But when I think that I had the chance to be taught art by this guy, I am disappointed.

Of course I didn’t know he made work like this back then.

Michael Peck’s work is currently in exhibition at the Metro 5 Gallery, I am crossing my fingers that I’ll get there before it concludes as it’s not too far from uni. My mum took my little sister (who is taught by him) there, and they came home raving. Now there’s incentive to get things finished by Thursday!

To change it up a bit this time I’m going to somewhat categorise the links. As you might have guessed I do read particular types of blogs, design features up there oddly often in the shape of interiors (rather than graphics) I think it is my secret lust of pretty yet functional things. I’d love to have a house I could do anything to and the money to match. Alas I shall for the moment content myself with saliva inducing photographs. Anyway as I was saying, design isn’t probably the highlight of everyone’s day – regardless you should at least venture in to just ONE of these posts if only to expand your mind even if it constricts and flees with horror.

Design/Art/Interiors/Creativity

• An Angel at my Table {Mari Eriksson} – Decor8 – fairly amazing rooms/setup
• Blanket Magazine – Poppy Talk – art/design magazine NOT about blankets you stupid person
• Brown and Green Night – Daily Dose of Imagery – beautiful photography
• Viva Tera (eco finds for Spring) – Decor8 – check the clock!
• Office by Vanessa De Vargas – Decor8 – different rooms
• Monsters and Beasts – Oh Happy Day – cool idea, kids drawings into toys
• Do You Gocco?-Moleskinerie – interesting printing technique which I’d like to investigate more
• Labokoff – Decor8 – Photography and paint
• Grid and Column Designs – Web Designer Wall
• Art Anyone? – Jason Boucher – Art by Terence Robert, kinda quirky
• 2008 – Church Marketing Lab Photo Pool – Calendar
• A kerning joke for the designers among us – About:Blank – Well I get it…
• Tarzan – Sarah’s Sketches – Ah it’s just good. I love it.
• Douglas Jones Posters – Poppy Talk – Utter brilliance, hilarity and wit and so on.
• Pooptricity – Inhabitat – Clever sustainability ideas
• Half Awake (miniatures) by Erin Tyner – Poppy Talk – Fascinating
• Clipping Art – Abbey Goes Design Scouting – clever idea
• A Colourful Community – Way Out West – attracted by the icons really…
• The Narrow Way Prints Available – Naked Pastor – Must get myself one of these, I LOVE IT.
• Cassandra Barney – Oh Happy Day – paintings
• Sweater Alteration – Oh Happy Day – Goodness this is brilliant, try this on for size oh stingy thrifty people.
• Jonathan Alder’s Monthy Musings – Oh Happy Day – A reminder to self to check it out
• The Dailies: Laure from Apartment Therapy – Design for Mankind – A reminder to do a Day in the Life photographically (myself)

And that’s all for the design line up this time around, more ‘other’ coming later.

Salvador Dali.

In truth I know very little about him, but I did manage to score a nice looking Phaidon book about him today. Some of the work is familiar so I’m looking forward to seeing what comes of my invested $3.00.

I managed to catch Michel Gondry’s new film Be Kind Rewind I confess I was disappointed in that it lacked such strangeness as the other two. I did enjoy the side comment about Citizen Kane’s weird time sequence and the mention that ‘that’s been done before’. I also enjoyed the fact that when walking out of the cinema, two old ladies were carrying a portable DVD player. Oh the irony! Despite all, it’s a fun and clever movie, I just didn’t like it quite so much as the Science of Sleep – which blew me away. Be Kind is almost too Jack Black.

Easter consisted of a ‘stations’ art/music installation at my church. We were a little rushed through but I really appreciate the launch into acknowledging and using the ‘other’ type talent around the place that is effective for the means and communal minded. It did make for good contemplation. I only wish I had longer. My little sister had two pieces in the exhibition and apparently someone has offered to buy them… I’ve been at her to sell her artwork, so perhaps now she’ll pay attention.

And yesterday was Anne’s (Geoff’s mum) birthday, so we went around there and typically ate too much roast dinner, saw the Grandparents and played Settlers, Blokus etc.

It’s been a tough year to stop enough to remember Jesus over this period. I think I need to do something about that.

In other news, Soul Survivor is coming up this week, and I really, really need to apply for a passport for June’s endeavor of returning to my childhood.