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If Disney Characters were real…

… and took photos of themselves online…

The Big Book of Pussy

There has been the Big Book of Butts, the Big Book of Boobs and the Big Book of Penises. So, it was enevitable that Taschen would release the Big Book of Pussy. I love the description for it on Taschen’s website:

The cat’s out of the bag

The body part series wraps up with the origin of us all

Check some pages from the book below:

Makes Sense

I’ll have either please!

Get Sampled

Do you love clothes? And Music? And Fun? Of course you bloody do! That means that you should DEFINATLY come to Sampled, an amazing event put on by The Orders and Main Squeeze. It’s the whole weekend of the 3rd – 4th December and there will be your favourite street-wear brands for a fraction of the price, art for sale, music to listen to, oh and I’ll be there doing all you nails! Yep yep! come along…

The Orders & Main Squeeze in association with www.WhoSampled.compresent SAMPLED

Midday – 6pm Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th December 2011
@ Bar Music Hall, 134 Curtain Road, London EC2A 3AR

£2 all day or £5 with entry to the club included!

Sampled combines a sample sale with a record fair and a club night featuring your favorite street wear brands at a fraction of their usual price, some of the UK’s best record dealers, sets of original Soul, Jazz, Funk & Disco breaks from some of the finest DJs in the UK, a nail bar and a stall selling art.

THE BRANDS
We have hand picked brands to trade on the day making sure you get your hands on your favourite street wear brands at a fraction of their usual prices. Brands trading include: Stussy, Alife, Fenchurch, Depehct. Stones Throw, Generic Surplus, Gimme Five, Any Forty, Stones Throw, DGK, Expedition One, Organika, BLVD, Osiris, Circa & more.THE RECORDS
Trading in new and classic vinyl & CDs from Hip-Hop box sets to rare Soul & Jazz LPs are Mr Thing, Crazy Beat, Rapandsoulmailorder.com, Jake BBE, JP & Nice Up making sure there is plenty to interest even the most avid collector.

THE MUSIC
Throughout the day we have an army of the finest DJs all spinning sets of original breaks as sampled by your favourite producers be they Hip-Hop, House or beyond. DJs include Spin Doctor, Mo Fingaz, Who Sampled DJs, Shepdog, JP, Jake BBE & more.

THE NAILS
One of the hottest new talents on the London nail art scene is will be setting up shop for the week end so come and get pampered by Nails By Hells.

THE ART
The Scrawl Collective are some of the most sought after artists in the land. Travelling the world for exhibitions and commissions alike you can see what all the fuss is about for yourself as they host a stall giving you the chance to get your hands on a one off piece of art.

THE CLUB
After the sale on Saturday night we are re-opening for a one off club night with an incredible line up for DJs including Mark Rae (Rae & Christian), Andy Smith (Portishead), Mr Thing, Spin Doctor, Mo Fingaz & BobaFatt all spinning sets laden with samples and the music they created.

For more information on this event or if interested in getting involved in future events please contact rod@sampleduk.com or tarl@sampleduk.com

Here are my prices for the event, what? £10 for a full set of amazing nails? I must be joking right? Nope, it’s true, come down to show some love and I’ll show some love right back by doing your talons…

 

Join the Facebook event page here. xx

Am I having Sex?

Sometimes I get confused as to whether I’m having sex or not. Luckily I have found this handy flowchart which will help me out in future sticky (ahem) situations…

Disney Sex Symbols

Disney Princesses seem to get all the attention. Artists recreate them, girls dress up as them. Well, now it’s time for the boys. Check out “Disney Heroes”, by David Kawena:

Cheating Type

Often, when someone cheats on you, you can picture the two of them at it. All the kissing, licking, positions and shit they did. Well Luke Lucas (great name right?!) has visualised cheating in a whole new way. He has created one of the most disturbing, yet funny typefaces I’ve seen in a while. Check out the “excuses” he’s used to show the typeface, then have a look at the close ups. Knida weird… But I like it…

Have a look at his other typefaces and work on his website.

Gavin’s Worth It

How beautiful are Gavin Worth‘s wire sculptures? The hands holding one would make the best wedding gift (for me!). Peep his other works here.

Print Me Some Givenchy!

