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April 28, 2008 |
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A
single white Doc Marten landed on my desk yesterday.
I'm not a big boot kinda gal so I wasn't
exactly thrilled, and its lone status left it
useless as a re-gifting option. Closer inspection
revealed glitter pens, glue and paint - apparently
to decorate it with for the annual
boot design comp. Ugh.
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What
is it with crafts? The knitting thing went over my head;
the only pearls I know go around my neck (easy boys),
and I don't own a teapot full stop, let alone
one that needs its own bloody cosy. The last time I
used sticky-back plastic was before Blue Peter started
giving out badges for inane acts of craftiness, and
I categorically am not about to take up pottery, wet
clay sex or not.
So, with that in mind, I'm wondering whether
the new Make
Lounge is anything more than an adult's after-school
club for recovering alcoholics and socially-stunted
individuals looking to bond forcibly with the aid of
PVA glue.
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But
then, scant hours later, I found myself reaching
for the glitter pens. So now my boot is parrot
green with sparkly pink and red hearts. I'm
checking into closet crafters first thing tomorrow.
Or maybe I just need to give myself permission
to be the artist I truly am. How did this
happen? I'm supposed to be cool, right?
The
Make Lounge - now in Islington
49-51 Barnsbury St, N1
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TODAY'S
EVENT PICKS |
Phoenix
Dance Theatre presents this quartet
of modern dance. Sadler's Wells. 7:30pm.
Roseberry Ave, EC1.
£10-22. |
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Carol
Reed brings Graham Greene's The
Third Man to the big screen. Café
1001. 9:15pm. 1 Dray Walk, E1.
£3. |
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Architect
David Greene unveils his latest L.A.W.u.N.
project, at the A.A. School. 10am-7pm. 36
Bedford Sq, WC1.
Free. |
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Last
chance to see:The
Black & White Ball at The King's
Head; The
Minotaur at the ROH; & Vula
at the Barbican. |
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Carol
Reed directs Graham Greene's cracking mystery thriller.