 2) gives even more background to the story. Definitely go and see it - they say this is a one in a lifetime chance to see such a large collection of Matisse's cut outs in one exhibition...

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Ice Blast

The last couple of days we've been making ice cream and sorbet's with Ma's new ice cream maker - what a great invention! It's so easy to do and I'm just thinking of more exciting flavours to try. I remembered cutting out and keeping something about Lola's on Ice, a psychadelic ice cream van, and the above image is the lemon balm and poppy seed ice cream (I've had this stuck up on my uni room wall all year!) I may try a variation this... and lots more too.
Image via Telegraph by Vanessa Courtier

Cut and Keep

I started this little blog of mine as an online version of the scrap book I keep. When I come back from uni for the holidays, I take an afternoon reading through all the weekend magazines that have been kept for me. Then I cut out the articles, pictures and recipes that catch my eye. This is what I have been doing this afternoon!
I haven't given the scrapbook itself much of my attention recently, but when the summer comes I'll get sticking again. Also I'm thinking of starting an etsy shop too...!