lindsay blamey

seven velvet moments - lindsay blamey

Continuing on for LOVE month..one of my new favourite artists is Australian

Lindsay Blamey

Lindsay Blamey combines his lifelong passion for photography, art and design to create unique interpretations of the world around us.

Lindsay is from Melbourne, Australia and his work is just brilliant.

Check him out here http://www.lindsayblamey.com.au/

My favourite piece of his at the momet is "Fly to the" a 75x175 canvas print. I am getting one, it shall be mine!

Some of Lindsays other work...

U14 - art by Lindsay Blamey

AO9 Lindsay Blamey

NO 4 : everything changed after that night - photographic print Lindsay Blamey

Go check him out people, and spread the word!!!!!!!!!!!

Australia : Day 6 & 7

Hello all, sorry a bit behind on the post. Had s*%t day yesterday. I went out for breakfast yesterday with the peeps, like we always do every week. So anyway the boy wasnt very well so I didnt take him to daycare, but thought we could just get out for an hour or so and then come home and snuggle up..he loves seeing the girls, and we were having breakfast by the river which he loves..so anyway we go. But I was thinking I should stay home, but anyway, go to breakfast and as I pull into park BANG I hit my girlfriends car in the carpark. Hence to say I cried, went in told my girlfriend and then promptly went home, and hid under the covers with the boy all day.

Anyway on to day 6 & 7...

Day 6 - Well Spotted

A little about well spotted from their website - t's hard to believe that when well spotted started it was a serious slightly sarcastic t-shirt brand for adults the inspiration for which came from a disenchanted 30-something year old outlook on life. Then my son Finbar was born. The inspiration came from an entirely different place after that. First he was very hungry, very sleepy. Then he was small but we knew he knew stuff. At three, he was far out (brussel sprout) and at age five, well you can see what he is into now. Each stage of his development has inspired its own t-shirt and despite the obvious copyright risks with this one, I could not resist the force is strong. May the force be with us..

I just love love love these kids shirts they are just awesome..so many fabulous colours and the slogans are just gorgeous. Go check them out at WELL SPOTTED!

and above is a photo of my boy (on the right) with his best bud..who is wearing the Unreal Banana Peel shirt!

Day 7 - Sprout Design

A blurb from their website.
about us
clever designs, fresh ideas and products for the interior
Set up in 2006 as the textile design collective of one small room, Sproutdesign’s range of hand screen printed fabrics and products are designed and made in Australia with little people and their spaces in mind. Playful prints putting the child back into children! The range includes the Sproutdesign Collection and the Designers for Sproutdesign Collection - child focused fabrics and products by Australian designers that little people and big people will love.

our bit…
We make every effort to walk lightly on our planet, leaving only a beautiful imprint on those we sell to. All stationery is either recycled stock or FSC approved paper, we offset carbon emissions when we travel by air and we walk to work. Our screen printing uses a water based process and where possible we source Australian made base stock.
All products are made in Australia in non sweat shop conditions.
All T Shirts are made from certified organic cotton, woven in Australia. When we are not in drought, Australian sourced certified organic cotton is used.

I love their stuff, whimsical, simple, bright and gorgeous.
Go check out their website..go on right now!

Back tomorrow for our last day of Australia Week..see you then! Oh and...
havagoodweekend!

Australia : Day 5

Welcome to Australia Day 5 : Australia the Movie

Well there is no way I could go past this little Jem by one of my all time favourite directors Baz Luhrmann. I have to say I have not seen this yet, but I have dropped about a thousand hints to hubby that this could be good for a "date night" so we will see what happens...if not I will go with the girls..and a box of tissues. The reviews have been amazing, the actors well what can I say, the beautiful Nic and the "Sexiest Man" hugh Jackman..what more could you want..and little Brandon (see 2nd last pic below)...there is Oscar talk around him. So why should you go see this masterpiece..1. because Baz Luhrmann directed it. 2. Because of the main actors and everyone else in the film. 3. Because this is my beautiful and everchanging home country and you will be amazed, and want to jump on a plane straight away and come here! So go see it and tell me what you think! Oh and check out the other brilliant movies by Mr Lurhmann, Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet, & another fantastic aussie movie you must see Strictly Ballroom!

So why dont you come walkabout?

Australia : Day 4

So we are up to day 4...let me know what you think of our aussie talent!
Today we have the awesome store Remo General Store.

REMO was launched in Sydney Australia in 1988 as a General Store with a mission to seek out and celebrate Quality & Passion in people and merchandise gathered together from all over the world. From the shelves of that original General Store and the minds of its many CustOMERs sprang a thoughtful, high quality and unique brand of general merchandise.

Boiled down, Remo is an institution. It sells the most amazing t-shirts, and beautiful special things..and I mean special things.

You can even create your own shirt with whatever you want on it! So go crazy!

So go check out Remo, have a poke around, once again you wont be disappointed.

Oh and by the way...see that little link, yep up there in the right hand corner of my blog, click on this for your free tshirt! And they deliver worldwide!

I heart Remo!

Australia : Day 3 : Printspace

Ok, so I have had one of "those days". You know the ones, where you get "nothing done" and just feel like a flop. All I did today was make lists of my lists, caught up with my lovely friend jodes...who gave me some beautiful peaches from her tree, some chillies that she grew, and some eggs from her girls (i mean chooks)....just gorgeous..I spent the afternoon at freckles school creating a diorama..which was loud, messy, noisy and fun. Then we came home the kids had water fight, and then in my "one of those days" state of mind, I happily announced that we were having Breakfast for Dinner tonight and it was bacon and eggs! This was met with a huge cheer.

So on to day 3 of Australia Week..so now for Printspace.

So I discovered this little gem. And oh the wonder, they create beautiful prints and canvas art.

They are available to buy here at their etsy shop, or you can visit the Printspace website here or even the blog here. So go on have a look, they deliver internationally, Just gorgeous!

Australia Week : Day 2

day 2 : Welcome to Dinosaur Designs

Ok so today I have one of my all time favourite stores/designers in Australia..Dinosaur Designs.

These guys are one of my all time favourite stores/designers.

They create beautiful fabrics, homewares and jewellery. The create the jewellery and homewares out of fabulous colourful resin.

Go check out their website, you will not be disappointed. They do sell internationally so get shopping for yourself or for christmas.

So delicious and beautiful, I could just buy every single item. Make sure you check out their projects and image gallery as well for some amazing images.

Stay tuned tomorrow for some more aussie goodness!

next week...

So, still working on what I was talking about below...ever closer..makes it a little easier now I have my beloved laptop back..woohoo...
Anyway next week I have decided to have an all Australian week on my blog. I will be talking about some of my favourite Aussie places to shop from all around the place..starting on Sunday, so stay tuned! Hopefully by the end of the week, I will add my own little place to that list..fingers crossed..see ya.