Mates Monday

It's Mates Monday again because I went to the best zoo in the world on Friday!

This week: Theresa Adebiyi

A wonderful blog by a wonderful gal. Theresa has not only been an integral part of making SquareThursday happen, but she writes brilliant posts on music, art, fashion, trainers and Twin Peaks. Do head over and have a read: you won't regret it.

This week (among other things) she has revealed her newest pair of trainers which have prompted me to seriously consider ruining our friendship by robbing her.



I want them so bad


Molly
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Mates Monday

So, owing to me not posting it, there has been a delay on Friends Friday this week. For one week only we have Mates Monday!

This week: Bang Bang Crash

Our friend Jojo makes amazing animal onesies. Inspired by a costume style popular in Japan, she has created her own cosy, comfortable, magical garments ideal for festivals, parties or just lounging around at home. I have a purple and powder blue dinosaur and I love it! Who hasn't always wanted a tail to swish around behind them?







Buy them at her shop here.

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The Origin of Clouds

In line with the last post's heady mix of artistic commentary, intrigue and self promotion, I thought I might do a bit of the aesthetic background to our ever popular 'Cloud' series that also makes up the background of all our web based profiles. No it's not inspired by the generic Windows screen saver, nor just a tribute to the sky itself - the cloud imagery is a homage to the surrealist giant Magritte. I remember seeing some work by René Magritte when I was pretty young and thinking it was amazing. I particularly liked his paintings of clouds on people mainly because it was like some kind of crazy dream-world-surrealist-invisibility-sky-mirror-bodysuit/face mask, that a super hero might wear. 

So perhaps this association is what lead to the various 'Cloud' garments. I am pretty keen on super heroes as well as surrealist art, so hey, surreal art clothing!

 Good for superheroes to fly around in: camouflaged yet casual...

 A separate example of Magritte inspiration can be found in my garden. I found some mannequin legs in the street and did some sky on them.

Actually clouds on legs are pretty good... Molly - we definitely need to get on making those cloud leggings.

Jasper.x

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Robots: The way of the future

Robots are probably one of the best things in the world ever. Not in any practical real world sense, although I'm sure they have plenty. I'm coming from a purely aesthetic and fictitious perspective. They're in all the best movies; Terminator 1&2, Short Circuit, Star Wars... although actually both Terminator and Star Wars franchises have resulted in some of the worst movies in recent years and they did have robots in as well. So did that awful film with Haley Joel Osment in that was like Pinocchio only in the future and dreadful... AI...that's it!

OK so maybe there is no sure fire correlation between robots and awesomeness in films, but robots themselves are pretty awesome. Especially the boxy robots that they came up with in the olden days, that 1950's vision of the future that strangely looks like it could have been designed and made by a seven year old.

Two years ago Theresa gave me a book of tiny comics by an incredible illustrator called Tom Gauld. He pretty much encapsulates the best side of a robot - that strange blend of sadness, naivete, hilarity and potential dread...

The latest T-shirt I designed for SquareThursday is definitely something of a homage to Tom Gauld. Look out for it on our website soon...

Jasper.x

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Friends Friday

Ooh, a new feature!
Every Friday we will introduce you to something brilliant our friends are doing.

This week: The Mariner's Children


We remember back in the mists of time when this seven piece folk army was just our mates Ben and Dan making lots of noise under Jasper's floor. They have spent the time since then touring, acquiring new members and developing their sound into the beautiful, raucous, epic folkrockdancey extravaganza it is today. If they are playing near you, do go and see them - you won't regret it.

In the meantime:

Look, they were the Guardian's new band of the day yesterday

Pre-order their EP New Moore Island

Check their Facebook or Myspace for dates and other info.


Molly
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Well this is awesome

Check out this amazing embroidery!



I haven't read Iron Man or seen the films but I used to watch the cartoon series. So I am not a die-hard fan, but I still want this on my wall. Of course the best thing about it is IT GLOWS IN THE DARK!!



The girl who made it is called Lindy; go to her Flickr stream to see more of her work, including Tank Girl and Watchmen.

We love superheroes, we love handmade!

Molly
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New Website!!

Huzzah!!

Our new website is up and running. Go to www.squarethursday.com.

Let us know what you think, enjoy our supermodel skillz, buy some T Shirts, get excited.

Molly
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