Photography Day: Graffiti Heaven

For Thinking Thursday this week I took the team out on a photography day in the city. First stop was St. Ali’s; a charming coffee shop tucked away in an alleyway along Clarendon Street, South Melbourne. The team enjoyed a hearty meal at the coffee shop and we began our adventures around the city in search of some of Melbourne’s best graffiti laneways. We photographed around St. Ali’s, Hosier Lane, ACDC Lane, Union Lane, and Franklin St. Here are some of the photos from the day:

St. Ali's delicious coffee

Epic graffiti outside St. Ali's

The Team @ Hosier Lane

Geraldine's Modeling Shot

Drewfunk's awesome dragon- http://www.drewfunk.com/

(Will post polaroid photos here soon)

Despite Melbourne’s rainy unpredictable weather, the team managed to have a good time and we stumbled across a lot of new graffiti and learnt/improved our photography skills! Rock on Team Meanwhile!

❤ Stephy

Meanwhile @ Open Studios (Nicholas Building)

For my Thinking Thursdays brief, I brought the team to the Open Studios at Nicholas Building. It was a rare opportunity for us to experience and look behind the scenes of Melbourne’s Art and Craft culture.

Open Studios @ Nicholas Building

We walked up nine flights of stairs, wandering in and out of studios, taking a look at some wonderful handmade jewellery and art. What an array of designers we saw and met. Artists, jewellery designers, printmakers, crafters, textile designers, etc. We were also very lucky to indulge in the yummy finger food, as Meanwhilers are always craving for food!

Japanese Textiles

Chilling at Bec's Studio

Part of Bec's Studio

Though the Nicholas building was a little creepy as lights were dim, and the building is heritage, I loved the charming architecture. There was so much to be inspired by, and get motivated as we walked into every opened doors. My mind was on overload, as we enjoyed time stealing a glance into all the creative workspaces.

Look what we found: Melbourne's Sherlock Holmes!

Ended the day with hot choco/chai @ Journal Cafe

Love going out & about with the team, we never fail to have an awesome day out!

xoxo,

G

Thinking Thursday

Every Thursday one studio member has to prepare an event. Organize by Craft Victoria, An exhibition that invites us to consider the relationship between craft and the terrain of ‘childhood’ – both as a memory buried deep in all of us and as a field of creative play.

Above photos are taken @ the exhibition Playing Field containing artworks from various artist.

Awesome piece of artwork. Remember as a kid i used to play under my blanket imaging it was a cave and stuff.

Above photos were taken at I‘ll Show You My Craft If You Show Me Yours 1 a series of exhibition that will have a new artist approx every 2 weeks showcasing their works. Above are art by Alexander Ouchtomsky and Aimee Fairman.

Have also created a mini sketchbook containing basic shapes, objects for everyone in the studio to draw and doodle using those as part of their design, each sketchbook will be unique as it is an embodiment of their individuality.

p.s will upload them moment they filled it up. =^)

T_T

Preview: OPEN STUDIOS Nicholas Building 2010

Hey Meanwhile,
This is a little preview to the Open Studios at Nicholas Building, which we are going to visit on this Thursday!

First up is Anna Cowen, a Melbourne jewellery designer who has worked both locally and abroad in Florence, Italy. And, Edenborough Evans is her brainchild. The jewellery ranges in Edenborough Evans is made using the finest sterling silver, in Nicoholas Building. Everything is Australian made, to the highest industry standards.

Below are a few pieces of jewellery from the “Forget-Me-Knot” range.

Forget-me-knot Gold Ring

Forget-me-knot Silver Bow Necklace

Forget-me-knot Silver Earrings

Buy these accessories at Anna Cowen’s site: http://www.edenboroughevans.com/

Now, Clare Whitney graduated from RMIT, studying Fine Art, where is majored in painting. She traveled, lived and worked over the world after completing her studies. However, she now resides in Melbourne, dedicating herself full time to art as she continues to create and exhibit her works from her studio and galleries around Melbourne.

Below are a few pieces of her artworks.

"Catching Paradise" - Dry-point etching with silver gilding and map

"Waiting" - Oil on canvas

"I Saw You There" - hand coloured dry-point etching

You can find more of her etching and painting artworks at http://clarewhitney.com/

Lastly, Emma Grace is a jeweller/designer. Her playtime as a child was built around creativity and resourcefulness. Clothes and accessories were fixed and made out of anything and everything. There were no limits to the things that would be sewn, strung, taped, glued and bound together. Her vision is to become an international leader in sustainable jewellery practise, and hopes to take it in a direction that is inspiring to both consumers and designers alike.

For more of her sustainable jewellery, check her out at http://www.emmagrace.com.au/

Hope you all enjoyed this post. Do bring some cash in case some awesome jewellery catches your eye! Hope you all will enjoy the Open Studios visit=)

love, G

Craft Market