jon karen exhibition

Some of my original pieces will be exhibited by jon karen at White Studio in Singapore from 26 - 28 April. Wish I could make it!

Finders Keepers Melbourne

I'll be flying off to Melbourne tonight with a suitcase (or two) full of goodies for Finders Keepers market! Pretty excited and worried at the same time :/

If you're in Melbourne, please come along to the Royal Exhibition Building on Friday / Saturday and say hi! Find all the details at the Finders Keepers website.

(Illustration by Joanne Young - isn't she talented!)

Voice Microfestival - This Sunday!

I'll be running a littlemiso stall tomorrow at the Voice Microfestival, in support of the Autism Association of WA. It's the first festival for the Voice Promotions team, and is shaping up to be a pretty spectacular day- bringing together Perth's best bands, artists and photographers for one day to celebrate ability and raise awareness for Autism.

There will be over 25 bands playing on 3 stages from 12pm - 10pm at The Rosemount Hotel, as well as collaborations throughout the day to create pieces for silent auction (all proceeds going to the Autsim Association).

Come along, enjoy the day and support a worthy cause.

When: 12pm, Sunday 27 November

Where: The Rosemount Hotel

Tickets: $15 Heatseeker, $20 at the door

Facebook event 

Voice Promotions

Autism Association

Erratic nature

Sibella Court is one of those people that can chuck a few things together, in a sporadic fashion, and suddenly make those items look like a piece of art.

I love the way she's styled her current exhibition 'Etcetera etc' (previously blogged about) at the Barometer Gallery - memorabilia dangle from twine and bulldog clips, photographs are tacked on with masking tape crosses, kraft paper hangs from the ceiling and breaks up the background, vintage frames sit on stools…

Her book feels like opening up a trove of treasure - there are so many things to discover, so many little details, not at all laid out in the neatest fashion, but instead brimming with charisma, individuality and life.

I'm writing this looking at the exhibition photos on her website - wishing I could go see it and take photos for myself. (So If you're in Sydney go check it out, details here.)

On another note, I've just finished up an Interior Styling short course, and although I enjoyed playing with textures, shapes, forms and design principles in a three-dimensional space, I found that the teacher and other students were often preoccupied with being neat and making sure everything matched to the T, in essence recreating a display home. I don't quite agree with this - I think it's great to be 'perfect' sometimes, but it can also be very stifling to creativity. This is what Sibella's work shows me - that sometimes you just have to let loose.

Commonwealth Festival Markets!

This Saturday I'll be at the CHOGM People's Space as part of Made of Awesome selling our newest goodies. There will be multicultural food stalls, handmade goods, live music and exhibitions on... and apparently no road closures around that area :)

WHERE: Perth Cultural Centre (Between the WA Museum, Art Gallery and Pica)

WHEN: 11am - 6pm, Saturday, 29 October 2011

Hope to see you there!

MASKED opening...

some photos from the opening night of the MASKED exhibition last week.. it's on until Sunday 16 October, so there's still time to swing by :)

Pecha Kucha Wrap

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to those that supported me and the other creatives speaking at Pecha Kucha at the State Theatre on Sunday.

I hope I didn't sound too nervous and wasn't stumbling over my words.. hopefully my slides / process / talk was able to inspire someone that day.

Another speaker I met that night was a very bright young thing, Daniella Caputi, who is making her mark in the Australian fashion scene at the age of 22. Incredibly modest and super nice, Daniella's experimentation with lasercutting textiles (yay!), painstaking pleating and innovation with unconventional materials (balsa wood) definitely makes her a stand out. Check out more of her collections here, and regular updates on her blog.

MASKED, Popsicle and Pecha Kucha

I haven't been blogging that much lately, but it's definitely not because I'm in hibernation! There's a couple of exciting things happening soon, and at the top of the list is Made of Awesome's first exhibition! This year we will be exhibiting as part of the tasty annual Popsicle event, organised by the fantastic team at OnWilliam. 

Partnered with Tu, we will be showing off new artwork, lasercuts and cards as well as old favourites. Come and enjoy cupcakes, drinks and artwork at our Opening Night on Wednesday 21 September, 6pm. We'll ALL be there and would love to meet you.

If you can't make it on the night (boo), the exhibition runs from 21 September - 16 October, so you've got no excuses! :)

A bit about Popsicle from the OnWilliam team:

Popsicle is Perth Fashion Festival's annual tasty treat. Popping up in 11 locations around Northbridge, follow the trail to taste test each flavour.

A selection of WA's exciting up and coming designers have collaborated with Northbridge independent fashion boutiques, giving shop windows a makeover and filling the shelves with their handmade wares. 

Hop over to the Popsicle website to find out more about the designers part of this years' event!

Popsicle runs from 21 - 27 September 2011.

