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twiggy trees, uploaded by myf mash

twiggy trees.
drought tolerant.
thrive on neglect.

spotted

uploaded by myf mash

knit graffiti in the centre of footscray.
what a way to brighten a dreary spot.
love it.

the kris kringle night market is ace this year

my heart skipped a beat when i saw these fabric flying ducks by Dany Germain of one black sheep.

i got most of my shopping done in one hit and had so much fun doing it. i picked up some really adorable things and can't wait to hand them over. if you haven't made it down yet, there's still 2 more markets to go.

northcote town hall, high street
thursday december 10th & 17th
5:30pm - 10pm

close encounters

the snake hunter in our neighbour's yard with the tiger snake.

i was alarmed to discover a tiger snake living under my bag of potting mix. i do like to make friends with spiders and lizards but poisonous snakes are way out of my comfort zone. we rang the council and minutes later a "snake hunter" arrived. after a rather thrilling trans-backyard chase he finally caught it and took it away- not before making quite a mess though. no more bare feet gardening from now on.

big knit in bits

it was really sad to arrive at the launch party for the big knit only to discover it had been shredded to bits by vandals. why would someone to do this?

the dance extravaganza went ahead anyway and dozens of legwarmer clad people danced across the bridge (in the rain) to "oh what a feeling".

before and after.

weeks and weeks of work went into assembling the panels.

mish-mash cards

in order to improve something, sometimes you need to cut it into little bits and stick it back together in a new way. that's exactly how mish-mash cards are created. i've rescued a bunch of obsolete greeting cards and remixed them. the collaged images and words come together in a visually poetic way.

in my shop now

my creative space...

today in my creative space, i'm busily compiling more shmishmas postcards.

thanks to everyone for the positive response yesterday, you made me dizzy with happiness. you see, in a past life these images got rejected by a gallery so it's terrific that they finally found their calling and an audience.

more creative spaces over at kootoyou

introducing shmishmas cards.

shmishmas cards give a playful and slightly anarchic twist to the tired old christmas card format.


they're handmade postcards with images of abandoned christmas trees i've spotted in and around  melbourne's streets and laneways. i've machine sewn the photographs directly onto card for a tactile and low-tech feel.

i've been photographing these discarded christmas trees for a few years now. it's a rather odd cultural phenomenon and i'm pleased i've finally thought of an application for my catalogue of dead tree images. if you're interested you can purchase them via my website or visit my stall at rose street artist markets on sundays.


* the yarra city council encourages local residents to register their unwanted christmas trees for collection, so the trees can be mulched and provide life-support to the city’s parks during Summer. Details here.

we're going west

after much much searching, we've finally (enormous sigh of relief) found a new house and it's in footscray near to flemmington racecourse.


haha, thankfully NOT this scary place though!

we discovered you get more for your money over in the west. while my heart will always be in brunswick, the soaring rent has gotten ridiculous.

i'll miss the proximity of gems like the cinema nova, readings, the gelo bar, rumi and the alderman. however, i'm excited to have the footscray market, some awsome opshops and the opportunity to discover new places. just as brunswick is transforming into the new fitzroy, i'm sure if i wait a few years footscray will become the new brunswick.

my creative space

this week in my creative space...

with the deadline for the quilt project looming, it was time for me to get moving on my square.


i settled on a design.


dusted off my copy of 'Reader's digest complete guide to needlecraft'


and got stitching.

more creative spaces over at kootoyoo.