Piet Mondrian

I visited the Tate art gallery in Liverpool last week to view the currently ongoing exhibition 'Mondrian and his studies'.

The exhibition is focused on the artist Piet Mondrian's life which takes you on a journey through the different stages and movements he made. From Holland he moved to France and changed his last name Mondriaan to the more Parisian-sounding 'Mondrian' (the deduction of the 'a' made a lot of difference) and studied there for many years. (The artist did move back to Holland for WW1, but returned to Paris when the war was over.)

Following Paris the artist moved to London however he only stayed in this location for a short period of time before leaving for New York two years later. He died in Manhattan in 1944 aged 71. 

The artist not only made changes to his location in life, but he constantly messed around with the arrangements of composition in his famous primary coloured block paintings. He seemingly did not feel comfortable staying in one place for too long whether that would be through painting or the way he lived.  

Above is a model of what one of Piet Mondrian's study looked like. 

Below is a picture of a Mondrian inspired shift dress designed by Yves Saint Laurent in 1965. The dress is part of the Mondrian collection and is made of silk crepe. 

'Mondrian and his Studies' is on until the 5th October 2014 at Liverpool's Tate Art Gallery. 

Today I'm wearing..

Double denim! Topshop crop, black jeans and jewellery all my own. The top's probably too short (sorry) but oh well it's Summer. 

I'm wearing a necklace that my boyfriend bought for me and I don't usually wear it but I'm growing to like finer jewellery and I think it looks really nice with this top as it doesn't make my outfit look overly done.

I've opened an online shop!

I've been wanting to open an online shop for a while now to sell things that I design and make. I thought that with it being the Summer holidays now is the perfect time. 

My shop is found on Etsy (think Ebay with a creative edge and handmade goods) and is named PAISLEYELEPHANTSTALL (take a look now if you want, the link is found below). I wanted my stall to have a theme quite different to my own personal style of design and art (which is pretty dark) so therefore after being inspired by one of my favourite musicians, Jimi hendrix, and the bohemian side of Kate Moss' style, the shop is focused on colour, patterns and detail (lots of beads, fringing and sequins!). 

To start off, I have made six unique bracelets created with satin ribbon and embellishments such as beads, sequins and embroidery which surround the main feature of a patterned button found in the centre. I've decided to create small items and accessories such as these bracelets as a starting point to the shop and as I progress with designs and direction I will eventually move on to clothing (the most exciting part!).

I have no intentions of making a profit through the shop so I will try and price my items at a low cost. The reason behind setting it up was to give myself more experience as a seller selling online and as a designer designing in a different kind of style to what I am used to. (Although I would be made up if the shop sold one item at least!)

These bracelets are all priced at £3. If you're interested visit the shop: 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/PAISLEYELEPHANTSTALL

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