current observations

  • Snowflake envy

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    Winter is upon us and while I live in one of the colder parts of Australia it doesn’t get snow (well not very often). I sometimes wish I lived in a snowy part of the world and the few times I have, well… I really loved it. I know some of you reading this probably…

  • Uppercase :: another reason I should be Canadian

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    With a tagline of ‘a magazine for the creative and curious’ it’s little wonder that I feel like Uppercase has been created just for me. This mag is a goldmine of stories and inspiration all focused around a loosely defined theme – bees for issue #9, which is reflected in the gorgeous use of honeycomb…

  • What do a sock monkey and a blowfish have in common?

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    Well these are just 2 of the quirky designs available from Blik – wall graphics for the commitment-phobic. I spend a lot of my time convinced that no one makes anything I want to buy these are definitely an exception (as were the red desert boots I bought yesterday but that’s another story). Aren’t these…

  • In the swim

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    Hey friends – if you hadn’t guessed already I’m at it again. I’m talking of the MS Australia 24 Hour Mega Swim which takes place next weekend. This has been one reason for my blogging silence of late. Between swim training and university assignment deadlines I feel my blog has become a little neglected. That…

  • palettes & patterns :: balloons

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    I have a new love, well maybe an old love renewed. I’m talking about Colour Lovers, my number one source for palette inspiration. It has also become my new source for pattern inspiration and you know how much I love creating patterns. I used colour lovers to create a palette from one of my flickr…

  • Flickr three :: balloons

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    My balloon finds are from top: Balloon 1 by Doug Bowman, Ballooning by Geoff Leeming, Reflection 1 by Chris Reynolds

  • Up, up and away

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      I am so very tired today but there is a good reason for this. I bounded out of bed at 5:07 this morning to be on the doorstep of a friend’s house for her 35th birthday surprise. It was instigated by her husband and I was a mere player in the scheme. Amazingly she…

  • Working on :: issey miyake

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    This is where most of my energy has been expended over the last week. This is assignment #2 for uni, which is due in 2 weeks, and it seems an extraordinary amount of work for the marks and time frame allowed… am I sounding grumpy? We have to produce an invite, catalogue and promotional gift…

  • Flickr three :: doors

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    So many to choose from. My door finds, all via flickr, from top: door 212 by Shirl, Door / Porta by Michele Bighignoli, Door : 19 by Ryan Woolies

  • In through the out door

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    I love doors and not just because they are functional. I’m very drawn to imagery of doors and like to contemplate what is behind then – maybe that’s the charm they hold for me. When I was at art school we had to do a collaborative stage design project that started with a door and…