art equals happy.

The Great Wahlou. :: Video & Talented Friends.

Well, it's been a couple of weeks since we've had a Tuesday Video! That's mainly because I'm in the final year of University and my schedule is wall to wall college work. Ah! It's kind of a crazy time over here. There's a lot of things coming your way soon! My hand in date is May the 31st, and our show is June the 15th so that gives you an idea of when new things will be showing up here. 

In the meantime, here's a fun little video that I took during the Peoplespace market opening! 

It's Sam and Rowan on top of the boat at Camden Lock Market.
Enjoy!

 

Related articles

Indigo and friends. :: Natural Dyes.

Some little life updates. :: My Life

Life Drawing no. 1 :: Drawing & BA Illustration.

One from the vaults- The Test 2009 :: Video & Animation.

 

Horniman Easter Fair this weekend! :: Shop.

Hey, this weekend I'll be at the lovely Horniman Museum for their Easter Fair. We had a great time with the Fayre Christmas Fayre & looking forward to meeting people & spreading the handmade/ethical love.
Check here for more details. 

Maybe see you there?

Related articles

Gradient Cowl. :: Spinning & Knitting Adventures.

Wonky Gradient Socks. :: Knitting Adventures.

Talking about art school. :: Videos & Vlogs.

In 'Gathered' by Mollie Makes. :: Publications.

Lucy's Birthday. :: Video & photographs.

It's tuesday, which means it's video day! I took a lot of dark, grainy footage from a birthday party on my friend's boat. They always play the best music when ever I'm visiting, and it's got such a cozy atmosphere. I edited the best shots together with a cute song Sam, Rowan and Josh improvised. I've got some more songs for a later date to share, but for now I wanted to share this special place with you.
See it on Youtube. Like & Subscribe for more!P.S. if you've been a follower of this blog/ my flickr for a long time, you might recognise some these faces from my Bristol days. I still consider them some of my closest friends even if we live in different cities now. :]

-Kimxo
p.p.s. Yaara took this photo of me, and it pretty much sums up how I feel when I'm on the boat. haha. Blissed out with friends and knitting. What could be better?

Related articles

Hello again YouTube! :: Videos & Vlogs & Uke!

January Vine. New on YouTube. :: Video & Vlogs.

Snowy. :: My life & photographs.

Amy's yarn. :: Wool On The Wheel & Spinning.

Camden Night Market, Xmas. :: Shop talk & Photographs.

Camden Night Market, Xmas. :: Shop talk & Photographs.

The lovely people at We Make London asked me to participate in one evening with the Camden Night Markets during December. The vibe was nice and Christmassy and got me in the mood for shopping big time. A lot of my friends came out that night too, which made bearing the cold much funner! :] Here are a few snaps I took of my stall that night. Mum was also there to help- here she is sporting one of our 100% British Wool, Handspun hats. Cozy!Kimxo

Related articles

Gradient Cowl. :: Spinning & Knitting Adventures.

In 'Gathered' by Mollie Makes. :: Publications.

Amy's yarn. :: Wool On The Wheel & Spinning.

Lucy's Birthday. :: Video & photographs.

Snowy. :: My life & photographs.

Last week we had a some snow in England. I love how everyone goes crazy over it. My instagram feed was full of white snowy landscapes and I spent most of the day sitting by the window, watching it fall. It felt like christmas, waking up every morning and peeking out the window to see if more had fallen.(These cool snowflake banners were made by a friend of mine. haha. it says 'Kim is Awesome, and Negs as well'. haha. love it!)So peaceful and quiet and lovely. Negs wasn't really that bothered, she just cuddled up next to me to keep warm. So cute. Love, Kimxo

A Fair Christmas. :: Shop Talk & Market!

The little Art Equals Happy elves have been busy making fun things for Christmas! The favourite snowflakes are back in tons of colours. We've got brand new handspun! Both self-stripe and some naturally dyed!We've also got special little lavendar sachets that make perfect xmas ornaments, and then can be tucked into your undies drawer to help keep everything smelling lovely all year round. :]
If you came along to the Camden Night Market last week, you'll have seen these, and THIS WEEKEND we are doing the lovely Fair Christmas Fayre at the Horniman Museum. It's going to be super super great! With all handmade/eco friendly/recycled lovely gifts waiting to be snapped up and given to a loved one. Check out all the details here. 
Online shop updates planned for this coming week. (Thank goodness my last day of term was today! Hopefully I can get back to our regularly scheduled blogging.)
Lots of love, Kim xo 

This Thursday Camden Market! :: Shop Talk.

This Thursday Art Equals Happy will be with the We Make London people in Camden for a night of winter market fun! There will be music and workshops and goodies and winter cheer!

See all the vendors on the We Make London page. 

Hopefully see some of you there! Kimxo 

Where I'll be this weekend. :: Shop talk & London

Me and Art Equals Happy will be at Old Spitalfields Market with the We Make London bunch all weekend, selling and (probably freezing and) spinning! I've got some naturally dyed fleece all ready for spinning & I've even got some hand knitted socks ready to be sold. :] Stop by if you can!! Otherwise, be sure to follow me on instagram (kimsmithhappy), cause I'm sure I'll be tweeting all day.Love, Kimxo

Weekly Craft Club. :: Friends and photographs.

Love this little snapshot from one of our weekly meetings in October. A casual group of us get together every week on a wednesday evening and do a bit of knitting or drawing or macrame or crochet or spinning... or anything that is remotely crafty. It's a brilliant excuse to hang out and there are a few girls who are avid knitters and it's great to catch up on thier projects. Sometimes we have it at my house, and sometimes we go down to my cousin's pub and chill out there. It's a highlight of my week. :]
kimxo

V&A Medieval Inspiration :: London & BA Illustration.

Early this summer I started gathering inspiration for a new project. My first stop was the Victoria and Albert Museum. It's probably my favourite place to go and find things. It's full to the brim of beautiful pieces of creative history. It gives me butterflies.Was I expecting to find a pot of Medieval stuff brimming to overflowing with statues and staircases and tapestries, no. But I did find it. I thought, maybe a few paintings, a tapestry... not literally everywhere I looked. What a pleasant surprise. Here are photographs of some of my findings, because I thought they might inspire you too. And so you can get a sneak peek of what I'm working on.Okay- this ceiling isn't medieval- but it is William Morris and he very much subscribed to the medieval sensibilities.So intricate and long-lasting.These stitched masterpieces are my favourite. So much time and love and hard work. Sigh.
Love, Kimxo