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Bee Quilt: Double Quilt: Flower Paintings: Follow @ElizabethLovatt !function(d,s,id){var js,fjs=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if(!d.getElementById(id)){js=d.createElement(s);js.id=id;js.src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js,fjs);}}(document,"script","twitter-wjs"); Jam.Medallion.insert({"username":"ElizabethLovatt"}); Follow me on Letterboxd .gr_custom_container_1361275038 { /* customize your Goodreads widget container here*/ border: 1px solid gray; -moz-border-radius:10px; -webkit-border-radius:10px; padding: 10px 5px 10px 5px; background-color: #FFFFFF; color: #000000; width: 200px } .gr_custom_header_1361275038 { /* customize your Goodreads header here*/ border-bottom: 1px solid gray; width: 100%; margin-bottom: 5px; text-align: center; font-size: 120% } .gr_custom_each_container_1361275038 { /* customize each individual book container here */ width: 100%; clear: both; margin-bottom: 10px; overflow: auto; padding-bottom: 4px; border-bottom: 1px solid #aaa; } .gr_custom_book_container_1361275038 { /* customize your book covers here */ overflow: hidden; height: 60px; float: left; margin-right: 4px; width: 39px; } .gr_custom_author_1361275038 { /* customize your author names here */ font-size: 10px; } .gr_custom_tags_1361275038 { /* customize your tags here */ font-size: 10px; color: gray; } .gr_custom_rating_1361275038 { /* customize your rating stars here */ float: right; } Elizabeth’s bookshelf: currently-reading What Matters in Jane Austen? by John Mullan tagged: currently-reading The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller tagged: currently-reading Share book reviews and ratings with Elizabeth, and even join a book club on Goodreads. Tumblr (3.0; @elizabethlovatt)http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7367b8201f86e65ecd6a24b8b0d9a212/tumblr_mn62fxEtLe1qa6x3jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Tonight’s art class was all about paper sculpting! I made this lady:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/36037637@N02/8673687136/" title="P4083562 by Elizabeth Lovatt, on Flickr"><img alt="P4083562" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8544/8673687136_506938c444.jpg" width="375"/></a></p>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/51014036276http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/51014036276Tue, 21 May 2013 22:02:21 +0100papercraftsculptureladypersonartpaper craft<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/5eb58de505898ae24cc962fe0a2e863e/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/b57e7dccc5a83ac5281fb3c92a4750b8/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/130ea41b1228ea8eb63236efc63c8759/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/8f921b97b3c48ba5c63b683b54e292f5/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/356f7eb4a9ba63064f245f91fb4507ae/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/6f1617e7fdca9ebf6493cb703f0eb245/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6ae456060d9cd8d3012a26d16850dfec/tumblr_ml3zfsJvde1qcbajko7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/47724463171/inspired-by-anita-sarkeesians-video-game-tropes" class="tumblr_blog">dresdencodak</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>Inspired by Anita Sarkeesian’s <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/feministfrequency?feature=g-high-cpv">Video Game Tropes vs Women</a>, I wanted to pitch a Zelda game where <em>Zelda herself was the hero</em>, rescuing a Prince Link. </p> <p><strong>Clockwork Empire</strong> is set 2,000 years after <em>Twilight Princess</em>, and is not a reboot, but simply another iteration in the Zelda franchise. It just so happens that in this case, Zelda is the protagonist. <span>I’m a very big Zelda fan, and worked hard to draw from key elements in the continuity and mythos.</span></p> <p><span>This concept work is meant to show that Zelda as a game protagonist can be both compelling and true to the franchise, while bringing new and dynamic game elements that go farther than being a simple gender swap.</span></p> <p><span>Hope you like it!</span></p> <p><a href="http://dresdencodak.tumblr.com/post/47889238483/zelda-clockwork-empire-faq"><strong>(for more info about this project, check out my FAQ)</strong></a></p></blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50917546141http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50917546141Mon, 20 May 2013 18:21:19 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ma3hgowI4f1qgtr8no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50814741068http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50814741068Sun, 19 May 2013 13:25:16 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lmri9faKDT1qe70jlo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://fletchingarrows.tumblr.com/post/50436762367/i-want-to-keep-bees-you-guys" class="tumblr_blog">fletchingarrows</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>i want to keep bees, you guys.