Mind Matters

Grey Matter

White Matter

Dark Matter

They're all just

Mind Matters

IAIN INSAIN

I'm obsessed by the work of illustrator Iain McArthur at the moment.

His detail is insane, I love it.

All images courtesy of his online portfolio.

STROBILUS

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A healthy spring obsession with cones has turned into a new sculpture experiment. After a few months of collecting female cones on my walks through the park to and from work, I've finally got enough to start disecting into pieces to turn into...

Mono no aware

Mono no aware

Transience. 

Wabi sabi.

Nothing lasts, nothing is finished, nothing is perfect.

Behind the bushes

Pack it up, pack it in...

She's a real wild one

The start of something new for the On The Wall exhibition @ Finders Keepers

Leicester Street

On The Wall @ Finders Keepers Market, Sydney

Australia creative platform Leeloo are soon to launch a new exhibition in conjunction with the Finders Keepers Market in Sydney on December 3rd & 4th.  The exhibition titled, On The Wall, will be showcasing a number of established and emerging Australian artists, with works for sale. Be sure to check it out if you're in Sydney, and keep an eye out for more details closer to the date

Undergrowth

Aokigahara

"The sea of trees", a forest at the base of Mt Fuji, Japan. Traditionally renowned for demons in Japanese mythology and the ancient practice of ubasute, but more recently it's high incidence of suicides, some what attributed to the 1960 novel Kuroi Jukai where two lovers go to the forest to kill themselves.

Currently in Japan, there is a suicide every 15 minutes.

Aokigahara

Beginnings of a sea of trees

I spy...

 Things I've come across in the streets lately that have made me stop and smile...

Heart Blooms

Lifelong Baby Teeth

Alexandra Lekias is an exciting new artist from Perth, who is sure to make her mark on the contemporary illustration world. November 18th sees the launch of her show Lifelong Baby Teeth at Friends of Leon Gallery in Surry Hills. Be sure to keep an eye on this amazing new talent!
(Images courtesy of Friends of Leon Gallery)

I beleaf

I think I leaf you

The beginnings of a Mister

Flower bomb

Slowly, but surely... 

The start of the first in a series of 6 new pieces themed around life and death, and the patterns of the human body, nature and science

Meanwhile, in the land of the living

New things have begun.

Impossible Garden

The beginnings of our humble back courtyard garden, using found/recycled objects

New York I love you

 Brooklynite illustrator and designer Sara Blake has her first Australian solo show in Surry Hills opening this week at Friends of Leon Gallery.
Show preview by Sara Blake

...Your illustration style? "Portraits that got stuck in the dryer with your grandma's quilt"

Mia Nolting

Rocks my world.

Have a look for yourself...

Dysfunctional Pine cones

New prints and cards

New Greeting cards and limited edition prints, hand printed on 100% recycled card stock.

Available online soon and at Finder Keepers market Melbourne.

New card designs

So.... my online store is well overdue for some new stock.
Thanks to the lovely Alice McKellar of Hand drawn house,
I have a small series of new hand printed cards on 100% recycled stock on their way.

DisBand, Melbourne

Pieces from the DisBand show in Melbourne, presented by Leeloo