Although summer is quickly approaching here in Perth Town, I still love to look at all of the wonderful fall and winter items being brought out on our northern hemisphere neighbouring sites, even if it induces an immediate downpour of sweat to see people adorably rugged up online on a 40 degree celcius day. My latest obsession is Gradient Nails. I don’t know if this is what everyone else calls them but that’s how I choose to describe them. Basically it is this new nail painting style where you get the manicurist (or yourself if you are good at doing this sort of thing and like me, buy nail polish in almost the exact same colour but only a few shades difference) to paint each nail in a colour roughly one shade difference than its predecessor, so it’s like, well, a gradient. Just look at the picture okay, you’ll see what I mean.
I know this doesn’t really have anything to do with winter but I think that coffee cup in the last image made me want to snuggle up under a blanket with a big book and some chocolate. It made sense at the time okay? Plus, NAILS!
Posted on November 25th, 2009 by Sarah in Uncategorized
The Perth International Arts Festival is fast approaching and whilst browsing through the line up this year, our hearts gave a little flutter when we saw the words “An Evening with David Sedaris.” That’s right Sedaris fans, a whole 2.5 hours with the man and his stories! Tickets were quickly purchased by the team and now the count down has begun. Some people have advent calendars at this time of year, we have a Sedaris Calendar. Although having said that, have you started your Christmas shopping yet? If the stresses of crowds pushing and shoving give your heart more than a flutter, why not peruse our
trusty catalogue? We will even gift wrap and include a little personalised note to the receiver if you let us know what you want to say in case you accidentally leave it too late to get to the post office yourself (We understand, you are focusing on Sedaris tickets.) Just send us an email after you purchase, easy as pie! Isn’t the internet awesome?
Posted on November 19th, 2009 by Matt in Uncategorized
Here at Moose HQ we are amused by many things on a daily basis. The whimsical imagery of Milan Rodriguez, the adorable designs from Lisa Max and pretty much anything cat related. Cats are actually one of the most hilarious animals you could ever possibly hope to live with and one person who has a perfect understanding of this is Simon Tofield. His animated series (Aptly titled “Simon’s Cat”) has us laughing with glee every time we watch. Over and over again. Enjoy!
Posted on November 17th, 2009 by Matt in Uncategorized
Whooooo Weeeeeee! Apologies for the long silence there my fellow Moose Lovers, exciting things have been a brewin’ at Moose Headquarters and I’m sad to say the poor little blog got left behind. Never fear! We are back on board and have many new and exciting things to post! First up is this amazing piece of Roomba Art. “Roomba?” I hear you curiously ask? Is this some new medium? A different word for Performance? A Terrible pronunciation of “Rumba”? Heavens No! Roomba’s are those little round vacuum cleaners that go around on their own vacuuming your floor for you whilst you are busy doing other things (like blogging.) Someone had the ingenious idea of using a slow exposure and recording the little guys’ movements in one frame. The results? Tres Bon! (Photos courtesy of here, here and here.)
Posted on November 16th, 2009 by Matt in Uncategorized
We know we know – so much for the constant updates! Trust us, though, when we say we have been very busy of late, as our PO Box overflows with boxes and boxes of new and exciting work from our amazing stable of artists, as well as entirely new collections from some brand new additions to our list of ‘moose-keteers’. So, what’s new? Well, we’ve got oodles of new jewellery, starting with a brilliant new range from our beloved Cat-Rabbit, who proudly presents The Non-Fiction Library.
Each piece is strictly Limited Edition, and they each come numbered and in their own little box for safe keeping (when you’re not flaunting them shamelessly to everyone you know). We’ve always been big big fans of Cat Rabbit, and this new collection of brooches and necklaces in hand-painted wood, certainly doesn’t disappoint.
For those of us who have not quite fully let go of their need for analogue photography, it was a sad, sad day in June 2008 when the news about Polaroid shutting down a series of their film production labs broke. Many of us frantically ran to eBay and put ludicrous bids on boxes of 600 film only to be beaten to the punch by another desperate film lover. All hope seemed lost until finally, a tiny ray of hope was sparked in the form of the Impossible Project.
“The Impossible mission is NOT to re-build Polaroid Integral film but (with the help of strategic partners) to develop a new product with new characteristics, consisting of new optimised components, produced with a streamlined modern setup. An innovative and fresh analog material, sold under a new brand name that perfectly will match the global re-positioning of Integral Films.”
They only have one year to find affordable production methods to start manufacturing this important piece of photographic history so if you love photography, or know someone who does, spread the word and support the team! Maybe you have the knowledge to help spark the reinvention? Or perhaps you have $28us to purchase a tee to wear with pride and hope? Every little bit helps! Save the Polaroid!
Our LA contributor Sarah found this amazing work and had to blog about it. Before we post her entry, we should mention that seeing this picture made us think of the moose office. Without the straps holding it all together. We might need to clean.
I may be coming a little late to the fan club of Tejo Remy, but I just saw this “chest” of drawers he designed and had to mention it. How can you not?
Inhabitat says this of the drawers: “The casual and almost haphazard nature in which they are assembled produces a sense of urgency and empathy for the object, while the individual drawers require that each user engage with it differently (we must remember that our stamps are in the red drawer, while our socks are in the blue one), providing a unique and critical take on object customization.”
From one of our lovely contributors, Sarah in Los Angeles, comes information about a very clever artist called Kotama Boubane. Sarah writes:
‘Sometimes I see art and it makes me get heart palpitations of desire and love that I almost wish it were food so I could somehow cook and consume it. Kotama Boubane’sMelting Words series is one of these works. The ice phrases are derived from typical break-up phrases; with the permanence of their message resounding long after the words have melted away.’
Sarah will be adding her LA perspective on a regular basis, so be sure to check back soon!
The Clothespeg Project launched in Perth, Western Australia in 2007 and is the brainchild of one of moose’s resident geniuses, Yolanda Stapleton (a.k.a. onetrickpony). The concept is based around these simple instructions…
- Submit any style of work, about any theme you like, with whatever content you want – there is no limitation other than size. Previous volumes have included work from graphic designers, photographers, tattoo artists, illustrators, textile artists and sculptors. Clothespeg welcomes submissions from anyone!
Currently in its third volume, the project will be touring to Sydney an Perth. The artist declared Best in Show will receive a free solo show in the exhibition space. Time to get creative, people!
The Clothespeg Project, volume 3
The National Grid Gallery, Sydney August 20 – September 19 2009
Sometimes it can be difficult and daunting facing a deadline. Inspired by this universal feeling, Bang-yao Liu, a student at the Savannah College of Art and Design created this short stop-motion film. It took three months to plan, four days to shoot, and used over 6,000 Post-It notes.
