Leslie Shows’ fascinating technique reinvigorates the landscape, but with words, clippings and futuristic sci-fi tones. Check her out, here.
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Just love this photo documentary by Jennifer Causey, who’s The Makers project involves photographing people who make things. She says of her undertaking “I soon realised I was also photographing people who make things happen”. As the project evolves, so does the adventure and pleasure of documenting the people behind the products, she says: to learn what inspires them, what keeps them going, and their thoughts on the city where they live and work. She features a food stylist, a potter, a mixologist (pictured here), a perfumer, and others. A totally inspiring, gorgeous little project from a clever photographer devoted to people and their crafts.
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Local Sydney artist Ears, or Daniel O’Toole, has been in the Inner West street scene for a while. He has carved out a style in which beautiful curling eyes have adorned many street walls, and his art has also cropped up in Paddington and the East. But this incredibly talented “graff” artist has now turned to more studio-based pursuits, doing painting we can actually buy instead of wander past.
He told Side Street Sydney: “Sydney needs a cultural explosion. There are more people behind the desire to make it happen so hopefully when Sydney does have its creative orgasm it will last a long time and will set the wheels in motion for a new direction that embraces the potential of creative people to run businesses and events in Sydney. For this to happen we need help from our councils and government. With this in mind the new liquor licensing laws are a new hope on the horizon for us all. And I feel that for next 5 to 10 years in Sydney is the place to be. For me its exciting to be somewhere that DOESN’T have 100 cool little bars hidden in back streets and lots of galleries that have seen so much ‘street art’ that they are over it. It’s still all new and fun in Sydney, and we get to pave the way now as the first generation to see small bars opening after a long stint of RSL dominance and pokies galore.”
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More than one million plastic bags are consumed globally every minute. The habit of supermarket convenience living is having a massive impact on marine wildlife as turtles, fish and sea dwelling creatures swallow the bags. If that’s easy to swallow as a consumer, then let the fact that they look awful be the deterrent and instead go for something more attractive on your arm. So in a bid to find both eco and cool, here are some options. Love these Sac a Baguette totes for groceries ($329), top. You can make a cheaper alternative by using this animated guide from Morsbag. Colourful, reusable, machine washable, foldable bags from Baggu ($8), above.
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Blame it on my urge for going. Maps… street maps, globes, how to get there. These various very cool designs have me on the look out for new routes with old maps.
All pictures from Etsy.
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A friend made these invitations for a little housewarming party she had. Classy little thing that she is, she went all out even though only 20 or so were invited. It’s so lovely to get an invitation in the mail instead of Facebook. There are many, many cheap but still elegant ways to go with the invites before you head up the road and spend a fortune on invitation cards. Better this, as well, than the too-common text message.
Copy the blueprint or plans of your new bought place and ask your local copy place to make prints for you on little cards. Write on the other side. Alternatively, show people where you’ve moved with a map colour photocopied onto a little card. Mark exactly where you live with a punched hole where your house or apartment is. Stamp or write your address and party details on the other side.
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If you’re a crafty sort of person, you may know about this site already. Purl Bee is an America-based site that posts up free patterns for clothes, including baby clothes, patterns for quilts and toys and things. Check out all the patterns on the right hand side of the site, pretty much all would make good presents, or will at least stop you going out to spend a fortune on something everyone else has. For time-poor new mums and dads, there are some easy clothes patterns for a new baby. There are also some fabulous homewares patterns, like these stripy knitted rugs.
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