handmade AU

boys, shield your eyes...
some aussie handmade delights courtesy of frankie mag:

i love this little Belinda Kemp brooch for summing up how i feel every morning:

Erin K Jewellery: erin makes no two pieces the same & happily takes custom orders.
wishlist.hoot.

handmade in melbourne. Pocket Carnival's super cute blog makes me wish australia was reachable by roadtrip. it seems melbourne is the hub of craft fairs & art festivals + galleries & vintage shops. has anyone been?here's a taste of some of the adorable treats on her etsy page.
does anyone share my love of school supplies?

and okay this is from new zealand, but look how lovely: you can see/buy kristin ash's jewellery here.

croadcore.

oh my oh my oh my.
i've been meaning to blog about one of my new favourite writers/artists for some time now...
while in nyc a couple months ago i had the pleasure to meet Cristy C Road after her reading at the Cake Shop.

artist, writer, musician, activist, her work is poignently politically charged in support of feminism, LGBT rights, environmentalism, and anti-establishment DIY culture. plus, she's just so damn genuinely nice (when we were buying her books she insisted we only pay what we could afford and she gave me a free typewriter pin & some postcards!).

her published works include BAD HABITS A Love Story (Soft Skull Press, 2008), INDESTRUCTIBLE (Mirocosm Publishing, 2006), and DISTANCE MAKES THE HEART GROW SICK (Micrcosm Publishing, 2007).

see wake-up-grrl's post on cristy here for more info.


bathroom @ the cake shop:

home sweet.

i'm so happy one of my typewriters has found a new home on this yellow ikea table. right under another favourite thing... a jason deary original :)

also happy because i've just added nyc memorabilia to my bulletin board:

i've had a long, rough day.

saturday night movie

i just finished watching canadian film One Week and fell in LOVE for more than these 4 reasons:

#1. it has the most lovely soundtrack (stars, wintersleep, great lake swimmers...)
#2. joshua jackson plays an english teacher/writer and is quite charming while he's at it.

#3. the director, michael mcgowan, called the film a love letter to the country (precious).

#4. it features my grandpa's hometown: White River, ON which has the title of coldest place in canada, having once reached -58 celcius, and perhaps even more exciting, it is the birthplace of winnie the pooh!

if you haven't already seen it i suggest doing so. it will bring out the proud canadian lurking within your bitter windsorite soul. then let's take a road trip. maybe hit fast-forward through the praries. i'll make a mix tape.

in the meantime, here are a few of my favourite canadian travel photos:

maid of the mist.

"downtown" Banff.

lake louise.

mt. tremblant, quebec.

LISTEN TO: wintersleep- weighty ghost

pola-droid

nostalgic for polaroid? try poladroid: drag & drop your digitals and watch them time warp into old school lovliness.



for the full effect give them a little shake.

makes me feel all warm & fuzzy inside.

lots o' photo

i heart ny.


ho ho ho.


layers of layers.

red-doored church.

outside the MET.

peek-a-boo taxi.

open window in the village.

homeless family needs money for booze AND drinks.

everyone is playing hold 'em these days.

late night subway station.


warning: Nitrogen.

melanie checks her mail in the Mews.

free personality test!


flowers for sale.

dangle.


china town is bright.

crayola apartments.

ticxtac.

the streets

i took most of these photos traipsing around the lower east side in gritty neighbourhoods looking for commercial galleries where art sells for $100,000.

ABC NO RIO.

156 rivington street: abcnorio.org

shark toof.
bowery st., the lower east side.


m c.

NOPE.
in a charming alley that leads to art gallery Salon 94.

nevr lie down.
church on bowery in the lower east.



jesus love me not you.

guerilla kniting.
st. mark's place, east village.


aka crochet bombs.

f the stock market...buy art!




he knows when you are sleeping...
church on bowery.