Do you remember this, from 1998...... get yourself a Baileys, pour over ice, cover your legs with a shearling blanket and enjoy.....
March 31, 2011
March 27, 2011
Finders Keepers Market- Melbourne
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| Installation artwork above sound stage |
Today I went to the bi-annual Finders Keepers market at Shed 4 Docklands.
The markets have been running in Sydney since 2008 and are gradually picking up momentum across other Australian cities. The premise is to support and showcase emerging designers, artists and musicians. While a lot of the offerings fall into the same-same (fabric covered button post earring times one thousand) category there is strong contigent of operators offering something very different! I have not been offered a cut to mention the following........although I would have accepted a soy latte as payment!
Check out:
- Bonsai Kitten, due to launch their webiste in 2 weeks, who offer beautiful knickers, the high top cheeky cut being my favourite.
- Pigeonhole who delivered a smidgen of their range. Further exploration of their website is a must!
- Beautiful stationary for those who like me have a slight addiction to the feel of a good quality paper in their hand- Bespoke Letterpress. Log in with a tissue to clean up drool.
- For those with two legged children try herbert and friends, for quirky soft toys. Warning no manufactured characters here! Your little ones will be free to imagine their own back story to these cute soft toys! and jolie petite chose for one of a kind made to order mobiles. Can I have one even though I am fashionably middle aged?
- Beattie Lanser for clothes, ready to wear!
- For artwork that takes you to another dimension try When You Escape. Ethereal.
- I parted with some notes at Sollis Jewellery. Macrami is alive people and not a single hanging pot plant to be found!
Sollis cuff - Lastly Corky Saint Clair for jewellery with humour. They too have a large range.
The coffee was fine although I should have ordered a double shot and DJ Brasco gets a big thumbs up for playing Jesus and the Mary Chain when I first walked in. I hung around to listen to Courtney Barnett. Her brand of indie pop was fitting musical accompainment to my Sunday morning swaggering.
The next market in Melbourne will be Saturday 1st & Sunday 2nd October (check out the website for Brisbane and Sydney dates).
Get yourself there! Happy shopping!
March 14, 2011
Stencil Art- Melbourne
Stencil graffiti subculture has been around for about 30 years. In a recent walk around Melbourne CBD I found this little gem. For those who like to explore go to Crossley Street.
December 18, 2010
The year in review
It has been an unexpected year. Mother Nature continues to remind us not to forget what is important.
January saw Haiti hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake with a reported 230,000 people losing their lives and many more affected. I was overwhelmed trying to understand the numbers- just too big to comprehend. In stark contrast February saw Whistler BC host the Winter Olympics. I could not have been more excited watching the Women's Slalom and the drama of the Ice Hockey.
European skies in April look apocalyptic as volcanic ash from eruptions in Iceland spread across flight paths. The Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico explodes killing 11 rig workers and causing horrific damage to the marine and coastal environment as the resulting oil spill spreads. Pictures of birds coated in the stuff that protects my engine car breaks my heart.
Heavy monsoon rains cause massive floods in Pakistan in July, killing many and displacing over 1 million people. That is just under the population of Adelaide. Donations to charities remain low for this disaster as many decide that Pakistan is harbouring terrorists so wallets and hearts remain closed.
Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest in November after spending some 15 of the last 21 years a prisoner. Freedom is a right we should all fight for- many people still remain imprisoned because of their political affiliations in Burma and other countries such as Iran and China. North Korea shells South Korea and I begin to feel a little nervous for people living in this volatile region.
December sees no real change for Afghanistan and countries such as China, Indonesia and Pakistan struggle to rebuild after tsunami, earthquake or flood.
On a rather less global front there is love, lust and addiction.
I fall in love all over again with the music of Lloyd Cole after seeing him play at Northcote Social Club. I develop an addiction to Prosecco and Limoncello cocktails, Dimple whisky and Frankie magazine. And I lust after Lindt Delice, particularly the Champagne macaroons.
