Eva, from Tinctory, makes the most exquisite pieces of jewellery. She repurposes vintage silk and uses natural dyes to create intricate smocked pendants, brooches, bracelets and necklaces – her inspiration being feathers, sand patterns, shells, and fallen leaves. I am completely enamoured by her style and techniques, and the end results are breathtaking…

Eva has an extensive collection, available on both etsy and big cartel, as well as a flickr account filled with beautiful images of the processes, and experiments. Words escape me…

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found via sam’s notebook, again. Sam, stop distracting me from my work now…

“…each knot holding a thought, a memory .”

Shane Waltener created  this incredible installation in the Aldwych Tube Station, the Strand, in London, five years ago. Absolutely stunning.

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found via the beautiful periwinkle bloom who found it via sam’s notebook who found it via lisa tilse’s red thread – there is a world of inspiration in these three blogs alone. go take a look!

While I’ve been writing over the past weeks, rarely seeing the light of day,  gorgeous little parcels have been arriving here at le petit bateau… an unexpected gift from a dear friend, some etsy purchases, magazines from australia… they’ve all been such beautiful distractions. and I am finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. It is still a little way away, but very much in sight, and getting brighter everyday.

photograph by Cath Conroy

Remember last week I posted about photographer Al Jensen? Well this week, I’m delighted to let you know that his lovely partner and photographer (and newcomer to Amsterdam) Cath Conroy is in da (blog)house. Over the coming couple of weeks, Cath will be sharing some of her stunning photographs of their recent trip to Spain. Click here to read her first post. Thank you dear Cath!

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PS this is spooky coincidental but both Zoë and Cath  – who don’t know each other  – come from Brisbane, and when Zoë left Amsterdam, Cath arrived! How unexpected to have a Brisbane friend leave, and meet another all at the same time. Also just in case you’re wondering, Zoë  has temporarily vacated the guest quarters while she enjoys sunny Queensland. She will come back though (won’t you, Zoë?).