Here are my two new friends, Jimmu (yellow) and Retromarche (orange), who were very sweetly given to me as a Christmas present.
Many years ago I had a much larger fish tank with several fish and filter prawns in there and they were great fun but inevitably and eventually they all died and I moved and left the fish tank there. I'm in a bit of a quandry as I'm not sure how humane it is for these two fish to be in their fishbowl and two minutes worth of googling confirms that it isn't very. I'm hoping to get another tank but in the meantime I'm changing water every other day and keeping a close eye on them. Perhaps these would make nice alternative fish gifts:
Joost Elffers and Saxton Freymann's bok choy fish from their brilliant book Food Play.
This video and Riusuke Fukahori's work is incredible and can be seen at the ICN Gallery on Leonard St until 11 Jan 2012.
I will be trading on Tues 13th, Wed 14th, Tues 20th, Wed 21st December from 6-930 pm at the Duckie Christmas Market held in the Barbican Foyer. The market accompanies the Duckie Christmas Show, a spectacular new Christmas show in the Barbican theatre. Duckie produce Event Culture: shows that mix the boundaries between theatre, nightclubs and new mode pop and arty show business. This Christmas season I'm trading at loads of super cool venues for super cool organisations and I'm super looking forward to the Duckie Market because it's right down the street from me and right up my alley. The Duckie Christmas show and market will be running throughout December as well as lots of fun workshops on the weekends, details below:
Barbican, Silk Street, London EC2
Closed on 12, 19, 24, 25 & 26
Plus 1: Crafty workshops at weekends - create your own:
Christmas cards, calligraphy, wrapping paper, corsages, pennants, decorations and fairy lights.
An inspiring Letter Lounge, gift-wrapping station and ‘Poortraits’ too! Plus 2: Free Duckie Christmas Party on Friday 16 December 9.30pm till 1am
Plus 3: Spectacular new Christmas show in the theatre Duckie Christmas Show
I love not having to cycle Smy Chutney trailer too far, I love the Barbican and I love the Duckie ethos and vibe. It's going to be a lot of fun with amazing stalls, come along, see the show and do some Christmas shopping! I'll have my luxury homemade Smy Chutney, jelly and jam as well as Christmas items such as:
If you can't make it to the Duckie Christmas Market you can also order online or visit me at Whitecross St Market on Thursday's and Friday at the Barbican and Waitrose end of the market and sample all the yummy flavours before you buy.