I paint my toenails three times in one year and enjoy the end result! Strange given my aversion for such things. I also buy more clutches, purses and small handbags I could ever need given I may go somehere requiring such things a handful of times a year. Perhaps it is because I am creeping closer to 40 and am trying to dress up the ham. Could be....or that I am noticing things that are beautiful, artistic or colourful. I think this is closer to the truth or at least I hope so.
Sydney for a weekend proved to be a luxurious mini break in May as I clocked over into my 38th year. I delighted in Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang's installation at Cockatoo Island as part of the Biennale- eight cars dangling from the roof of the Turbine Hall, skewered by flashing light rods.
On the writing front I continue to plod away at two stories. "The Decline" and "Flight of the Warrior". I contributed to 21D- Journey magazine and experience the preposterous notion of holding onto a publication staring down at my words for the first time IN PRINT.
Next week I will be reflecting on writing plans for 2011.
If anyone has any special requests please click on the comments box below. I am more than happy to give any challenge a crack! Just don't expect Tolstoy.
January saw Haiti hit by a 7.0 magnitude earthquake with a reported 230,000 people losing their lives and many more affected. I was overwhelmed trying to understand the numbers- just too big to comprehend. In stark contrast February saw Whistler BC host the Winter Olympics. I could not have been more excited watching the Women's Slalom and the drama of the Ice Hockey.
European skies in April look apocalyptic as volcanic ash from eruptions in Iceland spread across flight paths. The Deepwater Horizon oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico explodes killing 11 rig workers and causing horrific damage to the marine and coastal environment as the resulting oil spill spreads. Pictures of birds coated in the stuff that protects my engine car breaks my heart.
Heavy monsoon rains cause massive floods in Pakistan in July, killing many and displacing over 1 million people. That is just under the population of Adelaide. Donations to charities remain low for this disaster as many decide that Pakistan is harbouring terrorists so wallets and hearts remain closed.
Burmese opposition politician Aung San Suu Kyi is released from house arrest in November after spending some 15 of the last 21 years a prisoner. Freedom is a right we should all fight for- many people still remain imprisoned because of their political affiliations in Burma and other countries such as Iran and China. North Korea shells South Korea and I begin to feel a little nervous for people living in this volatile region.
December sees no real change for Afghanistan and countries such as China, Indonesia and Pakistan struggle to rebuild after tsunami, earthquake or flood.
On a rather less global front there is love, lust and addiction.
I fall in love all over again with the music of Lloyd Cole after seeing him play at Northcote Social Club. I develop an addiction to Prosecco and Limoncello cocktails, Dimple whisky and Frankie magazine. And I lust after Lindt Delice, particularly the Champagne macaroons.
I paint my toenails three times in one year and enjoy the end result! Strange given my aversion for such things. I also buy more clutches, purses and small handbags I could ever need given I may go somehere requiring such things a handful of times a year. Perhaps it is because I am creeping closer to 40 and am trying to dress up the ham. Could be....or that I am noticing things that are beautiful, artistic or colourful. I think this is closer to the truth or at least I hope so.Sydney for a weekend proved to be a luxurious mini break in May as I clocked over into my 38th year. I delighted in Chinese artist Cai Guo-Qiang's installation at Cockatoo Island as part of the Biennale- eight cars dangling from the roof of the Turbine Hall, skewered by flashing light rods.
I spend a quiet morning strolling through the William Ricketts Sanctuary in the Dandenongs, and had the distinct feeling it was home to many spirits I did not have the talent to see. But boy could I feel them!
On the writing front I continue to plod away at two stories. "The Decline" and "Flight of the Warrior". I contributed to 21D- Journey magazine and experience the preposterous notion of holding onto a publication staring down at my words for the first time IN PRINT.
Next week I will be reflecting on writing plans for 2011.
If anyone has any special requests please click on the comments box below. I am more than happy to give any challenge a crack! Just don't expect Tolstoy.
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