Check out these printed Givenchy scarves for F/W 2011. Oh my Christ!!  The Panther one is ridic… Yep, I’ll have that one please. Or any actually. You can but them for me from here, ok,  thanks!

The colourful world of Mike Jones

I’ve been following Mike Jones’ blog for a while now. And yesterday I can across this website with some amazing art work on it, when I clicked on the blog section I was pleasantly surprised that this is Mike’s work. You go Mike! 

Putting the Boot in

Winter is here. You know what that means? Christmas? Yes! Presents? Yes! Mulled Wine? Yes! Cozy nigts in? Yes! But it also means boots, boots and more boots… If you’ve not got your trusty pair out of the cupboard by now then you’re either still trying to cling on to Summer, or you’re boots are too shamefull to show the world. If it’s the latter then peep my selcetion of boots you should be wearing…

 

 

Click on image to enlarge and see prices. Then buy your fave from here. 

Animal Rings

If like me you can’t wear enough animal print, then these rings will come as a treat. I want to wear them all at the same time, maybe even get two of each so I can fill both hands? From here.

A Dyslexic Girl’s Guide to Books: Tart Cards

 

 

 

Hello. My name is Hells and I’m dyslexic…

but damn do I love a good book! 

In my last year at art school I began making my own Tart Cards. For anyone who doesn’t know what a Tart Card is, it’s a small, post-card-sized piece of paper that prostitutes put in telephone boxes to advertise their services. Before you go there, no I was not making tart cards to advertise my career change to becoming a hooker. I made cards that, instead of advertising girl’s sexual “talents” they advertised their intellect and expertise in whatever field they worked in. 

 

 

 

Peep my cards below:

So, obviously while doing this project I came to learn a lot about the origins of Tart Cards in London (because yes, they are unique to LDN). It wasn’t until a month after said project was finished that I came across the most perfect book on the subject: “Tart Cards: London’s Illicit Advertising Art” by Caroline Archer & Mark Batty.

I know right? Sod’s law that I scrawl the internet, books and documents to try to get as much info on TCs and just when I don’t need it no more, I find this gem in the book shop opposite my office! 

Regardless, I got the book. Firstly because it was only £6, and secondly because I have a true, deep love of Tart Cards, and this book has everything you will ever want to know about them. Plus, a lot of information about the dark underworld of the London sex-scene; it’s history, origins, techniques, doggy dealings, the lot!

The good thing about this book is it is stuffed full of images. Now, for a dyslexic, this is like giving a fat kid the golden ticket to Willy Wonka’s factory. There is nothing better for me than a book that has more pictures that words, and the words it does have are easy to follow, interesting, and informative. 

To top it all off, once you’ve learnt all about Tart Cards, and seen pretty much every card that’s ever been made, there is a handy little glossary at the back of the book that teaches you the meanings of technical terms and vernacular phrases that are commonly found on London’s tart cards.

What could be better for a dyslexic than a dictionary huh? 

 

 

Buy & enjoy here. xx

 

 

Super-Heroines Wear Nike

I get very bored of lookbooks, it’s very rare that I find a lookbook that actually inspires me and makes me want to buy the clothes. One think I never get bored of however, are comics (yes, I know I’m a geek! I own it!). So the lookbook for Nike’s Autumn 2011 collection really took my breath away. The lookbook is a collaboration between Nike and two female comic book artists; Jan Duursema & Amanda Connor entitled “Make Yourself a Superhero.” Which is meant to take the focus off of the celebrity athlete and put it on the every day woman.

Steven Meisel on the A Train

Vogue on the Subway? Vogue riding the A-train? Vogue reppin’ the real?

Shot by Steven Meisel.

Click to enlarge:

 

Dot-to-Dot…

Do you wish you could draw yourself a hot naked guy or girl, but realise you can’t actually draw? Not a problem! Cop these XXX dot-to-dot books to get the ball rolling…

M.I.L.F.s (Men I’d Like to Fuck)

It getting to that time of the week where all I want to do is get under a duvet with one of these boys and hide until Monday comes round…

Nails Knuckledusters

Sorry what?! Someone has made knuckledusters that have beautifully painted acrylic nails inside them?? Are you for real??

Seems like it….