Erin M Riley’s TapArseTry
When I think of tapestry, I think of my grandparents’ house. Each room had at least a couple hanging on the walls. Not the expansive (and expensive) Belgian ones that [...]
Design
A Load of Old Bollocks
Ever looked at your lounge room and thought gosh what this room needs is a massive set of gonads? No, neither have I, but London based designer Gigi Barker must have because [...]
Justina Blakeney’s Garden Nymphs
I am so glad to be finally done with midyear exams and back into writing about all the beautiful things again, not the least because I have been busting to write about [...]
Aled Lewis’ Toy Stories
I don’t know about you, but when I was a kid I was convinced my toys came to life every time I left the room. I was so certain of it that I used to do things like [...]
Strangely Soothing GIFS
I’m a sucker for a good ‘how things are made’ documentary. All those Discovery Channel programmes about mega factories, mega bridges, mega constructions [...]
It’s chalk or bust for Dangerdust
When I was eight, my teacher sent me to the principal’s office for writing in chalk on the school walls. Mostly it was highly contentious and scandalous gossip such as [...]
The Divine Work of Amelia Fais Harnas
There is a word in Greek, parea, meaning a group of friends who gather together purely for the enjoyment of each other’s company, to share their stories, their ideas [...]
Oleg Oprisco, and the fine art of photography
I hate to start yet another internet post with “if you’re under 30 you won’t remember this” but actually, if you’re under 30 you won’t [...]
Oh Boy, Boy Beardy!
Comedienne Minnie Pearl once said that “kissing a man with a beard is like going on a picnic. You don’t mind going through a little brush to get there.” The [...]
Debris, Detritus and Delicacy at Anchorage Museum
If you attended APT7 at Brisbane’s GOMA last year, you may remember this ethereal work from Kiwi artist Joanna Langford: Born in Gisborne, New Zealand (just like me!) [...]
