The Swan in The Castle Tower Attic

The Swan in The Castle Tower Attic by The Lavender Hinge, 2013

Lavender Vodka

The lavender is steeped in vodka. The infusion requires as little as four days to rest. Total (in)fusion may take a little longer......

Lavender Vodka

Design Behind Desire - a reading.

On 17th October 2013 I shall be reading from Design Behind Desire at Kiki de Montparnasse in NYC. A small collection of films by The Lavender Hinge will also be on view.

Design Behind Desire published by Farameh Media, 2011

A film by Eric Magnuson and Lisa Z. Morgan alias The Lavender Hinge. Knickers by STRUMPET & PINK. Soundtrack by Nick Cave and Warren Ellis.

Buttonhole Practice

One has to begin somewhere...........

Buttonhole Practice by The Lavender Hinge, 2013. Linen, cotton thread 16 x 12 ins

The Huffington Post

A very nice piece has been written about The Lavender Hinge by Dr Michael Petry for The Huffington Post.

"Worsted Men's Hole (with cashmere and silver mink)" by The Lavender Hinge, 2013. Wool, cashmere, silver mink and cotton. 32 x 30 ins

Lavender Hole

A Lavender Hole by The Lavender Hinge.

"Lavender Hole" by The Lavender Hinge, 2013. Dyed leather, 18 x 12 ins

Lavender Hole (for Kiton)

The Lavender Hinge have inserted and stitched a lavender leather hole into a vintage cashmere Kiton jacket.

Lavender Hole (for Kiton), 2013.
Assisted readymade: cashmere, leather, cotton 38 x 24 x 5 inches

The Enfleruage continues........

The gathering of the roses, the laying of the petals. The process of enfleurage is time consumingly fragrant.......

Rose Harvest, Petal Lining by The Lavender Hinge 2013

Enfleurage in Parallel, 2013

The Lavender Hinge have started their 2013 enfleurage, beginning with the  roses that are currently in bloom and then as the lavender comes into its fragrant full-ness, this too will be added to the shea butter bed. Currently the enfleurage is being created in parallel with a climbing garden rose in Providence and with civic roses in Brooklyn.

Enfleurage 2013. Shea butter bed and garden rose.

Legacy of Lace

Alice Palmer is currently part of an exhibition about the history of lace at The Dick Institute in Kilmarnock, Scotland which runs until 7th September 2013. The exhibition focuses on the Legacy of Lace that has been created by MYB Textiles which is now the only producer in the world manufacturing with original Nottingham Lace Looms, some of them over 90 years old. This manufacturing process is extremely labour intensive using traditional skills and processes which are passed on from generation to generation through MYB’s apprenticeships.

Alice Palmer the Peony

Alice Palmer the knickers. The centre of the peony is between the legs and the petals open out to hold the body.

Flower Bomb Scene, Exhibit, Action, Site (B)

The Lavender Hinge have been releasing their Flower Bombs. To date they have been detonated in and around Brooklyn, New York and Providence, Rhode Island.

 "Flower Bomb Scene, Exhibit, Action, Site, Brooklyn, NY, April 14 2013" by The Lavender Hinge

Spotted Joe-Pye Weed

A similar experience took place with the Spotted Joe-Pye Weed. Again all sign and yet no sign.

I shall have to return when the blooms are signalling their own presence.

Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed

The only sign of the Hollow-Stemmed Joe-Pye Weed at the Brooklyn Botanical Gardens was the sign.

However, curiosity being kindled, what a wonderful discovery to find that Joe-Pye Weed is indeed a glorious pink bloom.

Flower Bombs

Flower Bomb prototypes. Currently the mixture contains a Wild Flower Mix ((Baby's Breath, Scarlet, Flax, Lupine, Four- O'Clock, Purple Coneflower, Lance Leaved Coreopsis, Sulphur Cosmos, Gaillardia, Tree Mallow, Corn Poppy, Annual Red Phlox, Gayfeather, Scarlet Sage, Gaura Gilia, Moss Verbena, Clasping Coneflower, Plains Coreopsis, Black-Eyed Susan, New, England Aster) and Echinacea was also added.
These bombs of beauty will be released over the coming weeks...........

In The Studio, at The Castle

The Lavender Hinge are in the studio......... a glimpse by Malcolm Harris a.k.a. Mister GoLightly....

The Sowing of Lavender on a Boundary

The 1st March and the air is closely touched with Spring. Almost time for further Lavender plantings.....

The Sowing of Lavender on a Boundary, Brooklyn 2012

Painting White Snow Pink

On Friday 9th February the East Coast was hit by a tremendous blizzard. It was both stunning and remarkable. I am now thigh deep in snow and painting pink.

Painting Pink. Carmine ink and snow.

Pink Evidence. Badger brush, carmine ink, ceramic saucer.

The Art of Underwear

I was recently interviewed for AHAlife. The published piece, The Art of Underwear, can be read here.

Composite 1353 by Fileti Studio

Caravaggio

Study for Caravaggio's Doubting Thomas by The Lavender Hinge:

Linen and velvet

Kama, Sex and Design

Design Behind Desire has been chosen to be part of the Kama, Sex and Design exhibition at the Triennale Design Museum in Milan; chosen as an object of desire within itself.

"The exhibition wants to investigate how sexuality incorporates itself in the things and makes them a medium of knowledge. For the designers, but also for the users."

The exhibition is open to the public from 5th December 2012 until 10th March 2013.

 

Capturing the Reverie

I wrote an article about Ryan McGinley which is available to read in Issue 2 of TWELV magazine.

The following is the opening paragraph to Capturing the Reverie:

Standing before the images created by Ryan McGinley, one becomes entranced by the irresistible visions of freedom and joyous irreverence. As we gaze upon these captured glimpses of nubile and ecstatic lives, the pace and perception of our own reality becomes, perhaps equally momentarily, transformed. It is as though we are inhabiting a dream, reliving a memory or visually absorbing a wish. There is ample room for us to imbue the imagery with our own imagination and narrative, and our mind wanderings encourage us to indulge in the ebullience of youth, whether that is the youth we have lived, recognize or are yet to comprehend. But regardless of our own position in time, the experience of witnessing a life in the present is persuasively clear.

 

Peacock (Rose Quartz), 2012 by Ryan McGinley

Horizon

Button Hole Composition (Horizon) with The Lavender Hinge.

Button Hole Composition (Horizon), 2012. Linen, cotton and thread, over wood support. 28 x 34 inches

Button Hole Composition

Button Hole Composition with The Lavender Hinge.

Button Hole Composition (Blond Linen), 2012. Linen, cotton and thread, over wood support. 46 X 40 inches