However, sadly they have been poisoned by the council and the last couple of weeks I have not even seen one :c
This post goes out to all the bunny souls out there! Bunnies, if you are reading this, come back home! Our fence is always welcome to you!
7.10.11
missing
i may have mentioned how outside my house in the yard there are generally hundreds (maybe 20 at a time, actually...) little white wild bunnies. They are so cute and it is such a delight waking up to them in the morning or coming home at midnight while they are still up grazing on the lawn.
However, sadly they have been poisoned by the council and the last couple of weeks I have not even seen one :c
This post goes out to all the bunny souls out there! Bunnies, if you are reading this, come back home! Our fence is always welcome to you!
However, sadly they have been poisoned by the council and the last couple of weeks I have not even seen one :c
This post goes out to all the bunny souls out there! Bunnies, if you are reading this, come back home! Our fence is always welcome to you!
30.9.11
Expressionist Inspiration
Michael Goldberg was an American abstract expressionist. Throughout the last week as I've been spring cleaning and ordering my life I've been reflecting on some of his works for inspiration - from their colour palette, to movement and gesture they have served me greatly.
31.8.11
and the bride wore lavender
I feel, in a strange way, that I have grown up with Sofia Coppola. I have all of her films in my collection, and feel that her presence and aesthetic both personally and professionally has been reliable and consistent or, at least, consistent with my own!
I was all smiles when I heard of her marriage to Thomas Mars (Phoenix front man and father of her daughters) and thought her choice to wed in custom-made lilac chiffon Alaïa gown was a delight!
23.8.11
exposure
the weather in sydney is crazy at the moment.
it has inspired me to sit more, and ponder. thinking about atmosphere of place, exposure, light and action.
it has inspired me to sit more, and ponder. thinking about atmosphere of place, exposure, light and action.
19.8.11
Mineral House by Yasuhiro Yamashita
The design of this house is beautiful and intriguing. The faceted design appears to be not redundant, but allowing the required spatial dynamics of the art of living to take place. Wouldn't it be a delight to inhabit such a space?
17.8.11
business tax is hard!
This is the first year I've worked freelance with my ABN, trying my best to do everything by the books. I felt like I had been hit in the head with a brick last night! Determined not to have to outsource, I attempted to do it myself. I really hope I did it right! Very hard!
16.8.11
shoppers!
I have a frustrating habit of getting in my head the EXACT item that I want, be it an item of clothing, jewellery, notebook...or any number of other things! Of course, it seems from my experience almost certain that this item is NOT available for purchase in line with my exact specifications (often sketched in my notebook, and then broken down architecturally into a series of plans, sections and elevations!). Sadly, there comes only three real options:
1) Make it myself
(most common and stress-relieving scenario, as I am able to create exactly what I want! Although often this is not possible if I do not have access to materials/equipment necessary for production...)
2) Commision someone else to create item for me
(I would almost never do this following too many disappointing experiences in the past. This is also often an expensive route considering the uncertaintly of the outcome)
3) Settle for something simillar that is available in the current market place
(In recent times this has been, sadly, a common occurence. It is often shortly followed by regret and further disappointment that said item is not EXACTLY perfect, and then the cycle repeats as I continue searching for something more perfect than the last misformed item!)
Currently in my head I have the idea of the PERFECT leather shopper. However, I have not been able to track one like it down anywhere so far. In attempts to fall under category 1, and construct it myself (hey, I did leatherwork as a Friday craft session in year one!) I tried to track down a hide while in Melbourne last weekend and couldn't find any that were what I wanted. Instead, I have jumped to category 3 - risky business! and have tracked down three possibly suitable options...
Rachel Ruddick leather shopper
$380
Kate Sheridan
$419 (Reduced to $196 on ASOS... not a big fan of the exposed zip? Although I could wear it on the inside, which could actually be convenient...)
AND
ASOS Leather Shopper (I know, I know, the colours! The colours?!)
$112
1) Make it myself
(most common and stress-relieving scenario, as I am able to create exactly what I want! Although often this is not possible if I do not have access to materials/equipment necessary for production...)
2) Commision someone else to create item for me
(I would almost never do this following too many disappointing experiences in the past. This is also often an expensive route considering the uncertaintly of the outcome)
3) Settle for something simillar that is available in the current market place
(In recent times this has been, sadly, a common occurence. It is often shortly followed by regret and further disappointment that said item is not EXACTLY perfect, and then the cycle repeats as I continue searching for something more perfect than the last misformed item!)
Currently in my head I have the idea of the PERFECT leather shopper. However, I have not been able to track one like it down anywhere so far. In attempts to fall under category 1, and construct it myself (hey, I did leatherwork as a Friday craft session in year one!) I tried to track down a hide while in Melbourne last weekend and couldn't find any that were what I wanted. Instead, I have jumped to category 3 - risky business! and have tracked down three possibly suitable options...
Rachel Ruddick leather shopper
$380
Kate Sheridan
$419 (Reduced to $196 on ASOS... not a big fan of the exposed zip? Although I could wear it on the inside, which could actually be convenient...)
