Vicky Lindo artist, designer and maker

I love frasier

2011-10-21T04:15:00.000-07:00

I've become slightly obsessed with Frasier because they've been replaying it in the mornings it has filled my "Scrubs" void, i am often late for work because i will sit and watch a whole episode rather than get ready. I made this because of the wonderful quote from Niles. I've gone to close to the edge though so i'm not sure if i'll get it framed. Got to go and see the fish man before he finishes for the day.

New Card

2011-10-21T04:05:00.000-07:00

Its been out there for a little while but i thought i better pull my finger out and try and flog some more for those kind people at Artists' Cards, so please implore your local art gallery/card shop to get this in! If they sell enough then they will print another, so no pressure. In the meantime if it is not possible for you to bully your local retailer into buying a few hundred then you can buy them from me. £1.50 a card or £6 for a pack of 5 (p&p is free).

Christmas is coming and the cat has gotten fat.

2011-10-21T03:35:00.000-07:00

Long time no type, but i've been looking after my baby and cat and have had a period of creative drought, so i hope you can forgive me and let me know what you think of my new project.......

It started out as a simple task, to design and make Christmas decorations for the Burton Art Gallery & Museum Shop (please like our page), so i've been mulling it over in my mind for a few weeks. We had a delivery of logs and i always find great satisfaction in piling them up with the round loggy bit facing out, a new Angie Lewin book arrived in the gallery shop which is absoloutely beautiful and i started noticing the dried seed heads of various wild plants in the hedgerows. These 3 factors combined have driven me to produce these....

I think i just discovered why the cat is growing fatter at an alarming rate. Note to self, do not leave plates or cups on the floor.

Beautiful Dot Dot

2010-08-28T11:31:00.000-07:00

It was my birthday last week, and i'd like to say thank you to my lovely family for making it a great few days. My dear sister and her beau made me this lovely picture of dot, I love it so much. He managed to get her chicky hair fluff in all it's glory.

I can't believe it, but its nearly that time for open studios. I've been busy shuffling around in my house sorting out pictures and deciding which ones to keep for the open studio event and which to send down to Honiton to show in the close to home exhibition. Please come and visit me from the 4th to the 18th of september (closed sundays and mondays) at 22 - 23 Butchers Row, Bideford Pannier Market, EX39 2DR. They have produced an amazing catalogue which is full of Devon Artists and craftspeople and can be picked up from most galleries and Tourist Information centres in Devon, if you would like me to post you one please let me know. My favourite is a lady called Rah Rivers, find out more about her work here. This piece is called Angel and his love and i will most certainly be taking a trip down to rattery to view hers and lydia corbetts work.

darwin deez - radar detector (official video)

2010-07-18T02:53:00.000-07:00

I love this song and video, im not sure if his hair is for real, im intrigued.

Christine Lindo

2010-07-18T02:47:00.000-07:00

I've got 4 pieces of work on display in the Westward Ho! and Bideford Art Society annual summer exhibtion. Its a really interesting show of local people's work. My mum is exhibiting too, she will be taking part in the Devon Open Studios as well in September. Shes a collage artist, she makes her pictures from cut up pieces of magazines.

Real Nappies have been on my mind lately, I decided to get some and give it a go, but when i started looking i realised what a nappy minefield i was in. Pockets, wraps, bamboo and hemp inserts, aplix or poppers, what on earth does all this jargon mean?? Also the brands a tots bots bamboozle or a organic, a bum genius or a wonderoo? I've spent many hours this week perusing nappy websites and in the end i decided to bite the biscuit and buy some bum genius pocket nappies, only once i had done this i realised i'd purchased the V3 and the V4 will shortly be with us, AGGGHHHHHH!!! Don't ask me the difference between V3 and V4. Why are they so expensive? All it is, is a bit of fabric why can they cost up to £20 for 1 nappy??? If anyone can recommend a nappy then all help is muchly appreciated.

