see you stateside

so today I am finally heading off on my holiday to the USA. I will be in NYC in 24 hours. It's insane! I will pop in while I am away to see what you are up to and keep you posted about my trip. so excited!!

disband sneaky peek

so this is the last sneaky peek of my pieces for disband  because i am about to leave on a jet plane for the states in a little over 48 hours. my little gems are all ready to go and i actually am really happy with the way they have turned out. i kept staring at them in the studio and  being shocked that i actually did them which i know sounds odd. really odd. so anyway, keep an eye out for further updates via these lovely ladies while I am away and if you are in Sydney at the end of the May stop in and see it - it will be unreal :) 

 

say i do, get a toaster (or ten)

You know how some people are just laugh out loud funny? Well Anna and Gareth are hilarious. I quite literally doubled over with laughter when I saw this card while looking at their able + game blog today. I have been to a lot of weddings in the last few years and i always joke with my friends about the number of toatsers they manage to recieve. One friend got 10. They could literally toast a whole loaf of bread in one hit if they plugged them all in.  Pick up this gem of a wedding card here

disband : sneak peek

So as promised here are a couple of sneaky peeks of my works for Disband, well two of them anyway.  
I'm having a lot of fun with these even although I may have had a mini meltdown last night worrying that they wouldn't be finished before I go and that they wouldn't be good enough to grace the walls with works by artists such as these amazing lovely talented peeps.   But you can't stress about these things I guess or my work will be really well, crap.  


So here they are for you to peek at : 

i think i love the cat more than you  

And this one is a little more finished thus the super close up - it was inspired by something this guy said to me ' you close your eyes and think of me, I close my eyes and think of her'. not sure if that will be the name of the piece

So hopefully they aren't too lame! But I will share some more before I head off to NYC next wednesday 
 

i don't want to dance with you

image by hello my name is spin

i don't want to dance with you 

i don't want to dance with you 

so please don't ask me to

lyrics from rich kids by washington

i have been listening to a lot of emotional - break up - angsty kind of music of late to get into the mood while doing my pieces for disband. I guess I always do listen to this sort of music. I just love it. 

here are some gems i have had on high rotation

laura marling } i speak because i can - the whole album

love.stop.repeat } cover of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea

washington } rich kids + cement

matt & the atlas } i will remain  (you should check these guys out - THEY ARE UNBELIEVABLE) 

mumford + sons } liar (its my fave m&s song)

sneak peek coming tomorrow! owwww exciting yes indeed

disband

so I am super excited I can finally share this with you. Two of my favourite people are once again putting their creative awesomeness to good use and curating an exhibition which I am super lucky to be apart of. After the success of Once Upon last year, Angela and Renee-Anne  present to you Disband, a group show with 16 super talented artist from around Australia.

seeing the ladies say it much better than I could : 

Inspired by the 40^th anniversary since the break-up of The Beatles, the theme of this carefully curated exhibition, titled Disband, is the end of relationships, be they romantic or otherwise.  With the support of one of Sydney’s favourite indie art venue’s, aMBUSH gallery, Renee and Angela will be creating somewhat of an installation where visitors will tour the apartment of a couple undergoing such a split, and the featured works will be on the wall of their “living space”.

Expect to see original pieces by amazing Australian artists  Kelly Smith, Ben Zen, Laura McKellar and Elisa Mazzone (examples shown in image) as well as talented peeps like Natalie Perkins, Jordan Clarke , Courtney Brims and many more.  On the opening night, you can also expect to see a cute 10-minute play titled “A Toothbrush Tale (We’ll Always Have Peach Tiles)” which was recently a finalist in the international Short & Sweet Festival, by Sydney’s own Anika Herbert.

For more details check out the website + the facebook event page

Opening night  Thursday May 27^th, 2010 6pm to 9pm at
aMBUSH gallery 4A James St, Waterloo, Sydney, NSW.
open daily from 10am to 5pm through to Sunday May 30th.

As I will be away I will be sharing some sneak peeks of my work with you all the way from the US of A so keep your eyes peeled over the next few weeks. Also the exhibition will be coming to Melbourne in August which I am super super super excited about! 

3 things

1. i wish i could draw all day. i really do. i have a special little something coming up which i will tell you soon - i swear on chocolate mud cake - which has meant i have been drawing a lot and i love it. i think i have said before how I am always shocked by how blissful and genuinely happy a pencil and a piece of paper can make me. i hope the feeling never goes away. 

2. i wish i could drive a lap on top gear. i know, silly wish but i have become inexplicably addicted to top gear. i don't even like cars at all. i just find the british humor soothing. i am getting weirder the older i get. 

3. i will be in NYC in less than 10 days and this makes my head want to explode. i haven't ever been over seas so it is even a little more exciting. but yeah, oh my god. i can't believe it

music makes me happy

i'm pretty sure my love for music, in particular gorgeous layered folkish offerings, is pretty darn clear by now.  Actually the 2 things i am probably most excited about doing on my trip to be truly honest are seeing Laura Marling in Salt Lake City and Mumford + Sons in a few cities on my travels (slightly obsessed, I know).  


And here is a little offering to share from boy + bear to tide me over for the 13 days until i leave. i love it and they are stunning. go listen. it's lovely.

winter winds

here

it is super chilly today in melbourne. for the first day all year i have worn gloves and a scarf. even at my desk - our a/c system hasn't quite switched over to autumn yet. all i want is to curl up with a cup of tea and warm my bones. 


here are some lovely things to warm you up on this chilly day


m u s i c - love.stop.repeat are simply gorgeous. i haven't stopped listening all day.  


p l a c e s - oz park chicago - there are giant sculptures and all things inspired by one of my favourite tales. and yes i will be visiting when i go to chicago on my trip (yay) 


i wish i was this c o o l - hannah + landon. i love this blog. i have such jealousy pangs over these two creative poppits based in nyc

lazy sunday market

come along and say hi to me this weekend at the north melbourne market and enjoy a lazy sunday. 

it's my last market before my little holiday away so come and grab some goodies! its sure to be a fun day

play time

i should be booking accommodation for my holiday (if you have any recommendations for LA, NYC or Chicago please let me know!) 

i should be doing some real arty things that need to be done. 

instead i made this. and i like it :) 

happy easter every-bunny :)

pick up these cute bunny ears from here

please some-bunny can i have this sweet clock by decoylab?pretty please?

happy easter! i love easter because well for many reasons but mainly because i love chocolate. i've already eaten 3 eggs. enough said. yummy!!! this year my friends + i are having an egg hunt and i may have made some bunny ears that are cute like the ones above for all the little girls + boys to wear. and i may have made a pair for myself too :)

truthbetold in lovebento

so i was maybe just a little (ok super excited) to get the latest lovebento in my inbox and see my babies right there in the 'love vintage' edition. i am super excited - did i say that already?so hi if you have come across my little blog and greetings via lovebento. thanks for stopping by xx