New Work - Iris

I made this for a gift for my friends 30th - I can post it as I have finally sent it (sorry it's so late Katherine - Happy Birthday!). 

 

The Subterranean

(image source: screen capture of The Subterranean)

Andy has written some articles for our friend Daniel who has just started a blog called The Subterranean - it's a pop culture blog looking at film, literature and music. Daniel is an awesome writer and has some very interesting articles on there (I especially enjoyed the look at the Dracula movie interpretations).

Daniel is exploring the Cut-up technique in variety of genre's including literature, art and music.  He asked Andy to write up some articles on Hip-Hop producers and give a selection of songs they had worked on.  If you don't know much about Hip-Hop or which artists to listen to these articles give some awesome examples - I must admit before I met Andy I didn't know alot of Hip-Hop artists (I was in the alternative, metal, indie catagory) but he has introduced me to some amazing music - some of my favourite musicians and music is now from Hip-Hop.

Anyway if your into Hip-Hop or interested in learning more check out these articles written by Andy:

  

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New Works

A few new works in the pipeline - one is a belated birthday gift for a friend and the other is for a grant application. Will post finished works soon. Very mysterious - I know....

Soundwave

I have been a little distracted lately and not much work happening due to Soundwave finally arriving to town. This has possibly been the best festival I have been to in years and alot of planning has gone into organsing my parents to come visit to babysit so my partner andy and I could make it along for the day! ( we were excited to say the least).

By far my favourite of the day was Queens of the Stone Age followed by High on Fire and Monster Magnet plus a little Slash on the side doing Paradise City.

Here is a little contribution from Andy - the set list for Queens:

• Feel Good Hit of the Summer
• The Lost Art of Keeping a Secret
• 3's and 7's
• Sick Sick Sick
• Burn the Witch
• Little Sister
• No One Knows
• Go with the Flow
• I think I Lost my Headache
• Monster in the Parasol
• Misfit Love
• Song for the Dead (encore)

But I do have a few new things in the pipe line so stay tuned!

Juxtapoz Handmade

Something else i have been meaning to post about which i'm sure i'm behind on the eightball on this one but i recently bought the Juxtapoz Handmade book and it's amazing! Below are a few of my favourites but the whole book is great.

A.J Fosik

Diem Chau

Gregory Euclide

Stephanie Anderson

New Work - Phryne Fisher Doll

I have been meaning to put up these images for a while but had to wait until my sisters birthday came as it was a gift for her. I made her this doll based on a character from a series of novels about Phryne Fisher - a female detective from the 1920's. Written by a lady from Melbourne by the name of Kerry Greenwood. Below are some details and process shots. 

Exhibition - Gustave Moreau

(image source: NGV)
Gustave Moreau
"Venice"

I went to the NGV to see the Gustave Moreau exhibition the other day which was small but good.  It was interesting to see his studies/sketches for paintings and then the actual painting.  Completely different.  I like the dreamlike quality and imagery of the Symbolists - although I think he might be prior to movement he definitely was an influence.

(image source: NGV)

Gustave Moreau
"Jupiter and Europa"
 1868

It reminded me about another Symbolist painter Odilon Redon who I like and found an old calendar in one of my boxes so wanted to share some paintings by him also.



(image source: scanned from 2008 calendar)

Odilon Redon
"Silence"
1911



(image source: scanned from 2008 calendar)

Odilon Redon
"The Chariot of Apollo"
1912