Also Dot Dot is crawling. Its amazing how fast they learn, one day she wasn't the next she was. Our house is danger central, everywhere i look i see another accident waiting to happen, i can't even leave her for 2 minutes to go the loo unless i barricade her in somewhere. I found her the other day swinging the paint scraper around and chewing on a bit of old wallpaper. I've not been being to creative lately but would like to go to the art school and do an evening class in ceramics. I was looking at the Reg Lloyd collection in the Burton the other day and felt totally inspired to go and make some sgraffito pots and staffordshire dogs.

Changing rooms

2010-06-25T14:09:00.000-07:00

So this is how we're living at the moment, not very inspiring, almost depressing. I get these moments at the beginning of a project, when I think this will be easy, in a couple of weeks it will be done and dusted and we'll be living in a palace! I ripped off all the wallpaper and then i started chipping away at the artex on the ceiling. Halfway through i realised what a mammoth task i had undertaken and suddenly thought, "I should have finished some of the other rooms before i started this". If only i could just paint it, Bill who is usually right says we must fill and sand every wall, even the ceiling! So yes this is pretty much the state of the whole house at the moment, not one room finished. I will keep you posted on any major changes ( I wish). Just thought i'd show you this picture. The words are from a song by the Be Good Tanyas. Blue Horse is one of those albums you can keep coming back to and it never gets old.

JLC??

2010-06-17T13:19:00.000-07:00

My sailors left me.

2010-06-15T14:36:00.000-07:00

We have just arrived home from the craft mecca of Devon, that is Bovey Tracey. What a wonderful weekend, an amazing show and lots of lovely people to boot. Its so good to meet people that appreciate the work and to have talked about myself for 3 solid days! My ego has been nicely plumped. As you can see i was going for the front room vibe with my stand which i think worked but could of done with one extra birdy to go on the small wall.

This little guy was one of my newest pictures and i was feeling particularly happy about this piece, quite a few people showed an interest in it and it went to the lovely rachel eardley in the end http://www.racheleardley.com. I'm gonna miss that guy hopefull we'll meet again in the back of a riot van with you swinging from the wall. It has inspired me to go on and explore our maritime heritage that we have here in Bideford and have a good look at sea shanties and poems, the world is my oyster!

Johnny Depp?

2010-06-14T09:42:00.000-07:00

Some new pictures for Laura and Sara

2010-05-25T13:10:00.001-07:00

Here are some pictures for you ladies that have asked ever so politely to see, and i'm sorry that i'm always a bit sheepish about sharing and showing but i don't take compliments well and just get a bit overwhelmed when people are actually interested in what i do. So i guess this blog is a bit like therapy for me because it makes me sit down and tell you people about my pictures and i do find it quite hard. So the first is called Bucket Tree. When we were in Dorset we visited a beach (can't remember which one now) and there was a house right next to the beach and in the garden was a big tree where they had hung all the left over buckets and spades from the beach. It was so lovely and somewhere on my computer i have the photo which i can't for the life of me find, but you'll just have to take my word because it was far more beautiful then my picture could portray and such a lovely sight. A big green bushy tree full with bright pinks, blues and yellows.

Apologies for bad photos. This is one of my favourite quotes which i use quite a lot its such a lovely sentiment. I particularly like this one because i started it when i was quite heavily pregnant and its all pinks and blues ( I didn't know if i was having a girl or a boy). The tree trunk and branch material was bought from Donna's open house see her website here http://www.donnaflower.com/

These pictures used to be one long one, and have been on the go for quite a while (at least 2 years). Not that i've been sewing them for 2 years, they get started and then if i get stuck i put them away in a cupboard then a few weeks or months later i'll look at them again, well this went on forever and i was never happy with it. After what seemed like my 90th attempt at this picture i threw it down in a strop, Bill asked what the matter was and i told him and then he quite simply said "why don't you cut it in half?" So now this one picture is in two and they are living in separate frames, so no sound will get through now. These two pictures should be hung together but maybe at different heights or one creeping around a corner.

Bovey here we come.