</p></blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50446706669http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50446706669Tue, 14 May 2013 22:48:18 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/07e7cd87089faa46013013355085bb35/tumblr_mlq989Uq1o1qksquzo1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50351684422http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50351684422Mon, 13 May 2013 18:29:09 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/27f0174e3caf338464ddc602b1a026ff/tumblr_mmqxx1kvjH1qa6x3jo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Attempted to pin-curl my hair last night. Kinda worked, my hair is not usually quite this curly…</p>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50350136836http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50350136836Mon, 13 May 2013 18:00:37 +0100I shall prevailhairmeface<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/517abfbd62eac91569fcb7fbd206c7d7/tumblr_mgmeajxlw71rpe0jco1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50251323576http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50251323576Sun, 12 May 2013 12:54:04 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cc68fbb312affd988369a6e4a11caf3c/tumblr_mmlyrqfkb01qe31lco1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d3ceba5fd7ab27dd4ffe679767861d44/tumblr_mmlyrqfkb01qe31lco2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://likeafieldmouse.com/post/50126516715/cy-twombly-scenes-from-an-ideal-marriage-1986">likeafieldmouse</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.cytwombly.info/">Cy Twombly</a> - <em>Scenes from an Ideal Marriage</em> (1986) - Acrylic and pencil on paper</p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50183848297http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50183848297Sat, 11 May 2013 19:31:56 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7a40edd7583179c437d7794adf281a62/tumblr_mmkazq2ZLA1qe0vijo1_500.gif"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://audreyhepburncomplex.tumblr.com/post/50063369725/history-of-art-glitchy-nighthawks-gif-by-ibon" class="tumblr_blog">audreyhepburncomplex</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://history-of-art.tumblr.com/post/50063274660/glitchy-nighthawks-gif-by-ibon-mainar">history-of-art</a>:</p> <p><span>Glitchy </span><em>Nighthawks</em><span>. </span><span class="caps">GIF</span><span> by </span><a href="http://thecreatorsproject.com/blog/realist-painter-edward-hopper-gets-a-digital-update-in-these-animated-gifs">Ibon Mainar</a><span>.</span></p></blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50074948176http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50074948176Fri, 10 May 2013 07:45:58 +0100<p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://damegrey.tumblr.com/post/49584274939/my-hour-for-tea-is-half-past-five-and-my">damegrey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>“My hour for tea is half-past five, and my buttered toast waits for nobody.” </span><br/><span>― </span><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/4012.Wilkie_Collins">Wilkie Collins</a><span>, </span><em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1303710">The Woman in White</a></em></p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50035182014http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50035182014Thu, 09 May 2013 21:57:00 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/e416b89b4a70bc563f07e6dfe1f32321/tumblr_mm2xypHAbZ1qbmlc1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://worldexperience.tumblr.com/post/49356132910">worldexperience</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.rachelduvalltextiles.com/">Rachel Duvall</a></p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50026070071http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50026070071Thu, 09 May 2013 19:40:54 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/9f1b0d1fe679928c47035b5db1603824/tumblr_mly89fuJX01rrlb63o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hmmmm I could do with some cool patchwork curtains…</p>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50025339535http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50025339535Thu, 09 May 2013 19:27:36 +0100new sewing project maybesewingcurtains<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c85272bb02da908a0fd7562e1b1e738c/tumblr_mmenahqUJo1s1jn7io1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://tawnyscostumesandcuriosities.tumblr.com/post/50003922054/borders-made-from-basic-embroidery-stitches" class="tumblr_blog">tawnyscostumesandcuriosities</a>:</p> <blockquote><div id="PinCaption"> <p class="description">Borders Made From Basic Embroidery Stitches</p> </div></blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50020161101http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/50020161101Thu, 09 May 2013 17:49:39 