AND
ASOS Leather Shopper (I know, I know, the colours! The colours?!)
$112
1.8.11
R&R
Last weekend I had some R&R seeing R&R. That is, some cultural events - Edward Gant's Amazing Feats of Loneliness - at the Sydney theatre company with costumes by one of my favourite designers to watch, ROMANCE was born, and a trip to the art gallery to see the pre-RAPHAELITE exhibition 'The Poetry of Drawing'.
The exhibition showed the most comprehensive exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite drawings ever seen in Australia. It is definitely one of my facourite periods in art history. The graphic design of the wallpaper designs was probably my favourite section, it is definitely worth checking out!
The play at the Sydney theatre company was intense but amazing. Our seats were in the very front row right in front of the stage, so I was able to get a really good look at the costumes. There was a point in the show where the main character walked infront of me and his cape swept over my head! For a couple of seconds my head was inside the cape - the lining was beautiful! Directed by Sarah Goodes, her first directing role for the company, the plot went through some pretty full on themes, but the escapism was great fun - entering a world where pimples become pearls and indian gurus drill into heads with cork stops!
The exhibition showed the most comprehensive exhibition of Pre-Raphaelite drawings ever seen in Australia. It is definitely one of my facourite periods in art history. The graphic design of the wallpaper designs was probably my favourite section, it is definitely worth checking out!
The play at the Sydney theatre company was intense but amazing. Our seats were in the very front row right in front of the stage, so I was able to get a really good look at the costumes. There was a point in the show where the main character walked infront of me and his cape swept over my head! For a couple of seconds my head was inside the cape - the lining was beautiful! Directed by Sarah Goodes, her first directing role for the company, the plot went through some pretty full on themes, but the escapism was great fun - entering a world where pimples become pearls and indian gurus drill into heads with cork stops!
20.7.11
Tom Ngo
I have been fascinated by the drawings and installations of artist Tom Ngo.
His master's thesis was titled 'Architectural Absurdity' - which I love, especially given my experience of my graduate semester of Masters being utterly absurd! Below is a small extract taken from his website.
Common sense and conventional practice prohibits the evolution of architecture. Through reproducing past models for efficiency and economy, routine thinking preserves the flaws of the standard model.[1] Using different frameworks of thought, architects can create new solutions, which rectify the faults of the norm, and distance themselves from making habitual design decisions.
Built on the foundations of Victorian Nonsense, Alfred Jarry’s ‘Pataphysics, and Absurdist Theatre, Absurdity expands the limits of human reason by presenting a paradoxical solution. By allowing solutions which would normally have been ruled out due to irrationality, absurdity provides non-linear alternatives which interrogate contemporary logic.
Thus, absurdity is a rhetorical device aimed at questioning (architectural) conventions. Architectural absurdity playfully transgresses within the rules of building formation to create valid alternative assemblages while scrutinizing regulation. The resultant architecture redefines the rituals of program and questions the notion of typology. Unbound by strict conformity to logic, the liberated architect breathes new life into architecture.
14.7.11
inspiration
lately I have been restoring some old furniture - photos to come hopefully. I have been inspired by light, space and solidarity.
split screen
"Splitscreen: A Love Story," directed by J.W. Griffiths won the nokia short film competition. I think it is so clever! I thought even more so when I found out it was filmed on a mobile phone! What talent.
28.6.11
because
This is a beautiful still from Andy Irons "i surf because" short film from Billabong on Vimeo.
Maybe it's growing up near the beach, maybe it's the influence of friends, or maybe it's some internal cosmic rhythm, but I think I will always feel a connection to the water.
The last line "I surf because I'm always a better person when I come in" made me smile in the biggest, goofiest way. I am the world's most horrific surfer, so it's not exactly about that. It is about other things - my painting, creating, writing, music... that make me, within myself, feel like I'm a better person because of the experience and joy that they bring to my spirit.
Thank you Andy Irons, where ever you may be.
Maybe it's growing up near the beach, maybe it's the influence of friends, or maybe it's some internal cosmic rhythm, but I think I will always feel a connection to the water.
The last line "I surf because I'm always a better person when I come in" made me smile in the biggest, goofiest way. I am the world's most horrific surfer, so it's not exactly about that. It is about other things - my painting, creating, writing, music... that make me, within myself, feel like I'm a better person because of the experience and joy that they bring to my spirit.
Thank you Andy Irons, where ever you may be.
19.6.11
oh dear!
I just realised life has been so crazy I forgot to go check out Norweigan Wood at the Sydney Film Festival! So sad! I loved this book. Hopefully it will be back at the cinemas soon and I will get to see it. It looks delicate and sad and thought-provoking but beautiful, just like the book.
9.6.11
untitled
The third and fourth image are from marthastewart.com, the others I'm not sure... but they all capture my mood today.
Sydney is so cold and sharp at the moment!
It's my big brother's wedding tomorrow!
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