French artist Anastassia Elias has constructed these fragile snippets of life out of toilet rolls. The interplay of light and shadow would have taken more than just a steady hand, and gives the scenes a beautifully surreal quality. Tres bon!
Friday, November 26, 2010
So Frenchy, So Chic
"No matter what you do, your person comes through. You can't completely change yourself on the screen. I had in mind someone colder and more in control, but I couldn't do it. This human note just crept in and maybe it's better." Leslie Caron
Mud pie! Oh my
I read an interesting tibit of scientific info the other day, the soil bacteria - Mycobacterium vaccae, may speed up learning via improving mental acuity. Scientist Dorothy Matthews managed to demonstrate this with a niffy experiment involving a maze, mice, dirt and peanut butter.
I've entered a Mud Run, held the weekend after next - judging by the pictures I'm guaranteed to ingest a couple kilos of the dirt!
mmmm i can tasty the braininess already...
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Emma Davis - Machines
Forget nepotism - this video is neat! The fact that my brother made it, just makes it even neater!
Monday, November 22, 2010
Catching up on couch time
Comfy jeans and oversized cardigan. Tick
Banana + honey smoothie. Tick
Juicy historical gossip. Tick
Au Revoir Simone. Tick
Box of tissues for this blasted flu. Tick. Tick. Tick.
Faster Pussycat! Skate! Skate!
Saturday night the Hordern Pavillion was transformed into a sporting arena worthy for Russell Crowe to prance around in a leather skirt.
It was Roller Derby night and spectators were allowed to watch from the suicide circle sidelines, or like me from a safer distance in the stands.
Fishnets and eyeliner, this isn't a fashion show, it's a full contact sport and these girls are fierce, with the tatts and names to match (Deb-O-Lition, Trippy Longstockings, Bitcheshire cat, Malice in Wonderland).
The first bout was a battle of the sexes between the all male Mustachio Nuts vs. the feisty Pussywhips. To the backbeats of David Bowie and Daft Punk, sweat and sexual innuendo, it was an evenly matched contest. Despite the heavy hits, speedy skating and tight tactics, the game ended in a nail biting draw.
The second bout was between Sydney's Pistola Cholas vs. Newcastle's Dockyard Dames. These teams are at the top of their leagues and brought it up a notch in skill.
It's a fast game, with a scoring system so complicated it takes 2 people with clipboards, 3 people with white boards and 6 umpires to calculate the points - so even the players have wait in anticipate to what the scoreline is after each "jam".
I regret not taking my camera with me - but you can feast on these images by Melanie Birt of a match earlier in the year between the Screaming Assault Sirens and the D’viants.
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