Pigtails Forever!

Foxes - Glorious

I am so into pigtails lately because they are such a cute and easy way of getting hair out of your face, and you can do all sorts of little variations with them, like positioning them low or high, fluffing them up, curling/straightening them, or plaiting them. They're pretty versatile and pretty adorable. Look at all these perfect pigtails! I'm setting an official goal for myself this year to learn how to do French plaits because they confuse me to no end but they look so good. In the meantime though, I'll definitely be leaning on the Pippi Longstocking/Mildred Hubble plaited pigtails look.

Dasha by Alexander Vinogradov

The Worst Witch by Jill Murphy

Sulli in f(x)'s Hot Summer

Carrie from Sex in the City

Marc by Marc Jacobs via Gina Michele

3 Top Looks From 80s Music Videos

As the decade immediately preceding my birth, the 1980s holds a special place of mystery and speculation in my heart. It may not have had the 10 member boy bands and witchy TV shows of my childhood, but it did have a multitude of layered synths and oversized trouser suits, so here are a few of my favourite outfits from some choice music videos of the decade.

1. Jim Kerr (Simple Minds) - Don't You (Forget About Me)

Jim looks so cute in the Don't You video. His hair has a light level of fluff and the light brown suit makes him look like a 16 year old with a career options mock interview to attend. That doesn't sound like a good look, but it is. He probably has toy cars in his pockets.

2. Kim Wilde - You Came

I love Kim Wilde. She seems like someone who I'd have a sneaky glass of mulled wine with on a train. Kim has a bit of a Hillary Banks look here - all pointy shoulders and tight trousers. The little jacket and crop top are pretty adorable and paired with the most high waisted trousers in the world she's probably still quite warm. A smart move. I'll tell you what though, this video involves a lot of twirling and jump cuts so it's hard to get a clear screenshot.

3. Nancy Wilson (Heart) - Never

Nancy looks pretty great in a sparkly, golden ringmaster blazer and some sort of amazing ruched top. She also has perfect rock star/human bush/Lucy from Twin Peaks hair. It's worth noting that her sister Ann has a great rock 'n' roll witch look in this video too (and many others). What I'm probably really here for though is the black skirt and tights combo that was perfectly executed by pretty much everyone in the 80s. It's kinda simple, but just right.

Stars & Sad Moons

I've been using up a big wad of printer paper with felt tip drawings and trying out a set of colourful biros. It's all happening over here! I also used my very last mini post it note (what an event!) and drew a sad green moon (try listening to this song whilst looking at sad moons). I've been enjoying pigtails a lot recently too, so I had to include a picture of me enjoying wearing pigtails in this post. Please enjoy the picture of me enjoying wearing pigtails. And the other things.

Manifesto

Foil Moon & Buffy Hair

Ok so here's a fun update with some recent drawings and pictures from my phone. I made the collage above with biscuit wrappers because I thought the foil was cute. Brown paper is cuter though! The moon looks pretty good in foil.

I'm drawing more pigtails lately. Pigtail club 2015. Also a lot of stripy socks and little birds.

I don't know how I manage to look so different in photos depending on whether I am taking them or not. How does this happen? Why does this happen?

This is a true margin doodle, and extremely Animal Crossing influenced. I just love those mayor designs!

A little person inside a big heart.

This picture is just me trying to remind myself what smiling with teeth looks like in photos. I find that if I don't take photos of myself I kinda forget what I look like. It's always odd to think about, but it's really easy to forget what you look like, even if you look in a mirror a lot!

I woke up one day to find these rings had been left on my arms by three mischievous hair bands I'd worn overnight.

This was me trying gauge whether the Buffy the Vampire Slayer wispy tendrils of hair look is something I can work with. So much of the styling in that show has a really perfect effortless/cute-in-a-practical way teen vibe which I like a lot.
Also the sun was doing some excellent shining at this moment (see below).

Young Log Lady

I've been thinking about Twin Peaks a lot lately. I've only watched the whole thing once and I keep getting the itch to rewatch it, but I haven't yet. Instead I've just been letting sweet cherry pie memories roam around in my head. There's so much I've forgotten, and there's probably a lot of things I never picked up on in my first viewing either. I'm surprised how many things in life remind me of log lady. It's not like I come across many logs on an average day. I love log lady though. She's one of my favourite characters and she kinda reminds me of myself, a little bit. Like just about every other Twin Peaks character, I think her outfits are pretty great. I also love knitwear and long skirts, but I haven't found myself a nice log yet.

Here's some pictures of me looking a bit like a young log lady:

Maybe log lady, like me, loves to paint cute dogs?

Stretchy Hands 2015

I haven't done any focused hand scans in a while, so I thought I'd make some nice black and white ones, moving my hands along the glass. They look like the ocean, and it's nice to think of your hands that way - flowing in waves across their world. Knuckles are pretty cool too. Little wrinkly parts. Finger elbows. I love 'em.

Diary: Pigtails & Mushroom Stroganoff

The main news this week is that I have got my hands on a new diary, and it's actually for the whole year - a one page a day diary (except on weekends). I've never had one of these before, so this is a step up in diary commitment and I'll do my best to make an entry every day. I've been making diary entries on loose paper for a while now and I've really gotten used to a style, so please bear with me while I find my style in the new diary! Notable activities of mine recently have been watching Malcolm in the Middle and scoffing Ferrero Rocher.

Slime 97

Yellow on black is a good colour combo. It always reminds me of streetlights at night. Sometimes doodling on my computer like this is a great thing to do right before bed. I like making drawings just before I go to sleep because it makes me feel like I ended the day nicely, and maybe I have something nice to look at the next day. The end of a day feels like the start. I guess all time is a beginning though, really. I like to remind myself of that when something comes along to potentially ruin my day, because why should things have to ruin a whole day? Who decided the boundaries of one day would dictate my feelings? Bad days are just bad moments - bad seconds floating around inside containers (days), but you can try to let them out and then they're just little bad things floating around in the vastness of space. I mean, I also like making these sorts of drawings just about anytime, when I'm in a computer doodler mood, but there's something specific to making them just before bed which is nice.