Weeks Theme

SPIDERS, ew wow. This week the subject of spiders has been very prominent. Probably because i had a creepy crawly dream about one the other night, we were trying to be friends and i was trying to save him while the house surrounding us was slowly breaking down. He was crawling all over me and i tried really hard to not feel a little creeped out, but it was just impossible. i couldn't tell if we were friends or not because i couldn't talk to him. i can still remember the crawling sensation over my arms. the conclusion of the dream is I HAD A FREAKING SPIDER CRAWLING ON ME IN REAL LIFE. So, for this post i searched 'spiders' and it kind of makes my inside feel ill when i look at them. so there will be no picture of a harmless spider.
NOTE: I DON'T LIKE IT WHEN PEOPLE KILL SPIDERS - I DON'T THINK ITS NECESSARY. BUT I CANT HELP BUT FEEL A CREEPY CREEP CREEP FEELING WHEN I SEE A BIG ONE EEEEEEEEEEEP

A book i love.

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I find it hard to get wrapped up in books. But when I do I obsess about it, dream about it and try and get everyone around me involved in it too. I was short of a book to read and a friend of mine put me onto the series of Enders Game. At first I was dubious towards the genre 'sci-fi' but have since discovered its one of my preferred genres to read. I love fantasy and being taken away to another world. And this world (written in the 80's) is predicted uncannily close to the future we now live in. They refer to what is now known to us as the internet 'the nets' (hehe), and of course it developed to humans colonizing other planets (which I found out recently NASA has spotted a cluster of stars which have planets amongst it which are pretty much like earth COOL) and I also discovered that we can now be buried when we die in a sack and have a tree planted on top of us (which is another aspect of the other books in the series). It’s a very philosophical book which I found quite intriguing, introducing several different ideas of how the world works.

I could blab for a long time about how much I like these series but you should try reading it. YES ^__^ (plus I imagine Ender – once grown up – to be very handsome and wise, maybe a potential husband – too far?) LOL

Dual Gallery - OPEN



Located at 50 Webb Street
(corner of Cuba - access through Kreuzburg Summer Cafe and Grow From Here garden centre)



My studio friend and I have now officially

opened up our gallery! Please come and have a

look around. We have Intricate Jewellery and

pretty clothes for both men and ladies.



Why not grab a delish coffee, a strawberry plant for the summer days and pop into the gallery for your art fix

TRINKETS

Just some pretty trinkets i managed to find at an op shop last week. oh so pretty and aged. 

An old tin for carrying Aspirin. 'Genaspirin' <3

The Man in the Hat

Man in the Hat

Directed by Luit Beiringa

Sunday morning i woke up to find myself watching a New Zealand Documentary on this lovely man named Peter McLeavy. He founded, what is now called Enjoy Gallery located on Cuba Street. Setting up a gallery space in his bedroom on The Terrace in the 1960's, he had a huge part in the formation of the Wellington Art scene. 40 odd years later he still lays in his bare office on his green velvet chaise with typewriter and fountain pen on his desk, looking up at the adorned ceiling pondering life.
I found this documentary very inspiring and related to a lot of his qualms and concerns towards his beginning business and life in general. It gave me ease to know he found his place, his niche and could provide a culture for the community and struggling artists.


I hope that the artists and art lovers of Wellington Community can continue this passion and vision for the future - WE HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE SOMETHING SPECIAL

Too Much Work and Lingerie

It's 2.30am Saturday Morning and I have just got into bed (ah). I have managed to get my productivity levels up this week and worked 12 hours on my shiv today! When it got to 11pm and i felt like this guy (below) and started making mistakes (like deciding a 6 gore skirt was a good idea?!?!) i thought it would be best to stop.

 

Highlight of the week. My friend and I got our Lingerie project on its feet, creating some delish simple white lace knickers. We each made a pair to try out and tweak. MMM just one of the pros of making Lingerie. I can't wait until we get cracking on the silk longline bras....hush

Oh John, I love your flare and volume, your subtle demonic Witt

 The chic chiffon slips with that cute Aladdin fit 

Your girls all look so happy, vibrant, high and free

But I know their hiding something, with their cunning trickery

So Jones work your magic and add that extra top hat taste

For not many take advantage of this extravagant millinery lace

John Galliano Spring 2011

New Zealand Fashion Week

So I recently attended fashion week for the first time. I am still undecided on how I feel about the whole experience, I can say one thing for sure, I will never be going as a dresser again! BUT i did meet a lot of people and managed to get into a few decent shows (as a person, not a dresser) and saw NZ fashion as a bigger picture. Although there were a few stand out shows, people with style were lacking. There were lots of people with pulps and short dresses, but very few people with unique, interesting, subtle details that caught my eye. THERE WERE A FEW< BUT I WOULD LIKE MORE.

