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Brilliant! Guerrilla crafters strike again in Pomona (Qld, Australia)
In December, I wrote about stumbling across some guerrilla craft adorning a post in my nearby town of Pomona (Qld, Australia). Well, knock me over with a crochet hook, they’ve been at it again this week and the results are spectacular. The little nature strip at the entrance to the main street has been beautified [...]
More unexpected moments in street art: Craft graffiti in Pomona and Rogue Cosies in Brisbane
I love finding unexpected moments of knitting and crochet on the streets. My favourite is Rogue Cosie who has adorned the streets of Brisbane (Australia), San Francisco, Boston and New York (and I’m sure more…) with crocheted and knitted (?) delights. My favourite installations are the thanksgiving turkeys in SF and duck shawls in Boston. [...]
Unexpected moments in street art: So you think you can graff and manga girls
I’ve had a couple of “WTF Wow!” moments recently where I’ve encountered street art (graffiti, aerosol art) in either unexpected places (such as Brisbane’s way-outer suburb, Victoria Point*) or with unexpected content (such as the bondage manga girls in Newtown). I not only love the disruptions these two pieces had in my city wanderings, but [...]
Just like a bought one: The best curry I’ve ever made
I’ve often wondered why my curries never taste like the ones at the Indian restaurants. I follow the recipes. I make my own spice mixes from scratch. I can be generous with the salt. But they still taste nothing like the local curry house’s butter chicken or vindaloo. However, last night I made a curry [...]
Good karma job hunting: Connecting with the hidden job market
Tapping the “hidden job market” is an oft-mentioned strategy touted by employment experts advising how to find your ideal work. If you’ve been looking for a job recently, you’ll know that relying on the newspapers or job sites for finding out about job opportunities doesn’t turn up many “woo hoo” jobs. At the other end, [...]
No more trash: Sustainable design for trailer park tragics
Make way for the new eco sub-culture: Trailer park recyclables! I love this. I am such a sucker for caravans and mobile homes. There’s something about the economic use of space that makes me revere them as an artform. Really, how do they cram so much function into so little space? Okay, usually, it comes [...]
April 12 is Small Blog Appreciation Day
The blog that I can’t pronounce, TYWKIWDBI, is having a Small Blog Appreciation Day on 12 April as a way to say thanks to all the (usually) small blogs that have linked to him. What a great idea! Linking is the bread n butter of blogging. It’s not only how you get new readers/visitors but [...]
Oh. My. God. I Love Noosa.
Caro and I had our 14th anniversary yesterday and decided to celebrate by doing what we do best: Nothing. But not just regular old Nothing. We chose Nothing in a Beautiful Place. And not just regular old Nothing in a Beautiful Place, but Nothing in a Beautiful Place on a Glorious Day. Yep, we slothed [...]
Callaghan wows audiences as nine-year-old boy
Congratulations to Stace Callaghan who has been receiving rave reviews for her performance as a nine-year-old boy in LaBoite’s latest production, The White Earth. (Yes, the award-winning Andrew McGahan novel.) Onya Stace. You’re a legend. The White Earth runs until 21 March 2009 at Brisbane’s LaBoite.
A very Ted St Patrick’s Day
It may not be obvious but a little bit of Irish blood runs through the veins of westonculture. (The catholic stories should give it away…). As such it was our duty to celebrate yesterday with a little tipple. Declan Shalvey from Eclectic Micks (a collection of talented Irish comic book artists) helps us appreciate the joy [...]