2010-05-25T12:43:00.000-07:00

I'm at that waiting stage now where i can't make anymore pictures because i haven't got time to get them framed so im filling my spare time making small brooches and baby cats. Here are some i'm working on at the moment. Im feeling particularly pleased about the yellow badge at the top, i acquired the fabric from a charity shop in south molton, its only a very small scrap so i might keep this one for myself. Please join the crafts at Bovey Tracey facebook page www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk

PVs for Bovey Tracey

2010-05-23T03:48:00.000-07:00

Hello, i know these photos don't really have anything to do with Bovey Tracey but it was such a beautiful day yesterday that i had to post our visit to the beach. I have 2 spare private view invites for Thursday June 10th from 6 - 9 pm if anyone would like them, please leave a message on the comments.

My friend john

2010-05-10T08:48:00.000-07:00

My friend John is a woodcarver and has just opened a gallery in Butchers Row, Bideford. He makes the most wonderful funny sculptures based on observations of human life, bideford is full of strange people, he's never short of ideas. Look at his website here http://www.johnbutlerwoodcarver.co.uk/

We are taking part in Devon Open Studios this september, he's letting me show my pictures alongside his wood carvings in his gallery. Please come and visit us from september 4th to the 19th. http://http//www.devonartistnetwork.co.uk/AboutDOS

Tattoed couple

Multitasking.

Chinese riders.

What a joy to be a mum.

2010-05-07T12:31:00.000-07:00

Ok, so i mean it this time, I will write my blog once a week. I'd gotten behind because this happened.

But now we're in a routine and shes tucked up in bed by 7.30 it gives me back some time to catch up on things. So this is the first time in 5 months that i've looked at it and its still here and i have SEVEN followers! I can't believe that i have 7 people interested in my thinkings so this is for you 7 (if you're still out there).

What a joy to be a mum. People always tell you about the bad stuff, the hideous labour and birth, the sleepless nights, no time to yourself, which is all very true but in return for these bad things you are given something so special, beautiful and precious it can't be put into words. It is also another character to inspire new pictures! I am currently working on a piece called "my tiny hands" which pretty much does as it says. Will post when finished.

Oh and before you call social services i would just like to add that my husband used to be an acrobat in the circus and there is a safety net (just outside of the picture).

Crafts at Bovey Tracey

2009-11-25T07:43:00.000-08:00

I'm going to apply for this again but i'm running out of time! Bill must make the cd tonight or else. http://www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk Its a lovely show, and if the weather is good its like a holiday! I'm hoping for a good baby so i'll be able to bring it along if i get accepted.

Hail Cesar!
Cesar Millan is going to be on the radio today, if you love dogs then you'll love Cesar, he is truly the greatest dog whisperer that ever lived, daddy is my hero!!!http://www.cesarsway.com Please can the dog whisperer come back to normal tv? I'm contemplating getting sky just so i can see his new series.

2009-11-25T07:39:00.000-08:00

This is the amazing view from Alexandra Palace.

2009-11-25T07:35:00.000-08:00

I liked this knitted boat with a lovely knitted kitty on it but i'm afraid to say it wasn't a patch on the knitted ginger bread house which is touring some far eastern country at the moment. There was some amazing stuff at the show my favourites were the graduates work and Alice Kettles show. I got some lovely presents from the Eternal Maker stand and from the Cloth Kits stand too.

2009-11-25T07:24:00.000-08:00

Hurrah we made it! It was quite an intense show, full on four days of knitting and stitching maniacs everywhere! I'm pleased to report that the small babe was very good and i only had to put up with swollen ankles for a few days. It was strange living a life like Alan Partridge. Get up have breakfast at the comfort hotel, spend the day at the show yabbering on, home to the comfort hotel and bed, then the same again the next day and the next day and the next day. Thank the lord for Cafe Rouge (next door to the comfort hotel) and their green salads, i wouldn't have been able to do it without you. What a treat to meet all those lovely people that appreciate the work and let you know that they love it!

The Knitting and Stitching show.

2009-11-25T07:05:00.000-08:00

I'm sorry, but i've got a pregnancy brain and realised i didn't write up anything about this huge event! So Bill and I (with baby safely tucked in tummy) drove up to London laden with goodies to show and sell in our tiny Fiat Punto. Thank the lord for sat navs! It was fairly easy getting there and straight forward setting up, we had some good help from our dear friend Catherine and managed to put up a good display.

