Just a quick post this cosy Sunday evening. A reminder this weekend, in the chilly sunshine of the Southern Highlands, about the chest-puffing possibilities of growing your own fruit and veg. Look what we picked! These cherry tomatoes are as sweet as anything, proper vine-ripened things that burst in your mouth (once you’ve rubbed off some straw and a bit of dirt). What we don’t eat fresh in salads I’m going to drizzle them in olive oil with a couple of cloves of garlic and slow roast them for sandwiches and more salads and to have with plates of prosciutto for lazy afternoons, like today’s. I have herbs growing on the balcony but now I’m also going to get a book on seasonal produce (like Indira Naidoo’s) and do much much more growing at home in Sydney.
by Kate on March 18, 2012
Snapped somewhere between Dublin and New York, these pink billowy clouds will soon hang on my wall. Bought it from Etsy and now it flies itself, somewhere between Chicago and Sydney.
by Kate on November 16, 2011
Leslie Shows’ fascinating technique reinvigorates the landscape, but with words, clippings and futuristic sci-fi tones. Check her out, here.
by Kate on March 23, 2011
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.
by Kate on November 16, 2010
Playing with paper… All from Etsy.
by Kate on September 21, 2010
by Kate on August 2, 2010
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.”
by Kate on April 22, 2010
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.
by Kate on April 21, 2010
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.
