great flickr and zine shop

i got really quite excited when i saw this flickr site, via ffffound.

it is collated by staff from this zine shop called shimokitazawa in tapei (thanks hiki!),

and features various zines and publications they stock.

it looks to be an amazing eclectic collection.

and this zine shop in tokyo also looks really good.

miniature garden

i love everything about the miniature garden projects.

but i particularly love this book of house plants:

artwork by ariel dill and denise schatz

designed by miya osaki

above is the book of house plants special edition poster.

below are images from the book of house plants zine, and also other artworks and projects by denise schatz.

i discovered the book of house plants via eddyandedwina.

back from a nice break, and some lovely photos

hello! i am back from a very nice break. we went to the 

gippsland lakes, via mum and dad's farm. 

we were lucky to be able to stay in my uncle's lakeside holiday house. 

it was so nice and humble a place and right on the lake, 

so excellent sunsets and the constant sound of lapping waves. 

the lakes coastal park was in beautiful spring form 

with the native grasses a carpet of dusky pink 

and the teatree in blooms of white and pink. 

collected banksia pods on walks  and examined 

fleshy coastal succulents in amazing shades of yellow and reds. 

and a big snake crossed our path, which gave me the absolute willies. 

if i am going to be dramatic, it looked a little striped to me, 

so it might have been a tiger snake of some sort, not sure. 

it slithered right out beside us as we were walking along the track, 

but was a little bit sleepy i think...australia, the land of the poisonous reptile, god bless. 

we also were lucky because the weather was cold and wet, 

very nice for holing up in front of an open fire. 

sorry i don't have any pictures, i only had a polaroid camera 

and didn't end up taking any pictures with it, silly me. next time:) 

but...some pictures were waiting for me when i got home. 

i had ordered a wonderful zine of photographs of a trip to japan 

by one of my favourites, ye rin mok. it is so great! 

you can see it via her website and etsy. 

and to keep on the photography theme, 

i am keen to go to an exhibition by natalie jeffcott, 

currently on as part of the melbourne fringe festival. 

natalie's photos of sinks, basins and landromats to me 

seem to fit nicely with ye rin mok's chosen images of japan....

spread from ye rin mok zine

spread from ye rin mok zine

one of my alltime favourite photos by ye rin mok

ye rin mok

natalie jeffcott $2 wash series

natalie jeffcott $2 wash series

natalie jeffcott l$2 wash series

natalie jeffcott

natalie jeffcot

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

natalie jeffcot stoves and sinks series

studios and music videos

i am going on a little spring break for a week. we will have no internet, so a blog break!

have a nice week:)

another creative space.
studio @ rose street, home to both minimum chips and mum smokes at times.
minimum chips are playing at the tote in collingwood tonight.
below is a filmclip nice for spring. (visit the minimum chips myspace to hear more.)
japanese band tenniscoats are also playing saturday.
and for extra strict adherence to my rules of engagement,
spot the moomin merchandise purchased at the
wonderland that is kiddyland in tokyo in the picture below...

below are all images from the mum smokes double album easy/house music.
mark rodda is the artist, julian took the photos.

tina h

above: i have not seen such a great colour combination in quite some time.
norway deisgner tina h.
discovered via eatdrinkchic.com and the images are from blackcigarette.

tea bowl

some teabowls. most images from mingeikan,
but have unfortunately misplaced the source of some.
(my friend kara is having an exhibition of her pottery kara-no-te in NY soon!)
(and someone visited my friend akiko's tea house in kyoto after seeing it in ii-ne-kore.
you have no idea how happy that makes me!)