Amaya asked me if I’d write up a post about the contraversial ad created by The Foundry for The Gruen Transfer’s Pitch segment. I said “heck yes” and put on my fat activist (or, FATSPERT!) hat. You can read the post over at nerdgirlarmy.com – Gruening with flaws: fat acceptance in Australia.
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My Talented Friends – part 3
In this exciting installment I divulge five more names from my list of the world’s up and coming awesome folk. They dabble in writing, modelling, designing, entrepreneurship, art and being pretty cool. Heidi – writer and fat celebrity Heidi has to be one of the sweetest and most honest people I have ever met, even…
Talent isn’t mystical, it’s hard work.
People often tell me that I’m “so creative” and that they wish they could be “gifted” in similar ways. When I thank them and tell them that I’m still learning and that they can probably draw too, they usually look at the ground, put their hands in their pockets and kick at something imaginary on…
Thanks for being awesome and stuff.
I have discovered that a big part of what I do involves buttloads of time and love. People must think I’m crazy for spending hours drawing tiny lines or baking things from scratch, but it’s one of the only ways my primitive consciousness knows how to properly convey love and affection. A small part of…
You’re fat, stop that… somehow?
Photo by Kate O’Brien I haven’t spoken much about body issues here, or about how I’m a fat advocate, but I figure this is as good a platform as any to discuss my own issues with fatness*. It is not acceptable to pick on, alienate, ostracize or discriminate against fat people, and I’m continually astounded…
Eat, Sleep, Cupcake!
I bought the domain eatsleepcupcake.com to start a group authored cupcake tumblr – for people who make cupcakes and like to show them off. Unfortunately I failed to realise that the submission tool used around tumblr is only for private beta testers, not for me, so my plan collapsed :( Eat, Sleep, Cupcake is now…
May 2009 desktop – it’s getting chilly!
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…
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…