Scandi Styling

Discovered some gorgeous scandi blogs through Pinterest. These images are from this post at La Maison Anna G

Middle of Nowehere

 

 I was checking out new shop crate expectations and came upon Melbourne brand Middle of Nowhere (1A Llaneast St Malvern VIC 3144). Makers of these gorgeous Malmo stools, art and cushions. Love this.

The Poetry of Everyday Living

 Check out the beautiful results of the streetcombing project by Margo Weyer.  They look amazing blown up as art on the walls in the home.

Blush Love

Oh My Deer / Moonbeams and cloudberries via Jonah & The Girl / my house

Sasha's Stunning Art

Sasha Prood let me know aboutt he launch of her print shop and her work is just sooo incredible. Natural, botanical and delicate.

Skeletal Beauty

By Lyndie Dourathe

A Perfect Mess

What beautiful weather we've had. How was your weekend? I went to the markets to get my knives sharpened, buy some flowers, a bunch of rhubarb and some breakfast and the Finders Keepers were on...I did a quick lap and my faves were Emma Leonard (above) & The Story Book Rabbit.

A Bit Blurry

A totally random post. I took this when I was shopping in Paddington and this girl walked through the door just as I'd set up the photo...hence the blur - I almost k-rapped myself and scuttled away. I still like the colours though. Back with some news tomorrow. I can't tell you yet because I have to tell my mum first.

Maison Martin Margiela

images : maison martin margiela

I Like You So Much

I love these prints by Therese Sennerholt so much I have bought the frame that fits before I've bought the print. Pay day is Wednesday and I will be purchasing this (as long as the postage from Sweden to Australia isn't exorbitant) and my $344 red light camera fine I received on Christmas night. I was oh so sure it was amber...

Hummingbird

Dear me,
It's about time you stop buying yourself Christmas presents.
Regards,
Greedy

...but how beautiful is this hummingbird (by Beth Emily)? About as gorgeous as this owl in a tea pot (by Renee Treml ) via fab online shop Udessi.

Book Sculptures

I love Nicholas Jones' sculptures so I went on a search for a few more and wow - look what I found.

From top : 1. Lizzie Buckmaster Dove represented by NG Art Gallery via Home Life; 2. Nicholas Jones folded book sculpture; 3. see 1; 4. Freshly Found available here; 5. Jacqueline Lee Rush; 6. nest by Paper Couture; 7.&9. Studio Sam; 8. see 4.

The Magic of Books

Take my hand and grow young with me

Don't rush

Weave pearls in my hair, grow potatoes...

Floating books by Selinas Wayne via; words by Marlena De Blasi (as best I can remember). I have trawled through her gorgeous books to find the quite and was struck by the folds left in my own books where I turn the corners in to hold a quote I love and help me find it again..it usually works! / Su Blackwell via.

Cotton Paper & Copper Pipe

Gorgeous paper sculptures by Anna Wili-highfield. I adore the copper pipe horse. So elegant.

The Fascinated Art of Michael Esson

Image 1: Ai wu ji wu = Love me love my dog & 3. Sense & Possibility via Lincoln University. Drawing charcoal, conte and coloured pencil. 2.Internal Affair via Wilson Gallery. Pastel and pen on paper.

I studied Nursing quite a few years back now, so this art really resonates with me. I went back to uni as a mature age student (all of 21 years old) so I could sink my face into books about biology and anatomy, so I could use the medical jargon and gain access into hospital wards and be familiar with drips and cannulas, blood pressure measures and blood, wound care and loving care - I would have loved to have worked with kids and babies.

I discovered this artist inside his own home, which we had the privilege to wander through at its open on Saturday.

Mike Esson - Senior Lecturer; Director International Drawing Research Initiative (IDRI) at the UNSW College of Fine Art; Fascinated by medical science; His work is not simply a satire of the medical profession or a reflection of the limitations of modern science. The surgeon is a metaphor for the mind facing the limits of its own ability to look into the darkness of nature.*

He taught The art of reconstruction, a 3 day course in clay to plastic surgeons to give them a sense of humanity over the people they operate on and have them consider their form, their make up, their structure, their being. Video here

His previous exhibitions have been gloriously entitled: Don't criticize the flowers, Imagine my heart was yours, The power of drawing, Shouting at the carcass and Mixed Metaphors.

I Am City of Dionne

Thank you to Dionne for your gorgeous illustration. Oh how I adore her stitched prints at Stitch Print Lane.

I'm Back

Bonjour! I've read all your gorgeous comments and I'm back with new found discoveries from Paris, London and Berlin. I have so much to share, so let's start from the very beginning.

Day one in Paris saw us headed straight to Merci - I can not emphasis enough how much of an absolute must do this store is, I think it's one of the most incredible spaces I ever experienced. Serial Chineur was an exhibition showing the work of object entomologist Jean Sonnet Croise photographed by Pierrick Verny. There were 49 images created for this exhibition, huge ones displayed hanging from the rafters, an entire portfolio avec white glove to leaf through them all and 12.50 euro prints, of which I bought 'Cordes' (the one with red string, which kind of look like rolls of meat - obviously not enough to put me off buying it) and the bottles & spoons one for my sis.