Some fun junk
NB Belted chair NB Glass of milk NB Gnarly bananas A few more gems from Australian Home Decorating by Babette Hayes (1970) and some tips too: DECIDE ON A BASIC STYLE Informal: The use of scrubbed furniture, folk-weave textures, sisal matting, marvellous junk shop accessories, brightly-painted doors, striking posters, divans, piles of coloured cushions, natural [...]
Workspaces 1970 & 2010
These days I have three different workspaces each week. One is six floors up, lording over Chinatown with a view of fast moving clouds and major Sydney radio legacy in the halls. This book perma-open. The second is where I found these images. It’s my sister’s space within a larger studio, where I work for [...]
Sylvia Sleigh
Sad news today that Sylvia Sleigh passed away. My favourite portraits of hers were, no surprise, of the two all-female artist co-ops she was involved in, A.I.R. and SOHO 20. All that mid 70′s energy repped in oil! AIR Group Portrait, 1977 SoHo 20 Group Portrait (Diptych), 1974 I didn’t touch on Ari Up’s death [...]
MacPaint by Numbers
Discovering the “Art History” Swatch Library in Illustrator.
Struggle Street
Startled by Dunedin’s severe steepness over on Owl on Holiday, I couldn’t stop sleuthing this street. The world’s steepest! This building is my fave: But which paint job? Also of note is this dramatic photo, titled A tourist descends the street
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Weirder: Unchanging Window Weirdest: Kenneth Anger’s MOUSE HEAVEN (2004) * 2nd Photo by Ye Rin Mok
She can be a neurosurgeon / If she’s doin’ nothing urgent
A quick PSA to check that we’re all on the same page regarding McCartney II. In particular, Temporary Secretary. Good, OK. Tip of my mop top to AP for the o.g. intro. Images from FYPM.
Rainbow Maker
So totally busy, right now. But lately . . . The whitest whites! The brightest brights! (1: Louise Bourgeois via Aurora, 2: via Oola), 3: →♥)