Mr Ford, double life? congenital control freak cutting loose, there’s a message here, a really positive one
December 22, 2009
Initially I couldn’t work out why I was drawn to this piece in the Independent. Guess the name Tom Ford, an extremely creative man, synonymous with great style and fashion, and the fact it was set in 1962……… Tom Ford, A teen actor, a fashion designer and now maybe an oscar for his film debut , The Single Man, originally a book by Christopher Isherwood. The stills are wonderfully stylish, set in the 60’s it has great attention to detail, even down to eye makeup but it had to be more than that.
This following words leapt of the page to me , Mr Ford is writing about himself, the creative psyche can be excruiatingly painful. ” Ford acknowledges that Falconer’s fastidiousness is his own, but below the surface, as I read it, the meticulous ritual of George’s life is also Ford’s acknowledgement of the supreme effort it has taken to keep order in his own life. He’s had his own battles with excess, occasionally waged in public, where the bad behaviour seems reasonably typical of the congenital control freak cutting loose. When order fails, that way lies madness, which Ford contemplates in the scenes when Falconer finally falls apart. “There’s a lot about me that people don’t know,” he has said. A Single Man hints at a double life”. Then researching interviews with Tom I came across the following, these say it all.
Hearing the word “isolation” and new then why I was drawn. Its not just another vehicle for him to excel but a vehicle to tell a very important story, one that in this time in history is extremely important for us all. In his words, a book written by the false self, from a great distance observing the true self. learning to live in the present and not the future”
We have lost the enjoyment in the small things of life, the golden sun glinting in the snow, the sunrise everyday, a walk by the sea, instead we make make huge complex plans for future times, living in the future, then one day looking back and realising “what happened, where did all that time go? Losing our connection to the planet, to each other has lead to generations of isolated people, this sounds like a film with a real spiritual message we can all learn from.
Creative food, or not?
December 14, 2009
A creative chicken no less, decorated for a king, had to be Louis XIV didnt it……………… Is this food to be seen or eaten, some I have shown this to thinks its totally offputing, black chicken? Well I beg to differ, I think this has real wow factor. Not sure I would “style” it with green chrysanthemums but thats just “my” taste, however, the idea of decorating a chicken like this is magic.
I can imagine a lavish black banquet, and extravaganza of deep burgundy black rose heads, dark baby abubergines and black cherries tumbling forth from a tall black cyrstal cake stand with chicken atop!!
Miss Tennenbaum has gone to the the trouble of showing us how to do it. YOu can see this and so much more on her wonderful site, oh and by the way this is not a cooking website but a wonderful blog from a very talented young lady. click here to visit her blog
Autumn Colours on the Behance Network
December 13, 2009
Creative photography that inspires me
Papercraft couture
December 13, 2009
The split second when………… creative thought
December 12, 2009
CREATIVE THOUGHT – When the spark of creativity explodes into action………….
This is what I imagine is going on in my heart when the birth of a creative thought ignites every cell in the body into action
Click image to see it much larger
I will not die an unlived life
December 9, 2009
Hot pinks and reds are favourites at the moment, love the vibrant energy waves these colours emit. Have been playing at patterns again, this one is from a drawing that I illustrated a poem with. A beautiful poem that touched my soul and forms the essence of my being.
I will not die an unlived life.
I will not live in fear
of falling or catching fire.
I choose to inhabit my days,
to allow my living to open me,
to make me less afraid,
more accessible;
to loosen my heart
until it becomes a wing,
a torch, a promise.
I choose to risk my significance,
to live so that which came to me as seed
goes to the next as blossom,
and that which came to me as blossom,
goes on as fruit.
by Dawna Markova
Design a Christmas Tree for Claridges Interior?
December 7, 2009
Well I would love to, but John Galliano beat me to it! A few days ago this wonderful tree was unveiled at Claridges, the hotel in London know for its 30’s deco. Mr Galliano chose to make this giant 20 foot tree with a “frosty” feel to it, with ice blue exotica, snow leopard and parrots…………………. Quite stunning, especially the way it has been lit to cast wonderful shadows on the wall. I love it, what do you think?
symbiotic relationships – Nureyev and Fontaine
December 7, 2009
yesterday I posted an image of one of the most powerfully beautiful images of the male form. It belonged to Nureyev. What took me along that path was researhing old leather panelling. One of Nureyev’s numerous homes had a room lined out in it, very sumptous interior, exotic, lavish, just like him. i read his autobiography a couple of years ago, what a man………..
I also came across a docudrama advertised and watched it on iplayer, the relationship between himself and Margot Fonteyn. Their presence was electric, their passionate romance was clear to see in their dance, their symbiotic moves, like their relationship was as enriching for them as it was to everyone who watched them. His raw passion, his exotic background, his youth, his strength and determination fired her with a renewed vigour for her dance at a time when she was just about to retire. Nureyev said about her “At the end of Lac des Cygnes when she left the stage in her great white tutu I would have followed her to the end of the world” and he did. Margot, twenty years older and already married, their physical relationship eventually struggled and came to an end when margot made the decision to retire and nurse her then invalid husband at their Panama farm. They danced again one more time after this in 1989, when she was 69 and Nureyev 54. There emotional symbiosis lasted until she died of cancer at the the age of 72 in 1991.
Nureyev continued to be a legend in his own lifetime, his tempestous, lavish lifestyle, his amazing vitality and fame continued. However in the 80’s this began to wain, displeasing audiences with his less than perfect performances. Aids had probably began to take its toll, he denied it though and wouldn’t admit to having it right up to his death at the age of 56 in 1993 , 2 years after Margot’s death. Knowing how they lived for each other, no decisions were made without each others approval, he talked to her weekly, paid her medical bills, visited her in Panama, did he give up his fight for life after her death, could he no longer survive without her? I wonder?
Spike Jonze, you are a genius
December 6, 2009
A must see !
Such Beauty
December 6, 2009
What strength, what beauty………….
the days are short and memories long
December 5, 2009
Oh gosh its dark so early now, the frosts are thick in the morning and its not long now before the shortest day…………… It doesn’t seem that long ago that the leaves were turning golden, the setting sun creating long shadows in the evening glow, took me back to a trip to yorkshire I spent with my daughter and her partner, we laughed and enjoyed happy times, walking in the beautiful countryside.
Ooooh chocolate
December 1, 2009
I just could not resist posting this, just look at the mouthwatering image and imagine the meltingly rich velvety chocolate oozing out into your mouth.
Thanks Trish for posting this, made my day. Donna Hay is so creative in the kitchen!!
Double Chocolate Cookies
4 1/4 oz dark chocolate, chopped
4 oz unsalted butter, softened
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup plain (all-purpose) flour, sifted
1/4 cup cocoa powder, sifted
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
9 3/4 oz dark chocolate, extra, roughly chopped
Preheat oven to 320°
Place the chocolate in a heatproof bowl over a saucepan of simmering water and stir
until the chocolate is melted and smooth. Set aside. Beat butter and sugar for 8-10
minutes or until light and creamy. Add the egg and vanilla and beat another 3-4
minutes. Stir the flour, cocoa, baking soda, salt and melted chocolate. Add the
extra chopped chocolate and stir to combine. Roll tablespoons of the mixture
into rounds. Place on baking trays lines with baking paper, allowing room for
the cookies to spread, and flatten slightly. Bake 10-12 minutes until slight cracks
have formed. Cool on wire racks. Makes 16.
Recipe from Donna Hay
