The Street Art of Slinkachu

Slinkachu leaves scenes with little 1cm tall figures for passers by to discover.

 

 

 

http://slinkachu.com/home

Painting of MFC

This piece features a slice of vanilla cheesecake, a favourite dish shared by myself and MFC. I get the cheesecake bit and she gets the biscuit base. Neither of us like the other's bit so we are a cheesecake-sharing perfect match.

The only trouble with our glorious friendship is that MFC now feels entitled to jump up on outside tables and help herself to other people's lunch, and is now often found wandering into the house.

Weasel and The Slug

My usual excuse - it's raining.

King Tomato Addresses his Subjects

Burlesque

In the Byron paper is a big section on what's going on in the week, and I spotted a bit about a Burlesque life drawing night. It sounded so wonderful that we had to go along, but neither us considering ourselves able to draw, we just went along for the beautiful womanliness (the article said we could!).

The event was at the Byron Bay Brewery, which has made itself into a sort of trendy studenty bar thing (it had that characteristic SU bar smell, bad memories), but with the enormous coppery vats of its different beers on show behind a glass wall. We had the best and cheapest chicken schnitzel ever and Zappa said the beer was easily the best he'd had since we got to Australia. Score.

We went and bagged ourselves some good seats, looked around and realised we were the only ones without sketchpads and drawing things (I saw charcoal, pastels, chalks...proper arty stuff). We thought we might as well give drawing a go as it was sort of the point of the evening, and the artists had basically made us look like pervs with their air of purpose, damn them. I bought a sketchpad and pencils off the lady at the door. It was a good thing too because as well as an occasional dance the burlesque dancers did a series of 2, 5 and 10 minute poses, which would probably soon have become quite boring and awkward if we hadn't had something to do!

We weren't allowed to take pictures but this one is from the organiser's website (http://www.drsketchybyron.com/index.php?p=1_9_Gallery), taken by house photographer Craig Parry.

© Craig Parry

Emma's drawings

Emma

Zappa

At one point Zappa got distracted by his beautiful beer.

We were actually quite pleased with our drawings, as you could at least vaguely see people in them. Except the beer. Which was also a fine piece of work. I found drawing really tiring though, in a good way, you use your brain hard in a particular way.

Mini Bunting

Hello!

Taking it easy after the foresty walk, and inspired by Lucy of Attic 24's latest project (http://attic24.typepad.com), I decided to make some mini bunting! Lucy is using Washi tape sticker sheets to maker hers, which will no doubt look professional and gorgeous and neat. I made a rough DIY version by painting my little flags with one of those kiddie paint sets, cutting them out and sticking them on some string!

Oh they make me so happy. I LOVE colourful things. The plan is to put them up in the van once it's back from the mender's.

One needs to have cheerful 'surf's flat' activites, does one not?

I'd just finished and Ben came from the basement to do some washing. 'Look!' I said, 'what dyou think?!'
'Err.....what is it?'
'Bunting. It's pretty,' I said.
'Err ok...but what's it for?'
'Being pretty. Isn't it great?'
'Errrr.....I'm not very good at...knowing about......decorationy things..' he said, 'so.... I'll just say well done.'
'Thanks!'

That wasn't quite the praise and admiration I was going for so I went and sought out Zappa. 'Look, Zappa!' I said, 'I finished it!'
He looked at it for a moment, trying desperately to remember what the correct respose to this bizarre creation that his girlfriend had keenly been making for the last hour. 'It's....very good,' he said. 'I love you and your quirkiness.'

Still not satisfied, I wandered about and found Luke, Parkway Drive's tour manager. He's big and tall and covered in tattoos and generally looks hardcore. 'Look what I made!' I said.
'Oh WOW, that's amazing, how did you make it? Just paper and paint? Wow. That's great. Where are you going to put it? It's very creative.'
Smug and happy, I bounced back inside, and Zappa relaxed knowing I'd been given the response I wanted.

Today I had my first sweaters come to the door! Sweaters are fans that turn up wanting to see the band or just the famous Parkway house. They were from Sweden and I impressed them by telling them I knew the Swedish for 'print out' - scriv ut. Yeah. They were slightly more impressed by the gold record hanging on the wall I let them come in and see.

Back in Byron

Coin of the Day sponsored by Emma

Cute! Gotta love little gold Aboriginal kangaroos.

We're off!

Tomorrow morning we are going to Bellingen for a few days, on our way to our actual destination, Byron Bay, to stay with Lymn family friends, Jenny and Ray. So excited! Not sure when the next time we'll have internet is, so....yes. Here are some pictures of the Bondi Sculpture By The Sea 2011 exhibition.

And here's a picture of Lili dancing on the Balmoral Bandstandy thing at Mosman.

That was after we all went out for a gorrrgeous Thai meal. I drove us back in Lee's car which was an automatic. Exciting. So strange not having to put the clutch in when you come to a stop - you're just waiting for it to stall, but it doesn't.

Today it was SO hot! It was 37 degrees. That's hot, in my book of hot. I officially love air con. Wish the van had it for our 7 hour journey....

YAY adventures!