Kees Goudzwaard

Oil paintings on canvas by Kees Goudzwaard
via Julian at Myopia

Valentines Art Fayre

My pal Zakee Shariff will be at the Valentines Art Fayre at Dreambags and Jaguar Shoes, 32 Kingsland Road, London E2, taking place on Sunday 14th February 2010 from 11am to 6pm.
If you're in London, go pick up some lovely art!

C'est Peluche

Many thanks to Sam of Matouenpeluche for indulging me and resigning herself to a round of coffee and cake next week.
Here's just a few of her brilliant drawings, I especially love the Maurice one which Al has pinned to his wall at work and the daschund who looks super cool.
You can purchase her lovely illos from here.

Here we go again...

Looking for a new home.... and a name.
Likes cats, Stanley my dog and tea and biscuits.
Seems to be semi trained and is soppy, big time soppy. Medium sized, looks like he's possibly part collie (photo not the best) very affectionate.
My pal Hap's fostering him from the dogs home as he was about to be put to sleep.
C'mon give the dog a home.

Man meets himself in Future

Via the very brilliant Retronaut

The kitchen design community was in turmoil today following news that crawling under a sink may cause time-travel.

The surprise revelation came after Hakan Nordkvist claimed he had met himself in the future while fixing a leaking pipe. Mr. Nordkvist was unclear as to what exactly happened, saying:

“I just keep crawling in, further and further”

and:

“at the end I can stand up”

However he did provide a short film of his two selves, and summed up the experience by saying he:

“had a great time”
An Ikea spokesperson was not available for comment.

I picked my nose for England.

Thankyou to Sarah at FindersKeepers for making me a feature artist.
If you read the article then you'll understand the blog title. If you know me very well, you know the story.

Risographica!

A preview of the Risographica exhibition opening tonight at the Lamington Drive Melbourne, looks good!
Click on the pics and watch em grow. A percentage of all sales goes to Medicins sans Frontieres and each of everyones prints is only available in an edition of 10 for $50 each. BARGAIN!
This is my piece....

This is why you smell. For Raina. And Mac posing as Wendy.

3 weeks down, one more to go.

We thought that if your hair can do the 'if I dont wash it for weeks then it becomes self cleaning' then in theory your bodies should too.

To be fair, Milan has been the only one game enough to try it.

And I dont know if we're reaching tipping point yet, but I hope so.

At the zoo....

My mum has just put up a few photos of London Zoo in the 1930s where my great grandfather was the signwriter, on her flickr page

Nick Dewar

So Sorry to hear of the death of the amazingly talented and incredibly funny, Nick Dewar, whose work I loved.
My condolences to his family and friends.

For my father

See, I told you I'd cleaned out the bathroom.

Happy Birthday

Tom Selleck.
You have no idea how much I still love Magnum P.I. and for how long.

trimmings from Kat and Cams wedding invites, love the apple green.

Anyway, Back to Lego

via foundshit

I am taking part in the new Jacky Winter show which opens next week in Melbourne, if you're in the area please go see it and grab a bargain limited 10 edition risograph for only $50. 

A percentage of all sales goes to MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES .

Participating artists:

Andrea Innocent, Andrew Joyner, Beci Orpin, Ben Sanders, Caitlin Shearer, Clemens Habicht, Dane Flighty, Fleur Harris, Good Wives & Warriors, Guy Shield, James Gulliver Hancock, Jane Reiseger, Karan Singh, Kat Macleod, Kat Chadwick, Kate Banazi, Lilly Piri, Madeleine Stamer, Martin Abel, Matt Davidson, Matt Huynh, Mel Stringer, Neryl Walker, Niels Oeltjen, Oslo Davis, Paul Nolan, Pauline Matthewman, Rik Lee, Rudi De Wet, Sonia Kretschmar, Tim Molly, Travis Price, And WBYK.

MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE.

EXHIBITION RUNS FEBRUARY 04 - FEBRUARY 20

I was going to be an Ebonette...

I'm doing a bit of research for a job (yup, watching stuff on you tube all day classifies as research) and came across this on a bit of a nostalgia trip....
took me straight back to the primary school playground and how we practiced and practiced until there was no more grazed knees and bashed noses for our school summer fair.

waiting

Gosh its hot.

But thats great because I'm on my belated Christmas holiday for a week so I can rest my cankles in cool buckets of water sitting in the shade and drinking gin and tonics.... bliss.

A few weeks ago I had a conundrum with work when I was offered to pitch for a job which I presume many had said no to, on moral grounds.
So, a question to you where would you, draw the line? Would you be able to work for an alcohol company but not a cigarette one? A drug company or a fast food company? I am curious as to hear peoples answers.

The Best Hill at Home

My friend Mia sent this vid of Primrose Hill and her man Chris hurling himself down the slope on a sled with their dog (dressed in a barbie pink jacket, WHY?).

We're all getting to the age now when bouncing may break bones, so I think he's rather brave.

Being stinky hot here, I'm missing home, although another friend just phoned to tell me his central heating's broken and he's had to wrap a pair of thermal knickers around his head, and there's only marmite in the cupboard, so maybe I don't miss it that much.

T'was a glamorous life I led.

AustralianinFront

The brilliant Australian in Front is back online with a stonking good editorial line up .
Truly an honour to be featured amongst such illustrious company.

Thankyou Damien!

Codswallop

I had a dream last night that Alistair, Milan and I were DNA testing a large fish in Swiss Cottage Library.
Strange, but it was good to be back home in London.