I’m hoping this post will mean that I am breaking my Home James silence. Foot’s on the mend. Sun is shining – I can literally see the light! Thanks for being patient and there’s lots to look forward to. Happy long weekend everyone!   Caroline writes about living alone on A Cup of Jo (see photo above) and her insights are hilarious. She sings a song on Wednesdays that only she knows the words too, and writes...

…you get a book, you get a book, YOU GET A BOOK!     Met Publications recently released over 1,500 titles to be made available online, 422 for free download – that’s right, FREE! Since it’s founding in 1870, it’s repertoire ranges from exhibition catalogues, collection catalogues, and guides to the collections – making them a perfect resource for art history students and aficionados alike. You can...

  …google doodle celebrates Atkins’ 216 birthday! Born in 1799, botanist Anna Atkins is credited with creating the first sun prints. Using the cyanotype method of photographic reproduction, she exposed the light sensitive medium in the sun, creating negatives of the flora she placed on the surface. Along with the celebratory Google Doodle (above), The Independent has a full write up on her accomplishments — including many...

  Alexander McQueen’s retrospective opens at the V+A to great fan fair with a star-studded gala in South Kensington last night. Vogue has a great photo gallery, and the V+A have included a sneak peek of the exhibition on their Facebook page. Opening tomorrow, this is the same show that was featured in NYC four years ago with more pieces on display — one not to miss!   Jessica Chastain’s $5m apartment in NYC is a...

…black and blue or white and gold?     Having a background in fine art, the whole blue or black/white and gold trending debacle kind of freaked me out. I wanted to see what everyone else was seeing, and I didn’t! Optic tricks have always blown my mind — the thought that other people are looking at the same thing, but our eyes are reading them completely different is just something I can’t get over. Here’s...