By the end of the it i had definitely had enough of the whole scene. I missed my hometown like mad and wanted to converse with my buddies.

CONCLUSION FOR NOW

Much of a learning curve in more ways than one

Will not attempt to be a dresser again (maybe in France)

Its easy to meet people if you put yourself out there. Particularly in NZ

NZ fashion is still very small, but slowly growing, similar to a fruit plant - they only get bigger!

Bonsai Apple Tree ^__^

Flower Me Beautiful x

We have been lucky enough to have had some pretty nice days of Spring, the 7 we have had so far. 
One of my life dreams is to go and view the Cherry Blossom trees in Japan. oh my how lovely would it be. Pink spring trees/flowers have got to be my favourite kind. So super and vibrant against the forest greens and browns. mmmm MM


You should also plan on going to Medillí, Columbia in August to witness the beautiful Feria de las Flores, one of the world’s largest flower festivals. People gather from all over the country to celebrate the flowers. Vendors carry them on their backs and everyone dresses up, dancing, singing, performing and loving.

Music me Timberrss

There are so many factors to music that I love. I have found most music that ends up being my favourite of all time are always the ones I get a bit weirded out by the first time I hear it. I'm now learning when to notice this and love that you can actually train your ear to understand music in more depth.

I also love when I wake up with a good song in my head and can get up and play it really loudly, the beginning of a good day.

So the past month (or two?) I've had only three Artists/Bands in my head EVERY MORNING and I cant continue with my day until its played and sung/danced out of my body, here they are.

GLASS VAULTS

Two young handsomes from Wellington, you can download the EP here

MOUNT KIMBIE

Another pair of handsomes from London, I particularly LOVE HF021 listen to it here

JAMES BLAKE

One more handsome also from London, listen to him here

This music all falls under the genre of 'electronic' but hey, that doesn't describe it much! listen to it. I guarantee a love

Breathless (1959) - la pratique rend parfait

A friend and I started learning French. We had our 12th class on Thursday and can now finally string sentences together! its very exciting. its at the stage where suddenly you start to understand how it all works and all the words you knew, but could never use in the same sentence can now be used together and actually make sense! Because of that class im now quite obsessed with it. I stayed home on Friday night and watched this movie 'Breathless' Director Jean-Luc Godard starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. I watched and listened and woke up this morning with French words going through my head! I know alot more than I thought I did.
During the movie i recognised this t shirt (in pic above) and remembered the limited edition tee shirts from Kate and Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte for the 50th anniversary release.

Jean Seberg is so pretty

Western Me.

Once Upon a Time in the West

Directed by Sergio Leone

I went to see this movie knowing what i was in for, a long hearty Western (its 165mins long). I had never actually seen the whole movie before and was thoroughly impressed by the end of it. SO many close ups of dirty old men, their guns and one hot babe. Everyone is introduced as a bad guy and the story slowly unravels. there are so many sweet one-liners, one well paced captured show down, an actual death (on set of a stunt man RIP) and dirt on everything. 

Sweet Surprise

I recently stumbled upon these beautiful images of Frida Kahlo. To me me these images capture such a beautiful, other side to her that was not-so-often caught in her paintings. I suppose her paintings expressed her sorrow and pain rather than the beauty she was from the outside. Anyway, they struck an inner chord of mine, maybe its because most of the images I see of her are paintings, so somehow seems fresher and new.

BLACK AMBER AMULET

This small collection of handmade perfume amulets have been on my mind since the day I was introduced to them via ANYONE,GIRL created in San Fransisco by NOMAD, a collaboration between Littlefeather Organics’ Emmelie Brunetti and  LA rocker Corey Parks. Each beautiful amulet is an exclusive, one-of-a-kind creation produced in Southern California. The solid perfumes which are all brewed together by Emmelie Brunetti, who also has an amazing range of scents, are poured into vintage silver Navajo pill boxes, which can be worn around the neck or on a keychain via leather and colored beads, each comfortably packed inside a medicine bag handmade by Corey Parks from her, quote, ‘Lookout Mountain home-atelier’.

Have a look through all of the offering below of which you can gush a little more over here.

Unisex Medly

handmade
A small collection of Unisex T shirts and Merino Leggings


Thanks to
Photographer: Daniel Batten www.danielbatten.com
Model: Rosie Herdman


All items are for sale, for orders please email pulkaclothing@gmail.com Prices and descriptions are here 

Mini Photo Shoot

Here is my second attempt at trying to keep this page up-to-date. I am in
the midst of working on a larger photo shoot, but this is the taster.
Photographer - Daniel Batten http://www.danielbatten.com
Model - Jules van der Voorn
Location - The most romantic place in Wellington, Truby King Park




Tailored mens pants are available from here