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/3017124a03183a9901bc1882e1e12fbf/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno11_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2f77a571b3acceb2c227b1fb0f3de2b9/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno8_r2_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/1d237893f6c701dc0ca72a11f2803c46/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno1_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/882c2d98131dcc413c5efc8d94c09a9a/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno9_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6123750dae09b666bdac00be87c9db15/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno13_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/218c1a761345181ef385ee6fc8880639/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno12_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/47f730ebe2dec7108992ac982ae459ae/tumblr_mm4pxj9Mvp1s3ggdno10_r1_500.gif"/><br/> <br/><p><a href="http://tiltwithlips.tumblr.com/post/49684062166/awkwardsituationist-high-tide-and-low-tide-in" class="tumblr_blog">tiltwithlips</a>:</p> <blockquote><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://awkwardsituationist.tumblr.com/post/49382899598/high-tide-and-low-tide-in-great-britain">awkwardsituationist</a><span>:</span></p> <p><small>high tide and low tide in great britain. photographs by michael marten</small></p> </blockquote> <p></p>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49684639346http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49684639346Sun, 05 May 2013 14:46:42 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/0d39a7aaac9d917223ba39d8f494fa01/tumblr_mm5j5mZfgA1r7tj1go1_r1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://imnot12.tumblr.com/post/49442745116/moclachanbhernard-said-that-i-should-try-to-draw">imnot12</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><strong><a href="http://moclachanbhernard.tumblr.com/">moclachanbhernard</a></strong> said that I should try to draw someone from Howl’s Moving Castle (the book). And this is actually one of my favorites books EVER!</p> <p>So here is my take on Sophie Hatter.</p> <p>I think she would wear her hair on those milk braids, because it’s very practical hairstyle and sort of plain but also very pretty.</p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49530568864http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49530568864Fri, 03 May 2013 20:45:35 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/591eda3d523906dfafa294dd29f497b7/tumblr_mij00rNhrc1qced37o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://theparisreview.tumblr.com/post/43573401875/gabriel-garcia-marquez-with-one-hundred-years-of">theparisreview</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.theparisreview.org/interviews/3196/the-art-of-fiction-no-69-gabriel-garcia-marquez">Gabriel Garcia Marquez</a> with <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em>.</p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49451611036http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49451611036Thu, 02 May 2013 20:04:10 +0100<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/3a86966326df7fc6daa14edf78589d3f/tumblr_mm0uyhcMTu1sp3kseo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49421439063http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49421439063Thu, 02 May 2013 06:49:51 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m720xj4GQ21rqlidbo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dtraveljournal.tumblr.com/post/47706410712/take-a-ticket-stub-or-plane-ticket-or-whatever-to">dtraveljournal</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><span>Take a ticket stub or plane ticket or whatever to kinkos, have them blow it up, print it on that fabric transfer stuff and make this pillow.</span></p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49044317774http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/49044317774Sun, 28 Apr 2013 00:16:47 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/59a383ee0b2fd1395e75abfbcbf222e0/tumblr_mk1dpulFQT1rijwyno1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/407bdb21f2ad674266f595bf36d3f091/tumblr_mk1dpulFQT1rijwyno2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bff7ef398305831b0b56808c5dc89ac0/tumblr_mk1dpulFQT1rijwyno3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jennyharmsen">Jenny Harmsen</a> - <em>Iceland</em></p> </blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/48916244080http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/48916244080Fri, 26 Apr 2013 08:03:22 +0100<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/c7f66102e246e4465f319f815ea74aed/tumblr_mlg4p3ZWdm1rhenqgo1_400.png"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://garyandrewclarke.tumblr.com/post/48269498804/5th-jan-2013" class="tumblr_blog">garyandrewclarke</a>:</p> <blockquote><p>5th Jan 2013</p></blockquote>http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/48915255345http://elizabethlovatt.tumblr.com/post/48915255345Fri, 26 Apr 2013 07:33:32 +0100