My clever housemate, friend and local producer Eleanor Winkler has had her work accepted into Your Film Festival. This international Youtube festival has only two Sydney entries in the final cut – both by Miss Winkler. She is a former Tropfest winner,prolific advocate for accessible media and premiering a new film next week! Watch, vote and support Aussie film-making. You …
Frasers, Hamlet and Itches
There’s a few things about Sydney town that you should know about. First up, Fraser Studios is no more! On Saturday I attended their closing bash, which despite the sad circumstances was a jovial affair, featuring some awesome psycho-billy bush punk band, Christa Hughes and a mobile Jaffle Jafe. I indulged in a tasty Quiche Urban, the perfect after dinner …
Reclining nude #2
I’m working on a series of reclining female nudes at the moment. This is number two in progress in my little painting corner at home. Black ink on paper.
Skeleton Dog Graffiti, Melbourne
While taking a lunch break from schmoozing a little at the Arts Centre in Melbourne, I happened upon this fantastic piece of street art in one of the CBD’s hip and charming laneways. Loving the skeletal/greyhound/jackal/scientific drawing style imagery.
Umbrella Theatre Does Winter Magic Festival
This weekend the umbrella was bundled up into the back of a ute and trucked up the mountain for the ever-charming Winter Magic Festival. This festival holds a special place in my heart, as it was my annual tradition since I was sixteen, until recent European adventures took me elsewhere for the solstice over the past few years. So I …
From Tamarama to Tibet
Meet my friend Danma, a Tibetan from a nomadic yak herding family in the Gansu province. Last weekend, I took her to a Rica Tetas gig. She has now been in Australia for over a year, studying at UTS with a goal of improving the living conditions for the poor communities in her homeland. This uni break, she will record …
Upcoming Excitments
Work, work, so many different kinds of work to be done! At the moment I’m focusing on a few different exciting projects; Upcoming Gigs Firstly, I have a couple of upcoming gigs. This weekend I’ll be performing in my puppet show ‘Encounter with a Monster’ with Umbrella Theatre at the Winter Magic Festival. Saturday 23 June 12.15, The Civic Place (in …
Elisabeth Blair Animations
My friend and Chicago based artist Elisabeth Blair is known for angelic voice. However, she has recently turned her hand to stop motion animation and has found quite a talent for it. Using plastic animals, plasticine and found objects she makes mini dreamscapes perfectly suited to music videos and art films. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNTMvwjC36k&feature=youtu.be] She can even make custom videos for you …
Mad Horse Oil Painting
This is a painting I did a long while back as a present to my father. It’s of a mad horse, in full flight. It is currently hanging in his clinic, “in the bathroom so it will make my patients feel uncomfortable”. It felt good to work with oils, I haven’t done that for a long time and miss the …
Tim Burton Burlesque Video
Video from Gallery Burlesque’s Tim Burton tribute night just released! It was a wonderful night and all the other performers were fantastico! You can get a taste of what twisted fantasies you missed, but don’t despair another event is around the corner in July…Harry Potter and the Curse of the Tassel Twirl. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/41948128]