Yashica, I love you so...

Finally I have had some film developed! A few from my recent trip to Melbourne. I love my Yashica and I love using 3200 film. 

I have also joined the masses and created my own flickr account, which you can have a look at here

My beautiful, but dysfunctional record player

Poor Bear can't even watch a movie in peace...

The view from my hotel room

Shona, taking in the view

The best coffee in Melbourne :p

I will put the rest up on flickr 

“Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture, bridges, street signs, trees, clouds, bodies of water, light and shadows. Select only things to steal from that speak directly to you soul. If you do this, your work (and theft) will be authentic. Authenticity is invaluable; originality is non-existent. And don’t bother concealing your thievery-celebrate it if you feel like it. In any case, always remember what Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from-it’s there you take them to.”

Jim Jarmusch

Photographers- Luzzalig (Mariene Parra & Nico Dams) 

Cute photography couple. 

Take a peek

It's 2:30am, and I can't sleep. On the upside, I made a really good playlist. 

One day, I will have something of my own to post on here. My lack of motivation recently is quite scary. Although, I have been in a world of my very own, with someone I honestly say I am keeping forever. 

Megan Bentley Illustration 

Im always going to be a sucker for cutsey and whimsical. This just made me feel all warm and fuzzy. Illustrator Megan Bentley has made a zine, "The Moon" which is a three parter, the next two being "The Planets" and "The Stars". Yes please. She has also submitted an amazing illustration for the "secret 7" competition, for the teenage cancer trust in where you create a cover for a 7 inch for Bombay Bicycle Clubs "lights out, words gone". I was too scared to enter! (maybe the next one!) anyway rant rant, you can perve at the rest of her work here.

Also, I sold out and got a TV in my room. JC leaves in 2 days for 3 weeks which will feel like 10 years and it was a gift SO THERE.

Illustrator- Lizzy Stewart 

Lizzy Stewart is an Illustrator from the UK. Her work is inspired, primarily, by a need to tell stories but also by folk culture, music and the places in which she finds herself. I post a lot about photographers but not many illustrators. I love the way she makes pencils work. Super envy. You can have a look at her website here.

I want all of these drawings for my art wall! So beautiful. 

Lucky for me, and everyone else you can buy her prints here at her lovely little etsy store. Wonderful. 

Photographer- "Yatender" 

Yatender is a Vietnamese photographer. I love how haunting the photos look. I always seem to be attracted to this dreamy and ethereal style. I am not really very interested in technically good photos, but how a picture makes me feel, and I think thats why I like this style so much. You can find her blog and photo stream here.

I have also decided this year I am going to make a new playlist each month and store it on my ipod. This way at the end of the year I can have a big drawing / painting party and listen to all the songs I loved throughout the year. Januarys list is looking very good I must say...

Photographer- Jon Edwards

Such a relaxing saturday morning, the calm before the storm. Im drinking a nice black coffee listening to the Inca Ore / Grouper split, it's beautiful. I absolutely love these photographs by Jon Edwards, who is also an amazing artist as well. You can view all his work here

We are all a little weird and life's a little weird and when we find someone who's weirdness is compatible with our own, we join up with them and fall in mutual weirdness and call it love. 

Photographer- Nikolinelr

All I want to do today is take photos, the way I used to take photos. In light of this I am going to make a solid effort to take my Yashica everywhere I go from now on. 

you can view nikolinelr photostream here

Let the job hunting begin...

SOS

If I listen to anymore Cate Le Bon i'm going to cut off my own ears with a rusty butter knife. 

"There were some buildings... There were these really tall buildings, and they could walk. Then there were some vampires. And one of the vampires bit the tallest building, and his fangs broke off. Then all his other teeth fell out. Then he started crying. And then, all the other vampires said, "Why are you crying? Weren't those just your baby teeth?" And he said, "No. Those were my grown-up teeth." And the vampires knew he couldn't be a vampire anymore, so they left him. The end." 

Designer- Liam Crockard

I love collage. 

View everything else of his here

Photographer- anon. 

I'm feeling inspired today.

Ch-Ch-Changes

Flying somewhere over Tamworth, I decided on a few things. Im going to take the plunge and embrace poverty and student life once again. I feel....unsure. I feel excited though. I think the time away put about a million things into perspective.

As always, Gill was right there with some truths about change. In my inbox I discovered the following:

"Every cell in the human body regenerates, on average, every seven years. Like snakes in our own way, we shed skin. Biologically, we're brand new people. We may look the same-we probably do, but we're all changed. Completely, forever.

When we say things like "people don't change" it drives scientists crazy! Because change is literally the only constant in all science. Energy, matter...it's always changing, morphing, merging, dying.

It's the way people try not to change that's unnatural. The way we cling to what things were instead of letting them be what they are. Th way we cling to old memories instead of forming new ones. The way we insist on believing, despite every scientific indication, that anything in this lifetime is permanent. 

Change is constant. How we experience change is up to us. It can feel like death. or it can feel like a second chance at life. If we open our fingers, loosen our grip, go with it, it can feel like pure adrenaline like at any moment we can have another chance at life"

This is why I love her. 

Im ready to begin the hard work.

Photographer- Joe Wright

I don't usually love landscape photography, but Joe Wright has managed to draw me in with his photographs. So dreamy! I love them all and can't pick a favourite. His website is here. I particularly love the "white" set. 

Photographer - "Madame Li" 

I love these. They remind me of why I wanted to do graphic design in the first place, to be able to mix photography and design. The Argentique Approximatif sets are amazing and another favourite is Peur du loup. You can view all her sets here.

Hotel Room

I have done a lot of sitting and thinking. About art. About you.

Melbourne 

Months ago, I booked a holiday to Melbourne to get away and catch up with some old friends. That time has come and I could not have had a nicer week. Yesterday was spent wandering Fitzroy and Acland street in St Kilda. It's been so beautiful, nice weather perfect skies. Last night was spent making mischief with my dear friend Mikaela. This morning I was lucky enough to catch up with my beautiful friend Rosa. Rosa is one of those people that inspires you to get out, do things, read books, draw, better yourself. She's amazing and inspiring and seeing her today was exactly what I have needed for so long. I have spent a few evenings alone in my hotel room checking and double checking that I am doing exactly what I want to be doing. The answer? it's yes. If only I could actually apply myself!

The time alone has also made me reflect on all the special people, but mainly one. I have not been this happy in years, and I have not met anyone as smart and generous as he is. I think Gill said it best this morning in a post on facebook:

"...In love, no one can harm anyone else; we are each of us responsible for our own feelings and cannot blame someone else for what we feel. I am convinced that no one loses anyone, because no one owns anyone. That is the true experience of freedom: having the most important thing in the world without owning it."

Tonight I am going to have dinner in Chinatown with Mikaela, read a couple of art journals I found today on Greville street and finish my drawing. I love Melbourne, it brings out the best in me.