I like....Birds on the wire

Birds on the Wires from Jarbas Agnelli on Vimeo.

Marise Maas

One of my favorite Melbourne artists Marise Maas is having an exhibition at the Flinders lane Gallery in Melbourne from November 10 - 28.
I love how in her gallery blurb it says 'Maas refuses to quantify the meaning and purpose of her images. Rather, like the works themselves, the artist allows her examination of form and matter to filter into the structure of paint and line.'
Yes, yes, yes! This rings so true to me.
Oh, if only I had a few thousand dollars to spend on her beautiful artwork!!
Hope to see you there.
Beyond Black
oil on canvas
75 cm x 100 cm
Task 2008
oil on canvas
100 cm x 150 cm
Long Sleeved 2008
oil on canvas
150 x 200cm

Playing around with some new pieces.

Fun, fun, fun! Playing around with a few of my pieces, really enjoying heading into more of a collage territory.

A little shop called lark

Vintage ladybird greeting cards.
Birdie dress kit by Clothskits.
Fleur Tortoise.
I heart op shops tote.
Paris greeting cards.
Lisa Jones tea towels.
Crochet granny squares blanket.

I found this lovely little shop called Lark, quite a few things that I could definitely buy.
Lark aims to make products that are not only beautiful and well-made, but also socially and environmentally responsible. Recycled, handmade, organic, fairtrade and sweatshop free. So it's all good.

Flickr favorites

1. Kenny Tooltail, 2. doe, 3. The Bookbinder's Daughters, 4. Ready To Fly, 5. custom horse, 6. 15, 7. 6, 8. 'living' mini gift card set, 9. Trees, 10. urban totem, 11. Untitled, 12. "The Odd Couple" Mounted and finished, 13. Golden Deer, 14. duet, 15. Scan0018aaa, 16. sleep ride deliver

I like....tattoos

As you know I recently got a new tattoo, it was of my daughters drawings and was rather personal. I rarely see tattoos that really excite me, I'm not a fan of your typical tattoos, I rather prefer it to be a unique piece of interesting art which is why I was so excited to find this tattoo over at the Hello Tiger blog. It is amazing and represents exactly what a tattoo should be (to me). They are based on an image from the Swedish cups below. The original blog piece can be found here

Inspirational ceramicist

Beautiful sculptures by Holly Anderson Jorde.
Scandinavian Clown Lotus,
stonewareYellow Lotus Throne,
stoneware
Autumnal Lotus
stoneware
Spotted Dragon Lotus,
Oxidation fired stoneware, wood (balls), acrylic paint, velvet flocking
Honey Sap Lotus,
Oxidation fired stoneware, wood (balls), gold leaf, acrylic paint

Etsy vintage finds

'A day in Paris' from FromGraytoGold'Salt and pepper shaker mini porcelain basset hound dog' from nuudee'Woven Floral Multicolor Basket' from Hindsvik'Mid century silver horse' from Pardon my vintage
Found these beauty's on Etsy, I especially love the mid century silver horse but can I justify buying it? Probably not!

Crayon cupcakes

I found this 'recipe' via the web and it looked like a lot of fun, I thought it's a good way to use up all the little bits of used crayons that I don't use anymore. But do you think the girls liked them? NO they did not, they found them hard to hold on to and the novelty wore off pretty fast, (actually it didn't even start!). Anyway I did enjoy making them.

Inspirational artists

Beautiful monotone illustrations from Toshiyuki Fukuda

Flickr favorites

1. Small Brown Dog Stretching, Montmartre, Paris, France, 2. Old French Beggar Woman, Paris, France, 3. ql-view1, 4. Laville de la Plaigne on the Quai de la Megisserie - Paris in 1956, 5. 60s ad : Opéra, a Coryse Salomé perfume, 6. Frida Doll, 7. Mexican Angel - Study, 8. Paris, 1953 - Black Magic Woman, 9. tansturm dress, 10. Hand feeding, 11. Restaurant Le Moulin Joyeux - Montmartre, Paris France in 1958, 12. animal statue in Gramercy park, 13. St Mary's Church, Kempley, 14. this network is a safety net, 15. New York City June 2008, 16. tour eiffel from room 704

Op shops

I love op shops, it is the unknown, what little treasure will I find. I think I prefer shopping in op shops to brand shops. I love a surprise. Anyway here are a few of my favorite recent purchases.