sublime #9

flowers and good light

Here are a handful of images (mostly iPhone, as given away by the ruthless over-sharpening) that I have collected in recent times, some with explanation and some without…

standing in front of a Rachel Ruysch painting for 15 minutes will ultimately lead you to find similar scenes in the real world:

I can not walk past a washing line or clothes horse without pausing. See also: a gathering of milk bottles, construction materials plonked on a driveway, rubbish bags, discarded packaging…

the remnants of (someone else’s) coffee date

a reminder that my print shop is open and sublime subscribers receive a 10% discount using the code SUBLIME10 (this excludes collaborative works.)

and for those who are looking for some further gift inspiration, here are some objects and ideas I think could fit the bill for people like us…

• any book from this list (let’s normalise gifting second hand books please)

• subscriptions to Savour, A Considered Space or The Jones Report on substack

• anything by Jess (love the mushroom wall brackets!)

• gingko leaves by Lora

• a charity print sale

• a Petalon subscription (and now experiences)

• something designed by Olivia

• clay from Straw

• clay from Sophie

• handmade florentines from a recipe by Anna (more ideas from Anna on her website)

• prints from Stephanie and Sophie

• a stay at Settle and/or literally anything from their online shop

• aluminium from Studio and Store

• glass from David Mellor

• mushrooms from the Natural Bed Company