The Cribs

Tatty Devine in London's Brick Lane has been a regular haunt of those in the know for some time.

Tatty Devine is a shop, a gallery, a venue and a place to be seen, and stocks a great range of quirky, stylish jewelry. It also puts on exhibitions by up and coming artists.

The latest art installment at the venue is by the artist Verena Paloma Jabs, and is called Diamond Tears. The exhibition explores the imagery of fairy tales and dreams, and how the line between the two are not as defined as you may think.

The artist herself says ""I am fascinated by the innocent imagery of the pictorial illustrations which often accompany fairy-tales, while the narrative itself is often dark and uncanny. Being of English and Russian ancestry, and growing up in Germany before attending school and university in England, I have a keen interest in how different cultures mirror each other's stories and heritage. Living in an era in which advertising and visual media are overpowering our imagination for commercial purposes, fairy-tales as told to children still harbour a sense of humankind's most ancient fantasies, fears and desires."

Diamond Tears by Verena Paloma Jabs is on from 13th November 2009 to 31st January 2010 at Tatty Devine, 236 Brick Lane, London, E2 7EB.

For more information about Tatty Devine, and a peak at their stylish wares, go to www.tattydevine.com

For further information on Verena Paloma Jabs and her work please see www.bunnyghetto.co.uk