I was reading through my regular blog faves this morning and found a post on Brown Paper Bag about Lorien Stern and the sharks she makes. Also included in that very excellent…
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You may or may not know that in the wake of the horrendous Grenfell Tower fire, a community kitchen – called Hubb Community Kitchen – played an important role in supporting those…
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Yowzers. The work of Kimmy Hogan is akin to taking a misty walk in a cool forest, which is good for those of us that don’t have a cool forest on…
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What’s not to love about fairy cakes, right? They’re actually better than fairy bread, in my opinion, because they are much rarer and take a wee bit more time to make.…
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Are you a notebook person? I am. I mostly have quite utilitarian notebooks (spiral bound Spirax or simple paperback style Moleskine) because I get performance anxiety when I have a very fancy…
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I’m not afraid to say that I’m pretty obsessed with these Laurel Burch pieces from the 70’s and 80’s. You possibly remember her for her famous cat paintings, but she also…
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Just a speedy pop in on this Monday morning to wax quite lyrical about the work of Miriam Brugmann.…
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I met Charlotte Ree at the Perth International Writers’ Festival a couple of years ago and developed a bit of a crush, to be honest. I mean, who wouldn’t?…
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A friend of a friend, Fiona Killackey, has created a blinking helpful online space called When Your Mother Dies.…
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Hello! Just a quick pop in on the weekend, with something very clever and pretty to peek at. Olga Prinku’s work!…
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Embroidery. “It’s like colouring in with a needle and thread”, I used to tell my Stitching Night attendees, and interestingly they believed me. Luckily, it is completely true!…
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Some people can take a needle + thread + create something so magical that it pretty much makes my eyes pop right outta my head. Paulina, for instance.…
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I’m kind of super-dooper in love with Laura George’s work. It appeals to the clunky, needy, messing-things-up parts of me in a warm and reassuring way.…
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Listen/Watch/Read Pip-Life Rad PeoplePS I’m Addicted To Online Advice Columns and BTW “We’re all great!”
Perhaps you were once like me, poring over the advice columns in teen magazines as though they may hold the very meaning of life, if only you sassily read between the…
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Imaginary Wardrobe Photography + Art + Design Pip-Life Rad People WearImaginary Wardrobe: Mara Hoffman
Look. I don’t really buy a lot of clothes. When I do, I tend to buy second-hand or Melbourne-made. But in my head, I sometimes go shopping for a very large…
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There is a chill in the air where I live after a way-too-long Summer that stretched almost to the end of March.…
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My friend Lily Mae posted this on her Facebook profile this morning and I knew that you guys would love to know about it too (if you don’t already!) Here’s what the…
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Would you just look at this ace work by Japanese artist Kanae Soto?! Gasp. Pop over to her website to see them in all their glory – and lots more too! Hope…
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Hardie Grant sent me this ace book to share with you. How nice of them, right? Thanks HG! Eat This My Friend is a beautiful illustrated vegetarian cookbook by Jade O’Donahoo,…
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Share The Dignity is a project initiated by Rochelle Courteney and made possible by her staff and a band of brilliant volunteers. Rochelle is one of those gems who saw something…
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I’ve been doing some research for a piece I’m writing, and I stumbled across this essay by my great-grandfather, FW Boreham. I thought it was lovely in all kinds of ways,…
