After a fairly grumpy day yesterday, woke up to a much better day today. Penny slept for 7 hours in a row, getting back to her old good form, and we had a good Health Visitor session. She is now 15lb 12oz, so no wonder it is getting harder to play aeroplanes with her!
Then we went on to The Power of Making exhibition at the V&A.
A free exhibition, it is a compelling and diverse presentation by people with a lot of imagination and expertise demonstrating the value of being unique. I read once that being unique is our best gift to society, and I believe it too (especially being unique in a positive way, please).
From handmade wooden bicycles, to wooden textiles, to the above alphabet carved into pencil graphite (my favourite), it showed a variety of techniques and results. And, as well as championing handmade items, it also mixed in the benefits of technology ... from the homemade cardboard surfboard templates to the laser cut address christmas card snowflake (another favourite).
There is a great Guardian gallery of some highlights here.
Highly recommended, well done V&A and the Crafts Council!
A free exhibition, it is a compelling and diverse presentation by people with a lot of imagination and expertise demonstrating the value of being unique. I read once that being unique is our best gift to society, and I believe it too (especially being unique in a positive way, please).
From handmade wooden bicycles, to wooden textiles, to the above alphabet carved into pencil graphite (my favourite), it showed a variety of techniques and results. And, as well as championing handmade items, it also mixed in the benefits of technology ... from the homemade cardboard surfboard templates to the laser cut address christmas card snowflake (another favourite).
There is a great Guardian gallery of some highlights here.
Highly recommended, well done V&A and the Crafts Council!
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