A Wes Welcome to 2012!

I have been MIA because while I still serviced my freelance clients, I worked on a film "The Great Mint Swindle", had a wedding to plan and then got married!!! Now I am back from the outer space and will resume regular posting after a more than lengthy absence! In the meantime here is a brilliant creation to start of this promising year... Directed by Wes Anderson and Roman Coppola and starring the likes of Bruce Willis, Tilda Swinton, Edward Norton, Bill Murray, Jason Schwartzman, Frances McDormand, and Harvey Keitel - awesome, can't wait! Also I joined Pinterest so start following people!!!!!

Architecture In Helsinki - Moment Bends - April 8!

Contact High from Architecture in Helsinki on Vimeo.

OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOh! Will be released this Friday and touring here in May - yay!

Don't forget Earth Hour .....

....or this might happen



Tomorrow night power off - Earth Hour: Saturday 26 March 8:30pm - get your candles ready and make sure dinner was prepared earlier then enjoy an evening of good food, good friends and soft light x

Spread the LOVE

Why do I continue to only drive a Peugeot and miss my red 306?

Why do I buy Bensimon sneakers again and again?

Why do I only buy Apple for my work tools or go by their recommendations?

Why do I LOVE having a Kitchen Aid mixer even though I only make crepes with it?

The answers all lie in LOVEMARKS: The Future Beyond Brands 

and the follow up book The Lovemark Effect as shown above

Thank goodness someone out there understands....

We are all in this together....

Ebony Bizys is a Tokyo based freelance graphic (print and book) designer. She also runs a blog called Hello Sandwich. She is safely back in Sydney for now. Buy her PDF Gift Wrapping Zine from Hello Sandwich to help Japan here!

Or go to Red Cross to donate to help people in great need.....

a bit of LMFF on the side

Today you should be hanging with these guys

Jefferson Hack - Editorial Director The Dazed Group

Mikael Schiller - CEO of ACNE Studios

If you go to the LMFF Seminar, BRAND: THE ESSENCE OF BUSINESS, say hi to them for me ok..

As for the show my favourite photos are always the backstage ones - go here to see the photos of the week so far by Lucas Dawson and Backstage Fix. The blog is definitely worth a peruse too x

Song for the Mute | Milieu, Autumn/Winter 2011 Collection from Song for the Mute on Vimeo.

The Gradual Demise of Phillipa Finch.....Ap

Sometimes the Facebook news feed exposes you to things that you would rather not know... While trying to recover from the initial shock of one such event and supress the following destructive curiosity that inevitably comes, I found just the distraction I needed. Thankyou Emma Magenta!
It was released in July but it's mine now... from itunes

A digital solution to a digital problem... and I think a real cup of tea will sort out the rest...

   because I am not an oak tree....
  x

INTO: Becky Blair

Where to start an interview......

The first song that comes into your head...now?

"Summertime - Porgy and Bess". I sing it to my daughter Eva a lot (and quite badly unfortunately) but, I love it - my dad used to sing it to me as a kid.

Tell me a bit about Standing on Tiptoe.....

It's about nostalgia, rediscovering hidden away childhood treasure, re-experiencing childhood through your children. It’s a very personal collection of work, that I am still understanding myself.

How long have you been painting?

Since I was a kid but, I suppose as a profession, for about 16 years.

What brought you to begin and continue exhibiting in Australia?

Travel and friends were the initial pull to Australia, but my love of the beaches, weather and lifestyle kept me returning. Then it was my very good friend Cat with her incredible drive, that put the wheels in motion for my first exhibition in Perth at the Gadfly Gallery.

What do you enjoy about exhibiting in Australia and how is it different to exhibiting in the UK?

For me, my solo shows in Australia provide a very focused and finite goal which make me work in an intense way. This creates a strong body of work, I get the chance to tell a story through 40 or more canvases. Being in a totally different environment, where the light, colour, texture and heat all effect how I paint. It gives me a completely fresh outlook, its very exciting and inspiring.

3 things you love about living in Brighton

My house, my friends and being able to walk everywhere!

How did you make art your livelihood?

It doesn’t happen overnight so, for me it was a case of painting because I love it and then more and more opportunities came up with buyers and exhibiting, until I thought wow, this can be my job.

Is it hard to stay motivated?

No, because even when it is hard work and you're in a rut it's like an itch you have to scratch so you just keep pushing through, and when its all working well it’s the best feeling in the world - you don’t want to stop...

What is your favourite thing about your creative process?

When it all slots into place and I start dancing round the studio.

Which other artists/creatives inspire you at the moment?

Olaf Hadjek is amazing, Tom Hammick and always Peter Doig.

3 goals for 2011?

Having a solo show with Ingo Fincke in London, and having fun and dancing more.

dream project?

