Peter Pan Bread

Came across this on ebay, and thought it worth sharing. 

I'm still not quite clear on what it actually is though :/

Patrick Dougherty

Whist doing some research for a uni project last semester, I stumbled upon the artist Patrick Dougherty, and then a few months later was lucky enough to see one of his exhibits in Melbourne (I thought it was pretty cool timing, since I had just found about him not long before :) 

When I saw the sculpture of his in Federation Square (pictures above - also, they're not my photos, so apologies to whoever I stole it from on google! ) it really struck me how there seemed to be two different worlds inhabiting the same space: on the one hand, cars, trams, and people rushing by in the city, and on the other hand, this serene little forest hut offering an inviting little sanctuary from the city. And to be able to create a piece of art that does this, and place it right in the middle of the city itself; well, that is both a great achievement and a valuable contribution by my reckoning.

Anyway, here are some more of his images from the internet, and here a link to his website, http://www.stickwork.net/

Enjoy!

Come into the forest! Come walk with the trees!

The one in the middle almost looks like it has a face :) 

Memento Mori

The Sublime Tourist

 

Just listening to a lecture for Gothic Literature, apparently in the 18th and early 19th centuries there was a trend of going to places like Switzerland in pursuit of 'the sublime' - that transportative feeling that accompanies great scenes of nature and wonder. This ^^ picture was from the lecture, but here are some more I found online.. 

from the Tate Gallery website ^^

Caspar David Frierich ^^

There are heaps more, but if I stay in front of it any longer I'll never leave the computer screen and my face will probably melt :/

Fleet Foxes - The Shrine/An Argument

If you havn't already, I recommend you watch Fleet Foxes' video for 'The Shrine/An Argument'.

It is a really beautiful song, and the animation video clip is like something out of a long-lost world. Here is the link on youtube, and below are some screen shots.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yAxIdkF2Qo

It makes me wish I made my own animations. But alas - apart from one video made in a year eight computer class where a hot air balloon falls to the ocean floor and all the passengers get eaten by a giant fish - my experience is very limited on this front...

Wizards Lanterns & Gondalas

Some of the pictures hanging on my wall :)

The first one was a present from my nonna - we were on holiday and she caught me staring at it on the wall of an antique store - and the second one is a page from Gilbert Williams' illustration book 'Illuminations'. I found the frame about a year after I bought the illustrations and knew it was perfect for this particular wizard.

Rose

My sister gave me a rose, the day before I was to leave :(