We're up and running again!

2009-10-29T03:35:00.001-07:00

I've been so tardy, first of all we went on holiday and then we moved house, our broadband has only just been reconnected and so i'm back and trying to update my blog. We had an amazing holiday in Dorset, but had to come home early so that we could move house. Slightly stressful but all seems like a distant memory now.

The Knitting and stitching show!

2009-07-09T08:03:00.001-07:00

Great news, i will be showing my work at the Knitting and Stitching show at Alexandra Palace from the 8th to the 11th of october http://www.twistedthread.com. I am extremely excited but also quite worried as i only have 3 months (less if accounting for framing) to make work. Sometimes i can spend 3 month on one piece! Will have to pull my finger out and get William working on all non crafty items. One of which is updating my website. I hope to have a new simpler website up and running in time for the show so watch this space. Sadly i won't be able to submit any work in the Westward Ho! and Bideford annual summer exhibtion as i need every little piece of work i can get my mitts on. I haven't been taking my camera out with me so i just thought i'd post a nice picture. Enjoy.

Happy Birthday Mimsy and Sophie

2009-06-14T02:05:00.000-07:00

Just thought i would post a picture of this amazing cake made by Lucy for Mim and Sophs birthday. It tasted even better then it looked! It was a very intense and dense chocolate sponge.

Bovey Tracey

2009-06-14T01:50:00.000-07:00

I'm sorry if i've been a bit tardy with updating my blog but have been so busy since we've got back. Allotment has gone mental, house viewings, working at the gallery and sorting out my own work leaves me with little time to do nice little things like writing this blog. Well Bovey was a great success, we sold lots of pictures and met lots of lovely peeps. Its lovely getting pats on the back. So many talented people down there in deepest darkest devon, i couldn't resist and ended up acquiring a lovely KEN EARDLEY jug http://www.yellowhouseart.com/artists/artists_info.asp?urn=58, a HANNE RYSGAARD milk carton http://www.blogger.com/www.hannerysgaard.com and an amazing piece of CLEO MUSSI'S WORK http://www.mussimosaics.co.uk/.

I didn't take any other photo's and im kicking myself now as there were so many good photo opportunities that i missed.

Red Shoes

2009-05-27T02:09:00.000-07:00

Red Shoes and looking at my garden make me truly happy.

Craft inventory

2009-05-27T01:56:00.000-07:00

I'm feeling slightly panicky now, only a week to go and my pics haven't come back from the framers yet. Went through my stock this morning, thinking i might have to sew some more brooches and baby cats. If you can't make it down to Bovey from the 5th to the 7th of June then you can buy them here.http://www.bonbiforest.com, go to shop and Victoria Lindo on the left hand side.

2009-05-15T08:23:00.000-07:00

Ronaldo Moon. I got this quote off of a weird japanese cartoon about cats. I've been accepted as a full member of the Westward ho! and Bideford art society, i hope to submit some pieces of work into their summer exhibition in July, watch this space.

Suns Reach. This is a map of my back garden

Exciting news

2009-05-15T07:58:00.000-07:00

I'm going to be at crafts at Bovey Tracey! I applied last year and was accepted but had to decline as i had other commitments, those commitments fell through in April and so asked if there were any spaces left, there weren't. I had a email yesterday from them saying there had been a last minute cancellation and asking if i would like to fill the space. Yayyy, i'm so excited, look at their website here http://www.craftsatboveytracey.co.uk/

2009-05-05T08:28:00.001-07:00

I love sewing trees. We saw this tree when we visited london in November.

2009-05-05T07:51:00.000-07:00

Allotment. I try to remember what i planted where by making maps of my allotment.

Padstow and Truro trip

2009-05-05T07:04:00.001-07:00

We just got back from a camping trip in cornwall. It rained a lot but it was fun. We saw the Obby Oss at Padstow and bill drummed in a samba carnival at truro. It was a hot day and our faces were red in the evening.