Thursday, 25 October 2012
ELK and MAPLE by Danni Murray: a little slice of country life in the city
ELK and MAPLE by Danni Murray: a little slice of country life in the city: wahroonga ...the gorgeous leafy Upper North suburb, is an aboriginal word meaning "OUR HOME" which fits beautifully with its suburb brim...
a little slice of country life in the city
wahroonga ...the gorgeous leafy Upper North suburb, is an aboriginal word meaning "OUR HOME" which fits beautifully with its suburb brimming with residents prioritising family life as Nos. 1 on their list.
Just the way it's meant to be.
Tuesday, 25 September 2012
ROCKIN' THE RHINESTONE
ROCKIN' THE RHINESTONE
NOVEMBER 24 2012
A SUPER COOL EVENT
TO ASSIST
STEPPING STONE HOUSE
http://www.jdkaustralia.com.au/email/rockingtherhinestone/
Not my usual line of work, but more than happy to help just the same. XX
(And of course, LOVING the design process!)
STEPPING STONE HOUSE approached me to design an event to raise awareness and funds for their AMAZING organisation. www.steppingstonehouse.com.au
I had very little knowledge of the work STEPPING STONE HOUSE did for these homeless teens until I came on board to create ROCKIN'THE RHINESTONE.
Since working with the committee I have found a deep respect for the small but ridiculously effective group and the positive impact they have had on over 300 teens, and their ongoing programs and support.
Quite a accomplishment.
We all have our heartstrings pulled by various charities and it would be impossible to support them all but STEPPING STONE HOUSE could really use a little support.
I have designed an ultra cool event on NOVEMBER 24 in Sydney which would be a great way for you to help them out!
It is a community based registered charity with no connection to any church or political organisation. We receive no government funding, and rely on the generosity of community members and volunteers for funding and assistance in the day to day running of the facility and organisation.
(from the Stepping Stone House website)
The staff at stepping stone house are very friendly & the make an effort to get to know you and that made me feel like I was not just a case file from Docs. Stepping stone house always feels like it’s a family environment, I have never called it a refuge I always called it home. Stepping Stone House had really good living skills to teach - we even had working bees where we would mow the lawns picked the weeds and do any work that needed to be done outside.
Since I went in to care of the minster at 13 years of age to when I came to Stepping Stone House I hardly spent a week at school but in the two and a half years I was at Stepping Stone House I had finished my year ten certificate and then enrolled at TAFE to do a childcare course. And this to me was a very big thing. I also was assessed and moved in to the Independent living unit which made me feel like I had achieved something from being in Stepping Stone House.
As of January 2011 I will be 20 years of age and I now live in a private rental accommodation with my partner and our beautiful son. I still call Stepping Stone House “home” and I continue to call to say hi and pop in from time to time. I really hope that Stepping Stone House stays open for many many years to come because its a one of kind place to live.
(from one of the kids)
Wednesday, 23 May 2012
Saturday, 19 May 2012
THE AMERICAN LOG CABIN
Rustic homes are undergoing a dramatic evolution these days. Some traditional homes offer just a few hickory rockers on their front porches. Many homeowners are adding an Adirondack room to their settings. Others are adding just a few high-end pieces placed alongside their traditional furniture. And others still, are building extraordinary rustic homes and filling them with quintessential traditional or rustic furniture.
Log cabins were the preferred homes of the pioneers for several reasons. Once, they were easy to build. Trees were everywhere and the new tools allowed for easy and affordable access to building materials. (The record for three men constructing a single room log cabin complete with chimney and fireplace is presently three days!)
Initially cabins were constructed without windows, mainly because glass was hard to get and easily broken. Often, however, window openings were covered with animal skins to keep out the insects.
The fireplace was the heart of the home. winters were often long and brutal and fireplaces brought families together by providing both warmth and light.
Stones for the fireplaces were almost always dug from the ground immediately surrounding the home.
The earliest log homes always had notched corners. Nails were not available in the wilderness and builders quickly became skilled at cutting notches on the ends of logs that allowed the logs to be "locked" together.
from "The Rustic Home."
Ralph Kylloe
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Tuesday, 8 May 2012
THE ELEGANCE OF THE HEDGEHOG by MURIEL BARBERY
Most amazing book (I know I know...a little slow on discovery...BUT...had to share. xx)
an exert
....From the very first film I saw, Flavour of Green Tea over Rice, I was fascinated by the way Japanese use their space in their lives, and by these doors that slide and move quietly along invisible rails, refusing to offend a space. for when we push open a door, we transform a place in a very insidous way. We offend its full extension, and introduces disruptive and poorly proportioned obstacle. If you think about it carefully, there is nothing uglier than an open door. An open door introduces a break in the room, a sort of provincial interference, destroying the unity of space....
www.complete-review.com/reviews/propfr/barbery.htm
www.complete-review.com/reviews/propfr/barbery.htm
Monday, 30 April 2012
Friday, 23 March 2012
lomography....
''It started with people in their 30s who were art directors in ad agencies or filmmakers. It was very much the creative professions,'' says Karen Boudakian, who founded an Australian Lomography group 10 years ago. ''Then it seeped into people wanting to learn more about analogue photography and now we're dealing with people that have never known film photography.''
When Boudakian brought Lomography to Australia, the company had two models. Kodak stopped making film cameras in 2007 and since then an underground appetite for cult analogue cameras has grown to the point where Lomography now has 200 products and sales are rising by 20 per cent a year.
The final stamp of approval came when Brad Pitt was pictured on the red carpet, a Diana in hand.
Smartphone applications that give photos a retro look also have mushroomed. The Hipstamatic app, based on the Hipstamatic 100 camera, has had 1.4 million downloads.
''It's like the last bastion of film, that's its charm,'' said Ian Tatton, a photographer who will conduct workshops as part of the exhibition.
Boudakian regards Lomography as part of a widespread return to old-fashioned products and ways of doing things. ''People are going back to the old-school process,'' she says. ''They're finding things are just moving too fast and they … want to simplify their lives.''
For Katherine Brickman, 28, who with fellow artist Kate Mitchell customised a Diana for the exhibition, it is a welcome change ''to a world where everything is so digital''.
Tim Hixson, the only Australian photographer with a vignette in the exhibition, remembers buying his first plastic camera in 1970.
''Most of them are now clogged up with sand or filled with water,'' said the 60-year-old from Avalon. ''They're very good down at the beach.''
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/art-and-design/rewind-to-the-days-of-photos-on-film-20110204
this week was an education for me. loving the constant inspiration.
i learned of many new things which excited and interested me and just HAD to share. . .
lomography
loving the ongoing trend of all things old, natural, simple and organic.
one of these cameras most definitely on my must have list!
check out the website http://www.lomography.com
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