I’m not sure where you’re from in the world, but May is generally one of those in-between months and you can never really predict what the weather is going to be like. Fortunately right now in Brisbane there’s a cool nip in the air that takes the edge off the strong sunlight. I have a…
All posts in April 2009
My Talented Friends – part 2
I present to you four more of the most awesome people around, including a musician, burlesque star, jewellery designer, writer and photographer! They all have my seal of approval ;) Sharon Walker – jewellery designer for Kittycat Black Sharon’s polymer clay sculptures caught my eye years ago, and I got to know her through our…
Works on Paper and Drawing show extended!
The Works on Paper and Drawing show at KILN Gallery has been extended by a week due to popular demand, so if you’ve been flat out this month (like me!) you’ve got an extra week to toddle in to have a look! If the trip to Paddington is a bit beyond a leisurely toddle, the…
Adorable find: Kate Doodles
Ice cream head by Kate Doodles Ms Annarchy posted one of Kate Doodles‘ drawings on tumblr just before, and I was struck by the fabulous line work and shading so of course I followed the link and found an amazing collection of work on her flickr account! Bird bath by Kate Doodles A bird in…
Happy anniversary!
A year ago Nick and I got married at Newstead Park! I love looking back at our wedding photos which were shot by Kate. Especially because she got moments like this one – after I stood in dog crap barefoot and Nick cleaned it off for me! Yes there were nicer moments too, but I…
My Talented Friends – part 1
I have a lot of talented friends, and I only realised it when I sat down and thought about writing profiles on all of them to share with you here! I have friends who are photographers, artists, designers, models, performers, publishers, writers, musicians and activists. For most of these guys, I’m lucky to have fallen…
I am the most polite guest ever
I did a guest post on nicolejensen.com, about the Semi-Permanent Brisbane conference. I’ve gone into more detail than I did in my own recap of the event, raving about the good stuff and ranting about, I mean suggesting fixes for some of the bugs. Nicole blogs about event management and other issues within her own…
If I had a cupcake shop…
If I had a cupcake shop, I would have so much fun designing the packaging. Actually, I don’t want to own a cupcake shop really… I just want to design fun stuff. So I guess I’m in the perfect job already. ha! I made some cupcakes for my friend Ellie’s birthday! I think that smug…
Bruises are Semi-Permanent too: the Brisbane conference
Yesterday I attended Semi-Permanent 2009 in Brisbane at the Convention Centre. I left feeling overwhelmed, inspired, intimidated and SORE… my head was so full of ideas that I was a little scared, truth be told. I guess if you are scared of ideas, you shouldn’t go to these things :P The highlights of the day…
Semi-Permanent showbags
Today I volunteered to pack swag for Semi-Permanent, and we were done in super record time. See, we were moving like ninjas, my phone/camera couldn’t catch up :P I was excited to see my drawing in the book! It started raining as I was waiting for Nick to pick me up so my book got…