Asakusa / 浅草 ♡

So last week I visited Asakusa 浅草 for the first time with my friend Nat who was visiting from England. It's like a world apart from the main areas of Tokyo, and a step back into beautiful Japanese history. The area was absolutely bustling full of tourists and quite difficult to move (usually the kind of place I would avoid!), but the shrines were so so beautiful, and there was still some blossom blooming - a different kind to the main season - a much deeper pink, and contrasting against the red shrines glimmering in the sunlight, it all looked very pretty! I tried traditional Japanese dango (rice cakes coated in sticky soy sauce) and enjoyed exploring lots ♡

Hope your all having happy weeks! Lots of love xxxxx

Ghosts of gone birds♡

An exciting little event of the past couple of weeks has been my participating in a wonderful new exhibition in Brighton ...opening on 8th November based on the theme of extinct birds. It's super exciting!!!...read more HERE ! !

For my piece I did a detailed drawing of a Dodo which you can see in progress here with me in my room :)

Here's a mini version of my piece! (should be available as a print at the exhibition soon!)

I feel incredibly lucky to be part of such an amazing exhibition of such a variety of super talented artists! Some of the pieces really blew me away! Don't want to reveal too much as I think you all should go visit for yourselves and see some truly beautiful birdy related treats! 

The wonderful lady who I couldn't have done all of this without needs a mention too, the wonderful Debbie, who runs MoonKo an online platform of wonderful artists (I'm again lucky to be part of!)

click here to visit the lovely moonko's page :)

& The wonderful gone birds facebook for previews on more of the pretty art!...GONE BIRDS FACEBOOK <3

Hope you enjoy having a little browse & that everyones having wonderful Monday's!

Lots of love

x x x x

Sunshine & Curious Hendricks Times ♡

So I was looking through my (few) photos of the weekend and thought I'd do a mini post on my love for Brighton & the absolutely wonderful Hendricks gin tent that me & Craig went to as part of the Brighton Fringe. 

Cocktails made with rose & lychee were my favourite (three of my all time favourites in one glass...and it was pink?! heaven!)

There were so many wonderful interesting people to talk to and the sun was shining super bright! So good!

Heres me & my chap Craig enjoying our gin...

Above (some instagram photos): the bell jars of divinely delicious cocktails at the Hendricks tent mmmm!, some lychee juice I bought from the Oriental supermarket in Brighton, the pier at sunset on Saturday night, and raspberry's I had as part of a picnic.

Hope you've all had lots of lovely fun times, heres an utterly delightful little Hendricks Illustration I found of some interesting types in a boat, big love for Hendricks! x x x