September 29, 2009
mysmallnotes: MERCHANTS OF FANCY Flying trapeze artists, a dervish-like shot-putter, and tea-cup-pollinating bees act as tour guides in a virtual amble through DISTRACTED: Merchants of Fancy, Perth’s preeminent curiosity shop. It’s an alluring dance to get you to visit in person. When you do, you’ll get lost perusing French cutlery, Lomo cameras, and BedHead pajamas. Extract yourself in time to stop by the Haircut shop where the stylists will make you feel polished without using your head as their own personal canvas. See Connie “The Ripper” Burt, their efficient waxing specialist, for a different sort of maintence. Refresh at the Coffee shop, with sustainably-grown Fiori coffee, an ever-evolving menu of delicacies, and rich treats by neighborhood bakers. Or contemplate works by local artists in their gallery. Make sure to mark your calendar for the first of every month, when they host their Distracted Manual Arts Academy, a workshop with instructors from a roster of respected local artisans.

mysmallnotes:

MERCHANTS OF FANCY

Flying trapeze artists, a dervish-like shot-putter, and tea-cup-pollinating bees act as tour guides in a virtual amble through DISTRACTED: Merchants of Fancy, Perth’s preeminent curiosity shop.

It’s an alluring dance to get you to visit in person. When you do, you’ll get lost perusing French cutlery, Lomo cameras, and BedHead pajamas.

Extract yourself in time to stop by the Haircut shop where the stylists will make you feel polished without using your head as their own personal canvas. See Connie “The Ripper” Burt, their efficient waxing specialist, for a different sort of maintence.

Refresh at the Coffee shop, with sustainably-grown Fiori coffee, an ever-evolving menu of delicacies, and rich treats by neighborhood bakers. Or contemplate works by local artists in their gallery.

Make sure to mark your calendar for the first of every month, when they host their Distracted Manual Arts Academy, a workshop with instructors from a roster of respected local artisans.

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September 22, 2009
Window poster we’ve done for MYO (myo.net.au). They are now selling (grown-up) burgers.

Window poster we’ve done for MYO (myo.net.au). They are now selling (grown-up) burgers.

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We’ve started to have some fun with posters in the windows of MYO stores. MYO (myo.net.au) is a chain of sandwich outlets we work with. (This one is an Australian political in-joke about the Liberal Party leadership)

We’ve started to have some fun with posters in the windows of MYO stores. MYO (myo.net.au) is a chain of sandwich outlets we work with. (This one is an Australian political in-joke about the Liberal Party leadership)

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September 8, 2009
A very nice project we have just finished. More can be seen here.

A very nice project we have just finished. More can be seen here.

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September 7, 2009

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August 31, 2009
Love the Dead Kennedys.

Love the Dead Kennedys.

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August 27, 2009

Tumblr shrunk our posters

But the Hall lady (@carolynannahall) has put some big ones up at

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Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 3of3.

Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 3of3.

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Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

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Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

Second of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

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One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 3of3.

One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 3of3.

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One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 2of3.

One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 2of3.

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One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

One of two poster series we have just finished for a production house. 1of3.

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youmightfindyourself: “In the 1980s video cassette technology made it possible for ‘mobile cinema’ operators in Ghana to travel from village to village creating temporary cinemas… In order to promote these showings, artists were hired to paint large posters of the films.”

youmightfindyourself:

“In the 1980s video cassette technology made it possible for ‘mobile cinema’ operators in Ghana to travel from village to village creating temporary cinemas… In order to promote these showings, artists were hired to paint large posters of the films.”
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August 16, 2009
applearts: A Hermit Crab in a Glass Shell « Items of Interest

applearts:

A Hermit Crab in a Glass Shell « Items of Interest
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