CrumpArt

I found a little present on my desk just after I finished taking down my show. I’d loaned an old assignment to a friend so she could see how to structure an essay, and as thanks she left this little Mad Hatter statue…

How cute is that!?!

So I have all the paintings from 28 back at home now. I didn’t sell any during the show, but I’ll be putting a bunch up on Etsy as soon as I can photograph them properly, and eventually on this site as well when I get around to redesigning all the other areas of the site.

And you know what the best thing about my Mad Hatter is…?

I picked this up from the Filmspotting Boards — the idea is to put your iPod or iTunes on shuffle, and the resulting playlist is the soundtrack to your life. Here’s a fresh one for the blog, just because it’s so much fun.

Opening credits: Elvis Presley Blues, Gillian Welch

Waking up: Perfect Little Heartbreaker, Epicure

First day at High School: My Adidas, Run-D.M.C.

Falling in love: Red, Belly

Fight song: Lilac Wine, Jeff Buckley

Breaking up: The Emperor’s New Clothes, Sinéad O’Connor (GOLD!)

Prom: Spring 2008, Architecture in Helsinki

Life: Fourth of July, Ani DiFranco

Mental Breakdown: Remain, José González

Driving: Silver, Pixies

Flashback: Headspace, Toshiro (aka Mr Crumpet)

Getting back together: Love Desperado, Tim Oxley (“Where is that bear? Cos I need a hug real bad… I don’t care if it kills me — at least I’d die in a pair of arms.” Doesn’t it just break your heart?)

Wedding: Baby Driver, Simon & Garfunkel

Birth of child: House Husband, Tim Oxley

Final battle: Fuck and Run, Liz Phair

Death scene: Cocaine Blues, Asa Broomhall (strangely enough, the Nick Drake version of this song ended up in my Filmspotting list, around the Breakdown Scene area. Note to self — avoid picking up a drug habit.)

Funeral song: Now They’ll Sleep, Belly

End credits: Turn You Inside-Out, R.E.M.