Outskirts is also happening during Popsicle, filling Northbridge with over 100 events in 34 venues for a one day festival. The program is jam packed with street stalls, workshops, exhibitions, pop up stores and laneway events.. super exciting! You can grab a special Passport guide (pictured above) which will help you navigate through the excitement. 

Outskirts runs on Sunday 25 September.

Next to roll up is Pecha Kucha Volume 9, which is happening on the night of Outskirts to wrap up the event. I will be speaking at Pecha Kucha about littlemiso, my creative process and insights from running a creative business.

I'm not really one for public speaking, so this is definitely the most nerve racking thing happening at the moment! If you're interested in coming along to enjoy a drink and some creative talk, it will be held on Sunday 25 September at the State Theatre Courtyard, entry is $5 at the door. There will be 10 creatives in total speaking about their work for 6.6 minutes each.

To find out more about Pecha Kucha, head here for the international event or here for the Perth event.

On other news, I've started a new have full time job (yay!), am preparing for markets during CHOGM (more on that later), have been designing some new lasercuts (oooO) and have been preparing wholesale orders in time for Christmas (what, already?!)

I love September! :)

Upmarket

...was fun! It's always better doing it as a group :)

Made of Awesome

photos by Joanne :)

Brace the wintery weather and come join my friends and I at Perth Upmarket tomorrow! We'll be there from 10am - 4pm selling our goods as part of Made of Awesome. There's over 150 stalls and parking is free - what more could you ask for?

Everything above will be on sale, plus some new cards which are all hand drawn originals - I'll blog about them soon. (Selling them for $10 only!)

See you there!

Perth Upmarket

Time: 10am - 4pm

Location: UWA Winthrop Hall

First Comes Love

Just wanted to share some photos from the First Comes Love Bridal Fair yesterday - it was so beautifully set up and styled! Well done Studio Bomba.

Favourites of the day? The magnificent table setting by Her Handpicked Harvest, and non-stop fun with props and all at Smilebooth!

First Comes Love Bridal Fair

I'm rather excited (and delighted) that Perth is holding an alternative bridal fair! Run by the very lovely and super productive ladies at Studio Bomba, First Comes Love is a bridal fair that celebrates creativity, chock full of sweetness and sass from independent retailers (not the usual mass market 'carbon-copy' weddings). Featuring talented creative types such as Angela Higgins (photography), On a Whim (wearables), Test Tube (gifts and registry),  All of the Above Creative (styling), Mitchell and Dent (stationary) and our very own Matt Biocich (photography) from Made of Awesome, this is going to set the new benchmark for weddings in Perth!

Click here to read an interview about the event, or head to the event website to find out more. 

(p.s it's on this weekend!!)

unwrapped tomorrow!

Off to the markets! Made of Awesome are having a stall tomorrow and unwrapped - the marketplace, on Angelo St in South Perth. There will be plenty of littlemiso goodies at our stall - make sure you come along and say hi!

x

market wrap up - upmarket

made of awesome had a stall at upmarket last weekend which went really well! heaps of people came which kept us busy and the other 150+ stalls there.

more photos here

nevertheless jewellery from here

market wrap up

Made on the Left went really well on Sunday, there was a load of people there, so thanks to everyone that came down! These couple of photos were taken by the talented Matt Biocich, who also set up a polaroid stand with our stall (complete with props and all) which was fun fun fun! My jar of PaperHearts also came to use when a little girl found a pink heart, drew a pretty picture on it and kissed it for a photo! 

See more here on the Made of Awesome blog :)

see you on sunday!

woo-hoo! it's market time again :) my friends and i, as part of the 

Made of Awesome collective, will be at the Made on the Left design market on Sunday!

We'll be there on Sunday July 18, 10am - 4pm at The Saint in Innaloo. 

Do come and visit us, we're going to have a polaroid stand, a jar of paper hearts for you to freely stick everywhere, and of course all our awesome jewellery, prints and cards :)

yesterday's bazaar

...here are some photos of my stall setup at yesterday's bazaar at st hildas... eventually i'd like to collect a whole table full of white crockery, to display my products at a tea party :) all photos taken on the digi harinezumi.

p.s where is that limb coming out from the dog?!

market day

I'll be having a stall at the St Hilda's Autumn Bazaar tomorrow! The family of peepos are ready for their big outing, and so are a couple of new products I haven't shown yet!

So do come down for a bit of craft fix / cake fix for the weekend :)

The event is on: Saturday 8 May

10am - 2:30pm

St Hilda's Anglican School

The Cortile, Chidley Campus

McCabe Street Mosman Park

back

hello! back from ze holiday, had a fun time! (this photo was taken on the route from singapore to kuala lumpur with a digital harinezumi.)

shop is now open again, and i'll also be having a stall at this year's unwrapped in south perth, on this saturday, 6th march.

it's from 1pm - 6pm at Sir James Mitchell Park, on the South Perth foreshore. more details on the unwrapped website. hope to see you there!!