Apologies to the talented Emma Davies whos show opens this Saturday at Nellie Castan Gallery for the bad puns and the old image. We tried 'polypropylene queen' and 'plastic fantastic' but we went with an even worse pun for the title of this entry. Thankfully the show is just called Emma Davies. Drinks with the artist Sat between 3-5. We'll be there and we'll try to play it cool. Show runs until the 23 Feb. Level 1/12 River St South Yarra (not far from the station).
29.1.08
SHOW OF THE WEEK
26.1.08
RIDE OF THE WEEK
23.1.08
HARVEST OF THE WEEK
21.1.08
SHOW OF THE WEEK





18.1.08
CRAFT FIND OF THE WEEK


16.1.08
WEBSITE OF THE WEEK
It's not like the ladies of HML to recommend you waste your precious online minutes perusing the websites of monolithic design companies but we were so inspired by Marimekko's spring 08 range that we knew a few of you textile freaks out there would love to be pointed in that direction for some inspirtation.We are oh-so tired of the sillhouetted woodland creature, laser cut lace pattern and overblown native fauna repeat that still seem to be proliferating the marketplace. So we were easily wooed by the Finlandian fun - yes there are still forrests, but there is also the deep blue sea - and lots and lots of colour...a sight for sore and cynical eyes...
www.marimekko.com
14.1.08
pause button

The Intern (age 13) absolutely loved the show currently on at ACMI - a showcase of the work of too-groovy-to-groove American DJ artiste Christian Marclay. Don't be put off by the description ("combining pop culture cool and Avan Guarde edge!" - who writes that stuff?) it really is a fantastic show. Too ften the ACMI shows seem to be all over the place - jumping from one theme to another as you stumble round in the dark being assaulted by sound and light - this time round being the work of just one guy it feels cohesive and in parts quite inspiring. Marclay has a sense of humour too - never a bad thing.
And for a measly $5 you can also catch the afternoon screening of Surfs Up - one of the funniest and most underrated animated movies of recent years. We'd take this one over Happy Feet any time. The laides of HML are big fans of animation (childhood passion) and even if it isn't your cuppa tea it might be fun to do something different to get you out of the Jan slump. Surfs up has great character development, terrific story (penguin surf championships!) and the voice of Jeff Bridges - the ultimate dude...
Rockin!
4.1.08
GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE


2.1.08
school's out for summer

