Your mid-week art break: Cake with Giants

I went to the Finders Keepers Markets for the first time last year, and was really pleasantly surprised by the caliber of the artists and the quality of products for sale. The event alone was super fun too, with live music, a German sausage stand and a cycle-your-own-smoothie booth. Not only is the market itself so exceptional though, all of the design-branding and marketing that happens around it is pretty special too. Each city gets a different poster by a different designer, and this year's Brisbane design was by Melbourne artist, Amy Borrell. All in all, she's pretty special.

(The last are some pyjama pants she designed for Peter Alexander, and I kind of need them in my life.)

You can see a whole lot more of her stuff over at http://cakewithgiants.com/.

Shit Gym Girls Say

This is pretty much the best marketing for a women's gym, I mean, to the point it actually makes me want to swap over to Fernwood.

Batgirl PSA

This is the best thing I've seen all week.

Murmur: Julian Callos

I’m not really monogamous when it comes to the arts. Whilst I’m married to writing, I have flings with film, mistresses in illustration. I try not to spread myself too thin, but there’s room in me for multiple affairs, and I tend to have too much invested in the arts generally.

The point of this is to say that I’m pretty in love with Julian Callos at the moment. He’s an immensely talented illustrator from Los Angeles and his work is just so incredibly vibrant and imaginative. He borders on the abstract, but not enough to be alienating to a viewer, instead it’s warm and relatable and always tells a story. So yes, as I said, I’m pretty in love.  I’ve put some of my favourites into this post, but I’d check out his website over here. Plus he makes a mean sculpture, so seriously. He's worth the look.

Welcome to the Weekend

Prepping for the weekend. I don't actually have a lot planned which is nice for a change. I'm out for dinner tonight, and heading in to a seminar at QWC on Saturday too, which is always fun. I'm also thinking I might try my hand at this Pear & Earl Grey Crumble Cake, which looks stupid delicious.

Otherwise, I'm setting some time aside this weekend to write. I've got a lot of short fiction pieces on the table at the moment, and I'm keen to knock a few of them over. That said though.

Also:

Reading: Revolutionary Road by Richard Yates

Listening to: Frightened Rabbit
Watching: Louie, CK

Drinking: Tangaroa Sauv Blanc

Happy weekend, everyone.