October 28, 2012

humdinger.


this week has been a real humdinger. it started with me booking a one way ticket, here i was thinking it didn't really get much better than that...oh, until it kinda did. wednesday night saw a favourite girly/fellow interior styling lover and i hit up camargue on james street for megan morton's book launch. a few/five glasses of champagne, some blondie indulging and book perusing later and the place was swinging. any nerves had simply been washed away (along with any inhibitions, by the champagne no doubt) and i was ready to let megan know just how excited i was about rachel castle's class that would send my creative juices into overdrive. i was met with a huge smile, an education into how rachel's class will change my life (i may just f**king cry - a direct quote), introduced to others taking part in the class and then our conversation completed with a high five when i divulged that i was already 10 pages into an inspirational journal made entirely for the benefit of the class. as i stood amongst the likes of megan, anna spiro and lydia pearson (looking as gorgeous as ever), i knew i had made the right decision to invest my dollars in a class at 'the school'. tomorrow sees me screen printing with textile master rachel castle and after my reaction to meeting megan, i can forsee the adreneline as i make my way to anna spiro's shop running at an all time high. (and please prepare yourselves for an influx of IG pics!) on thursday morning, after an incredibly inspiring evening, i sent a letter of resignation to my supervisor. 4 incredible years spent at the gallery that have helped shape the woman/art lover/friend i am today. a clean break needed in order to allow me to completely immerse myself in european life. i have already begun to look back upon the amazing experiences had inside those walls with only the fondest of memories. those included are watching (and mustering up the courage to say hello to) yoshitomo nara from arms length build his mobile studio for apt 6, listening to andy goldsworthy who was standing only metres away, speak of sunshine coast installation plans to catching a  glimpse of ron mueck vacuuming up any remaining dust particles from his giant baby sculpture...utterly mindblowing. i will be forever grateful for a job that has allowed my heart to become so big, meet so many incredible people and inspiration that keeps my mind happy on a daily basis. 




megan hits the nail on the head.


wining and dining MM style.


there's no party without confetti and streamers.


received a heart in the mail. perfection.


feeling brave and sparkly this week.


overtime aka research time.


perfect end to the week. a visit to kylie's new shop in ashgrove. 



October 20, 2012

my heart.


my heart is a champion wanderer. it's not too frivolous or flirty but definately has it's favourite places where it prefers to spend it's time. for the past almost 3 years it has regained it's independence, lent itself to my job and my love for vintage and allowed me to be continually inspired by what life has to offer me. since returning from europe in july, my heart has been working harder than ever before. i have never felt so alive and so sure of where i will be heading next. tonight i booked a one way ticket to london. on february 20th i make my way to london for a week, see my best friend and family, test the job waters and then follow my heart to rotterdam. who would have known that this would be what my life had in store for me? i have no concrete plans, but with some dollars in my pocket, a thirst for letting my creative side run wild and a heart bursting with love, i can do nothing but go with all my heart. i at least owe it that. 




nara love.


pattern love.


goma love.


floral love.


bike love.


new hangout love.


shoe love.


neighbourhood love.

October 7, 2012

hot fun.


as i sit here with a fan 3cm from my face, i can only wonder what summer has in store for us. this sweltering spring sunday started with a delicious brunch date with one of my old favourites in one of the cutest neighbourhoods in brisbane. we wandered the second hand shops trying on clothes that resembled retro bed sheets in dress form and shimmery 80's delights. i found a norwegian beauty that i've had on the wish list for sometime and snagged a special sequined sussan number for those chilly days in paris next year. that's right, on one of the hottest days so far this spring, i was dreaming of being snuggled up in sequins, hot chocolate in hand. these balmy days do ignite a small sense of excitement in me which i can only presume is my milky freckled complexion screaming out for some sun. the crazy thing is that next year i'll be going from sweltering summer sunshine one day to an overcast and frosty london town the next. i've vowed to enjoy this last aussie summer, sweaty brow and awkward beetroot burns aside. this post is also a fickle excuse to sit down for 15 minutes, avoiding any further sorting/packing behaviour in this heat and to share with you the happy florals that were in abundance today. a perfect spring sunday, hot sweats and inability to nap aside.












October 6, 2012

baby blue.


it really is no secret that i'm a sucker for babies, vintage baby clothes or the idea of having a couple of my own one day. however, i've always been team girls. having grown up in a family of them, that's easily explained. but over the past year or so i've been overwhelmed with the baby boy love. two of my favourite gallery girls have created two of the most handsome little men i have ever come across and another favourite is cooking up another as we speak. it has been a real blessing to follow these incredible women through their pregnancies and to share in the ups and downs for the most part of the last year or so. it was a beautiful affair yesterday when those ladies, some other favourites and i came together at work to celebrate the impending birth of a new bubba boy. even though we were restricted by a work timeline, we made sure the sugar levels were kept pumping continually throughout the day. blue velvet cupcakes were made and enjoyed whilst leaving a long lasting blue stain upon any lips they touched. cookies and cream blondie jampacked with oreos were served up for the oreo loving mama-to-be and home made scones with lashings (serious lashings) of jam and cream were indulged upon. this all happened before 10am so a gang of sugar hungry gallery kids were on the rampage from the get go. although there'll be no baby making by me anytime soon, i can honestly sit here and say that i have never been so inspired and grateful for the amazing mamas that surround me. not only balancing their friendships so beautifully but the lives of their children that will only enrich the lives of others for years to come. the journey of motherhood is an amazing one, one that i never tire of seeing first hand.