Doing a range of textiles, and someone animating my paintings.

what are you looking forward to? 

Summer in England, I’m hopelessly hopeful.

Photography: Carine Thevenau

Becky Blair: Standing on Tiptoe

18th March - 3rd April 2011

Gadfly Gallery

We will be here....

Oh my homeland I will celebrate thee!

B&M Store - new to Fremantle!

WOW! It's Christmas in a few days and it's so nice when great new store's pop up! I am excited if not a little envious that B&M Store has arrived at 49A High Street Fremantle WA! I went in there recently and saw a very cool little rubics cube style puzzle cylinder thing but I can't remember what it's called :( Very pretty colours and different sizes!  They also stock cool stuff from Page Thirty Three (Above: Pics from B&M Store's Blog and Below: Pic from Page Thirty Three website)

Fremantle Arts Centre Bazaar 2010 & George Frizzle..and HOME OPEN!

Firstly a little theme music:


She & Him - Thieves from Merge Records on Vimeo.

So it was very hectic for Betty and I to get George Frizzle to the Bazaar and now I am still catching up on the past three months of no sleep! The Fremantle Arts Centre staff were absolutely amazing in their attitude and support for the stall holders -thankyou! All the stall holders them selves were also very friendly and supportive of one another.  

Apart from Betty and I making all our products I have to say a big thankyou to Kathleen from Strumalum Screen Printing for guiding us through the screen printing process and doing a beautiful job printing what we ran out of time to do! Anyone out there wanting to learn screen printing or needing a small printing run done for you check out Strumalum! Also a big thankyou to Tom Freeman for bringing our dream cart to life!

I met lots of new people, made some new friends and dreamed about owning some of the beautiful outfits that came floating by on shoppers passing by the George Frizzle cart. The above photos are mostly of the Friday night which had a special buzz.. if you look carefully I am theatrically describing to a lovely customer how to tie his bowtie easily!

Next are a couple of photos relating to my favourite other stalls:

I bought something very nice from Christobel's stall. Really I could have bought all of her work. 

This photo comes from Christobel's blog.

Look how cute and slightly strange this little rabbit man is! This was made by ceramicist Fleur Schell from Soda Studios in North Fremantle - I bought some other little things too but they are presents so can't show yet! I seem to be having issues trying to find exact links to Soda and Fleur Schell so here are the contact details: Soda Studios 1/98 Stirling Highway North Fremantle WA Phone: 08 9433 4833 Email: soda.admin@bigpond.com and here is a link to view some more about Fleur.

Jade from Paper Threads makes her own paper and paper products, books and beautiful textile bags with delicate embellishments. I didn't get back to her stall to buy anything but I did get her business card with her details so I will try and get some photos and maybe buy something.... for me!

PS. Don't miss out on the HOME OPEN Exhibition at the Fremantle Arts Centre! My friend Tanya Schultz is part of it - she is also one half of Pip and Pop with Nicole Andrijevic! The image below is from their site Pip and Pop! I am in mad crazy love with their work....mad and crazy...!

Beyond Garment

Sometimes I do wonder about my apparently very sleepy coastal hometown... however, while Joe and I rode our bikes around the edge of the port we decided to stop by the Maritime Museum and voila - Beyond Garment Exhibition! A dreamy space where beautiful objects have been displayed with the sensitivity they are not always honored with in their transition from maker to owner through a retail medium....  (I took this photo with my phone so it's not so good but the exhibition is well worth it and its FREE and on until the 28th November 2010.)

Lowercase El

This is an example of content from my most special and inspiring friend Elly's blog LOWERCASE EL. Apart from being an amazing and versatile design genius she keeps wonderful visual diaries and some pages are now available to view online in her new blog - Elly, thankyou for allowing us into this wonderful resource x

Studio, Work and Personal Pastimes....

here are a few shots of my world and work over the last couple of months while i was M.I.A x

....the beginning and end of wrapping paper for Remedy - in store now!

....... I wallpapered a wall in my house with pretty pages from a book.....

.... a small party decorations project - watch this space!

....... Cape Farm Shop product labels - in shops now!

...Miss Suze product labels - watch this space!

..... studio

Hilarious

Whoever said you have to study fashion to be a fashion designer? This is just a taste:) Please go to fashematics.com for more equations!!!!!

meat the sunday project

Please check out Alex's blog - the sunday project - for a chuckle this morning and to perhaps permanently acquire some of her special brand of wit and creativity Alex, how did I miss these? Fabuloso xxxxxxxx

Find A Space in......Melbourne

Well, it's difficult to find a studio or creative work space in Perth let alone one you love and can afford. Bravo Victoria!!!!!! For any of you planning on setting up in Melbourne or anywhere around Victoria check out this new joint venture, Creative Spaces. The website design is beautiful and you may find the studio or gallery space of your dreams...............