Last summer I had a little tie-dye fest, but this last week I decided tie-dye fest part 2 was in order, and upped the complexity and actually did some research on techniques etc.
The warm weather in Melbourne helped a lot, as the dye dried relatively quickly meaning it was only hours between layers.
Here are the results:
(Apologies for bad quality photos, they are off my phone)
It was so much fun, I am definitely motivated to learn how to sew next.
Last weekend Tess, Sharni, Millie, Mim, Louis and many others embarked on a weekend of musical adventures and escaped the Silly Season to meredith Music Festival 2009.
The atmosphere in Meredith is much less constrained than Falls Festival; you can park where you like (not depending on the time you get there), it is BYO so you don’t have to smuggle alcohol in and people can bring whatever they want including couches!
My favourite moments of the festival were as follows;
Tess and I chilling with Ross on Friday
Millie, I and Mim at the campsite.
Sharni, Me and Tess.
Why? on Saturday afternoon.
When we were all reunited during Mafia.
Bagraiders, I was soo happy when all of us were dancing together.
I also volunteered on Friday, but the findings around Meredith are worth another post, which will come soon.
In the 25th anniversary of Good Weekend magazine (a weekly supplement in Melbourne’s The Age newspaper and Sydney’s Sydney Morning Herald) I found an attitude changing article about the Dalai Lama.
Even as a media student (who is supposed to be extra news savvy), I admit my ignorance in regards to the Dalai Lama. He had never really interested me so I skipped article of his subject matter, when skimming through publications.
He shared his secret to calm, peace of mind and happiness; three things…
1. “Look at any problem from a wider perspective… One tragedy, one problem, can also be some positive aspect.” ie – focus on the positives.
2. “Exchange self – centered attitude. Extreme self – centered attitude makes problem seem unbearable. Also, leads to distrust… worry, and loneliness. Think more about others. Open mind.”
3. “Be realistic”, and do not worry because it is a waste of time and energy.
Photo credit to http://www.flickr.com/photos/t-klick/
The Dalai Lama is currently in Australia and is presenting on December 10 more info here.
Gorman
I want this leotard so much.
Ginger & Smart
The kite is so playful.
Kirrily Johnston
Wearable from breakfast dates to deep into the night, with only a sliver of eyeliner or lipstick required to adapt the outfits for different occasions.
Being a native Melbournite, I will always love black.
Although I love love love words and reading and read as many and varied texts as I can devour, I had never been exposed to Bukowski before today.
When listening to the BBC1 Essential Mix by Friendly Fires I was introduced to Bukowski’s The Genius Of The Crowd which discusses the much debated dark side of human nature.
“there is enough treachery, hatred violence absurdity in the average human being
to supply any given army on any given dayand the best at murder are those who preach against it
and the best at hate are those who preach love
and the best at war finally are those who preach peacethose who preach god, need god
those who preach peace do not have peace
those who preach peace do not have lovebeware the preachers
beware the knowers
beware those who are always reading books
beware those who either detest poverty
or are proud of it
beware those quick to praise
for they need praise in return
beware those who are quick to censor
they are afraid of what they do not know
beware those who seek constant crowds for
they are nothing alone
beware the average man the average woman
beware their love, their love is average
seeks averagebut there is genius in their hatred
there is enough genius in their hatred to kill you
to kill anybody
not wanting solitude
not understanding solitude
they will attempt to destroy anything
that differs from their own
not being able to create art
they will not understand art
they will consider their failure as creators
only as a failure of the world
not being able to love fully
they will believe your love incomplete
and then they will hate you
and their hatred will be perfectlike a shining diamond
like a knife
like a mountain
like a tiger
like hemlocktheir finest art”
- Charles Bukowski The Genius Of The Crowd.
To be completely honest, (and like many other interweb savvy’s) I hardly ever buy CD’s these days. If I do, I generally support Australian artists. My last 3 albums purchases illustrate this – Sia Colour The Small One, Reptiles Smell My Skin and Red Riders Drown In Colour.
3 weeks after the purchase and Drown In Colour is still on repeat. I listen to it through at least every day.
Red Riders sound is distinctly Australian. A listen from beginning to end takes you on a journey of unplanned afternoons drinking pots in pubs in Melbourne’s Fitzroy and Sydney’s Newtown, of lust and hurt, of regret, of learning and adventures.
Colloquialisms such as “and its goes, and it goes, and it goes” uttered in Alexander Grigg’s accent add to the song vignettes of everyday life in Australia.
Drown In Colour is a quality exploration of casual Australian living.
www.redriders.net
myspace.com/redridersmusic
I spent the morning wandering around Sydney.
The warm afternoon sunshine beat down as I leisurely strolled to my 3pm shift through Hyde Park.
David Lawrence was the 6pm show.
The 8:30pm show was the Rosemount Australian Fashion Week Review show #1.
I ended up dressing backstage and here is my lovely model Eve.
I had my briefing at 12, then my shift didn’t begin until 3pm so I adventured around Sydney a little.
I really like this window in the Strand Arcade:
Hyde Park:
Apologies for the bad picture quality of the photos, we aren’t allowed to have bags inside the venue so I have only been able to take photos on my phone.
My volunteering role involves preparing the room for the show and ushering guests to their seats.
The opening gala showcased Jayson Brunsdon’s designs. During the show I was standing across from Stephanie Rice, Sophie Fawkner and the editor of Marie Claire magazine – Jackie Frank.
Stephanie Rice.
Jayson Brunsdon runway.
Currently in journalism I am studying typography.
I just learnt the difference between Serif and Sans Serif typeface .
Serif’s are small addictions onto letters.
Sans is French for ‘without’.
Serif text is often used in print media, as we learn to read by recognising the shapes of words. Serifs help the eyes join letters and words. People notice spelling errors because the shape of the mis-spelled word clashes with the shape in our memory.
I generally prefer Serif fonts such as Georgia, as I find it elegant, but it depends on the contents of what I am writing.
Discuss!
Serif v. Sans Serif
An often black clad, red-lipstick wearing, Melbourne based Media and Communications student. Loves meowing, PR, fashion, sunshine, social media and peppermint tea.
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