artist crush- kiki smith

all works by Kiki Smith.

"Without art the crudeness of reality would make the world unbearable."

George Bernard Shaw

every day events into every day posters

Loving this growing collection of everyday posters, promoting every day events with posters to give them a sense of importance they ordinarily would not have. You can submit your own, if you're feeling inspired. Or just be lazy like me and check out everyone else's mundane-ness turned event posters.

My poster today would be 'sneezing so much your eyes water', brought to you by 'the common cold', supported by copious amounts of tea, vicks vapour rub and tissues. Showing at 12 noon in my dressing gown. By the makers of 'that sneeze that sits in your nose and makes you pull a funny face' and 'my nose is red and very unattractive'.

Every Day Posters Every Day.

before i die project

Candy Chang covered an old decrepit house with a giant blackboard, painted with rows of the sentence 'before I die I want to... ' and supplied chalk. A few days later, the chalkboard is full, ready to be washed and soak up another layer of thoughts and dreams. Go here to read the full story and see close ups (a good read!) or to see more of her projects.

I turned the side of an abandoned house in my neighborhood into a giant chalkboard where residents can write on the wall and remember what is important to them. Before I Die transforms neglected spaces into constructive ones where we can learn the hopes and aspirations of the people around us.

Love it.

bottom of the trees

Love this series of photographs. Reminds me of living in the city, and waving to your neighbours, and community gardens, and unexpected flowers in parking lots.

I have been interested in observing how people transform the public space in front of their houses. In Sapporo, Japan, the main city of Hokkaido, the bottom of the trees are usually decorated with plants and flowers by people living around. Sometimes messy, sometimes unbalanced, sometimes crowded, each tree has a different world, a different mind, and a different personality at the bottom of it.

Bottom of the trees, Sapporo, Japan, August 2005 - June 2006.

via junkculture

artist- Andy Goldsworthy

Have you seen the work of Andy Goldsworthy? I hadn't. Then I saw this video. Isn't it divine?

my week in pictures- stuff on walls

Surry Hills

Surry Hills


Enmore


Darlinghurst

Rozelle

Surry Hills

my creative space- watercolours

The Boy loves the Tigers football team, his whole family follow them (and now me too). Before the game last week I was mucking around drawing things, and drew him wishing he was a tiger. His best friend was over too, he goes for St George Dragons, so I drew him too.

I was thinking of putting these in my shop as a custom order watercolour- I think I'd like the challenge, I just need a photo, name and what sporting team they go for. Do you think people might like them for their friends or partners?

speaking of giants..

You might know that I am quite tall. Quite. Tall enough for people to ask if I play basketball, and if I date anyone shorter than me (no and yes, if you must). Tall enough to have trouble finding long trousers (like this gal) and to sleep diagonally in bed. Not so tall I bump my head on doorways, can pick up children with one hand, or live at the top of a beanstalk.

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Nevertheless, when I saw this giant furniture created by Robert Therrien, I thought I want to see that. I’m kinda used to being up high, it would be awesome to be in a completely different scale, and feel small. I like artworks that use the ordinary and mundane and transport it to wonder by changing it in a small way, be it size or colour or location, or what it’s used for. Plus it's just groovy.

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(I can't believe I just said 'groovy')
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Via DudeCraft

watercolour- Amy Ross

Fairy Ring

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Woodpeckershrooms

.. Duck Magnolia
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I do love these watercolour prints by Amy Ross, combining plants and animals in beautiful and unexpected ways, and humans and animals, and all kinds of whimsical notions. I also like the branches, they make me think of woodlands and crunchy leaves underfoot.

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Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, artist Amy Ross is interested in the idea of artist as mad scientist. She creates paintings, drawings, and collages that turn the natural world on its head, morphing flora and fauna together.

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Some prints are available in the Keep Calm Gallery, and you can see so many more in her portfolio here, including some amazing series.

Kitty Bud Fabric

Kitty Bud Fabric by Melinda Josie. Isn't it precious! Just like the rosebud fabric I had when I was little, but like a bazillion times cuter. Found via my love for you is a stampede of horses blog. (Cute name, huh?)

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She does amazing paintings too. You can see her portfolio here and she has some for sale here.

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Like A Bear Knitting
2009
Watercolour, Ink & Gouache
12" x 14" (framed)

Milo and Bruno
2009
Watercolour & Gouache
8" x 10"

Sleepy Pon
2007
Watercolour, Ink & Gouache
11" x 13" (framed)

Meanwhile I am feeling like Sleepy Pon there and trying to gather motivation to go to my studio. This cold just won't.go.away. I am blowing my nose and coughing and sniffling like a mad thing; I'd rather lie in bed and watch re-runs and drink tea. *sigh*.