live art - at "the break up"

 

So this is just a quick reminder for local readers who might like to come down to Studio Lingo today, who are hosting this special event. These guys have been absolutely amazing and completely dedicated to their cause. Hands down the best stockists I have dealt with over the last three years. I am so sad to see them go, but as they said, it is the nature of 'Renew Adelaide' projects. I will be doing live art from 2-4 pm in the form of 3 minute watercolour portraits which I will paint of random sitters throughout this time. They will not get to keep the portraits, as I will collate them all into a zine over the Christmas period. Excitement!

The Dress - a little zine

 

I think I made mention of my trip to the Flinders Ranges a while back, where myself and about 17 others went out to rural South Australia for a week. It was a part of a textiles experience camp for uni, where we learned how to dye cotton and wool with dyes derived from Australian Native plants. This was one of the most amazing, invigorating and exciting weeks of my life, and I will forever remember it fondly.

The final exhibition and presentation of the works was last week, the photos of which I will share with you shortly. In addition to producing work we also had to have a short story (no longer than 750 words) prepared relating to the research we did about this place in the Flinders Ranges. I later turned my story into a little zine, which I am thinking of making a limited edition of. It tells the story of a migrant from England called Mary, who as a young child gets transported to Australia in the 1880s to work and make a living for herself. The story is told from the point of her dress, which becomes her sole reminder of home, and her best friend. I think this may just find a place in my etsy shop.

obsessive consumption

I came across this delightful series in kateconsumption's etsy shop. Each month Kate creates a zine featuring her daily purchases, or rather subjects of "obsessive consumption". Featuring a drawing per page, she documents her life in a lovely illustrative style. Me gusta!

i heart the arctic too

(is this not the sweetest little zine you've ever seen?)

Look what came for me in the mail today! A super duper zine titled I heart the Arctic as well as two little bonus postcards. All by the lovely and amazing jackiepeppermint from Portland, Oregon.. it looks to me like Portland is the mecca of american arts right now! It is absolutely budding with amazing artistic talent, both crafty and musical! Portland gave us The Mountain Goats, The Decemberists, Casiotone and Horse Feathers and many more sweet musicians! On top of which, one of my favourite artists and bloggers Julianna Swaney, of ohmycavalier also works out of Portland, making me wish I lived a little closer to the Northern Hemisphere. But not to complain.. we have our own little zine shop right here in Adelaide!