Pets

When I was little, I wanted a horse & a baby giraffe for pets. Now that I am a grown up, I want a French Bulldog & a grey cat. What did/do you want? And can you spot the pet in the above pic? He lives near moi.

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Dream Wallpaper

I think I am more excited about decorating my dream home than actually having my dream home. This is my dream wallpaper. You can get it here.

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Burmese Dreaming

After reading Peter Olszewski's, Land of a Thousand Eyes I have had a strong desire to travel to Burma. Since then, certain circumstances have made it next to impossible to go there. So, it was one of those dreams that went into the Too Hard For Now basket. I hope to pull it out of there again soon.

Meanwhile, on Thursday night Meg invited me to her friend Tim's preview of his documentary called Burmese Dreaming. I had previously seen Tim's photography from Burma at a charity auction just a couple of years ago & was impressed with his work, so jumped at the chance to see his film.

The documentary was amazing. A lot of the footage he took when in Burma was confiscated by the military, so when he came back to Australia many of the 'chapters' of his story were missing. He has managed to piece together what he was left with brilliantly, as the narrator, a Burmese father's daughter, guides you through everyday life in the country.

Because of the success of his first preview, he will be holding another preview this Thursday at The Auction Rooms in North Melbourne [awesome venue BTW]. I highly recommend you get yourself down there. It's a fundraiser by the way! You can bid on his photography! Click on the above flyer to enlarge for more details of the event.

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Funny Pic

I haven't been very inspired this week & hence no interesting new posts. So for today I will leave you with one of the funniest things I have seen this week from I Can Has Cheezburger.

Something a bit more interesting tomorrow, I promise. :oD

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Flickr

Did I tell you I have created a Flickr account for Peppery Sparrow? Well if not, I am now. I'm really getting back into my photography, which I have missed more so than drawing [surprisingly]. And now that I have discovered the good people at Lab X, I have even more of a reason to get back into it!

There's not much on there at the moment, but I'll post updates here when new photos are added.

Clicky click click.

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Monday Musing

When I was little, I wanted to be a ninja and a ballerina when I grew up. Which actually makes a lot of sense when you think about it. Isn't it funny how things work out?

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Pics from here & here.

Diana +

This week I processed my first two rolls of film used in my Diana +. Above are a few of my favourites proofs from the bunch. I played it pretty safe [see: banal] with these, so now its time to start really experimenting with lomography. I feel a new addiction coming on strong...

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Violin

It was a violin. A bit of a Friday morning play. Nothing else to report today, except HOORAH it is the weekend! I'm spending mine with my family, a couple of close friends & my new lover, the sewing machine.

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To delete, or not delete

It is funny how my mind works. I often throw clothes out thinking I will never wear them again, then two months later fall in a tearful heap on my bedroom floor wondering where the hell all my clothes are. I blame the washing machine for eating them, I will blame friends for borrowing them. I will blame the removalists for losing a whole bag of clothes in my last move. And then it will hit me, you threw them out, fool.

I'm a bit the same with my photos & drawings. I will send them on their way to the tip or recycling plant, and then later when I decide I am going to use them in my folio, I ask 'and whereabouts did I put them again? Oh, the bin. Crap!'

Regardless of my level of satisfaction with a drawing, photo or painting, it is all part of my ongoing development as an 'artist'. So:

Must. Not. Delete/Throw Out. Anything.

This little pic nearly ended up in the electronic Recycle Bin, but I saved it in its 11th hour.

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Things I Want

1. Mini Accordion Books in Japanese Paper 2. Scarf with Eiffel Tower Print 3. Giant Mug [I like my coffee LARGE] 4. Hardcore Leash [for when I get a dog]

But, alas, I am on a self-imposed spending ban. Damn you ANZ for giving me a credit card. Damn you!

C x