With the clarity and honesty of a child, 'Tatty' tells the story of her alcholic family in this portrait of a disintegrating family and the child lost within it.
Jewelry is all about self-expression, fun and shiny things. But when most people think about jewelry, they usually think about making chains and traditional beading. The much more thrilling truth is that you can make jewelry from just about anything: keys, playing cards, tape measures, jigsaw pieces, pages from magazines… How to Make Jewelry with Tatty Devine shows you all the basic tools and techniques you need to get started, and most importantly, helps you get your imagination racing. In no time at all, you’ll be whipping up a tape measure rosette, a hip leather cuff, a bow-tie necklace, and more.
“A Rat-tat-tatty” You might say, “What’s that?” Well...you may be surprised at how close you’ve been to one. With their wiggles, jiggles, and giggles, looking in the mirror might leave you surprised. You can let them have their way, or you can refuse to let them get the best of you!
Bon-bons and Roses for Dolly is set in the Crystal Palace movie theatre, now a left-over dream factory, where for almost all of her life Dolly has sought consolation from the world. When Dolly's dream world finally crumbles she finds herself middle aged, searching desperately in the blackened mirror of the old suburban fleapit for the ghost of the girl she once was. In The Tatty Hollow story, no two versions of Tatty are alike in this conjuring of fantasies about an enigmatic, ageless blonde. A black comedy about ageing, faded beauty and accepting eccentricity.