Monthly Archives: November 2013

November 30

An interview with Headfirst Scribbles

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A long time friend & amazing artist Melissa Hockley took some time out to talk to me about her art child, Headfirst Scribbles. Give us a little background, how did you get into art, design? Art has always been a compulsory emotional vent for me that’s presented itself as various dabbling and scribbling throughout my […]

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November 29

A look at Audrey Kawasaki’s creations for Scope.

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SCOPE is the new show at the Thinkspace Gallery in Miami Beach showcasing emerging contemporary artists, one of which is the amazing Audrey Kawaski and is running during Art Basel week (December 3 to December 8). This show brings together over 100 intentional galleries all under one roof. I want to go! I wish i […]

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November 28

Summer Lovin’

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Summer is only a couple of days away and although I have a drawer full of swimsuits (some of which date back to the summer of 94) I feel that I am still short a swimsuit or two. Although I am way past the days where a two-piece was flattering on this 30 something body, […]

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November 27

Save the Philippines Auction time

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Save the Philippines Sydney eBay Auction has been created to raise funds for UNICEF’s Typhoon Haiyan emergency appeal. All funds raised will go to UNICEF Australia. Featured in this Auction are wonderful pieces of Art and Fashion from Australian designers Gary Bigeni and Romance was Born as well as art prints from Brent Smith (aka […]

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November 22

The Queen of the Goblins – Photo shoot day

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So today is the day. Many things have not gone to plan since the last post & i’ve kept battling on. Last night was a late one (or should i say early) and now all of my garments are done. Still need to drive out and pick a couple more up from another designer, ransack […]

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November 21

The curse of the Queen of the Goblin photo shoot

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Some things run so smoothly and others…. I am working towards branching out into another area of fashion; fashion editorials / fashion jouralism so i am trying to work as a creative director on as many photo shoots as possible with the hope that they will be published and can be added to my portfolio […]

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November 18

Gary Bigeni

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Gary Bigeni is one of my favorite Aussie designers, not only do I love his personal style but also his contemporary beautifully draped garments & the mixing of large spots, stripes & other prints. He graduated from fashion at East Sydney Design Technical College in 2002 and he’s been showing his collections every year since […]

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November 15

Nailed it or not.

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As most women know in the days leading up to a friends or relatives wedding we partake in a lot of primping & preening. Dyeing your hair, cleaning your shoes, ironing a few dresses, shopping for last minute accessories & last of all painting your nails. If you have the time (& that’s usually if […]

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November 14

When Art becomes wearable.

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No I’m not going to go into some big arty introduction about the melding of art to clothing, I just wanted to show you some tees with some really wicked art on them. Here a couple of my faves: 1. Valfre – http://valfre.com     . 2. Head first Scribbles – http://www.headfirstscribbles.com/     . […]

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November 12

4 Seasons in Spring, What do you keep in your cupboard?

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What do you keep in your cupboard for Spring in Australia? We’ve already had 30+degrees with bushfires and now 15 degrees, rain and flooding. With our climate changing at a increasing rate (yes I did mention climate change as I believe this is happening unlike our Prime Minister who refuses to see the perfectly clear […]

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