My etsy shop got a little mention on the Pikaland illustration blog last week. Thanks lovely Pikaland!
27.7.10
Pikaland
My etsy shop got a little mention on the Pikaland illustration blog last week. Thanks lovely Pikaland!
21.7.10
10.7.10
Featured on Etsy Front page!
Wow! While I was out, braving the crazy wind on this Saturday afternoon, my little bunny print made it to the front page of etsy! What a nice surprise! :)
Now, I'm not moving away from my heater for the rest of the day for sure. brrrrr...
1.7.10
Smile
It's the 1st of July today - the very middle of the year. How fast the year is flying.Here's a little smile from the depths of winter to celebrate that at least it's not December just yet!
30.6.10
Shop!
I've been a bit of a secret squirrel this month, but now I have some exciting news!
Behind the scenes here at Milk and Cookies headquarters, I've been hatching a plan, and that plan was to open a little shop selling my artwork.
Today, after much fiddling, sketching, photographing and befuddlement, I can finally say I'm open for business on etsy. Yee haw!
I currently have 9 prints for sale in different sizes. Some that would be perfect for little kids, and some that would be perfect for slightly larger grown-ups.
They’re all professionally printed with archival inks on beautiful, heavy-weight, textured paper, which means they will last a lifetime.
Please head over to my Milk and Cookies etsy shop, and have a look. I'd love to know what you think! Any feedback or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Behind the scenes here at Milk and Cookies headquarters, I've been hatching a plan, and that plan was to open a little shop selling my artwork.
Today, after much fiddling, sketching, photographing and befuddlement, I can finally say I'm open for business on etsy. Yee haw!
I currently have 9 prints for sale in different sizes. Some that would be perfect for little kids, and some that would be perfect for slightly larger grown-ups.They’re all professionally printed with archival inks on beautiful, heavy-weight, textured paper, which means they will last a lifetime.
Please head over to my Milk and Cookies etsy shop, and have a look. I'd love to know what you think! Any feedback or suggestions would be much appreciated.
28.6.10
Something Left, Something Taken
This is quite possibly THE sweetest animation I've seen in forever!
It was created by Tiny Inventions, a husband-and-wife team based in Brooklyn.
There's such a great mix of animation styles in this short, all with a cosy hand-made feel.
And if you want to know more about their process, the duo have written a giant behind-the-scenes post about the film on their blog. Inspiring stuff!
via Drawn!
16.6.10
23.5.10
The Red Eyes CD Launched!
I recently designed the album cover for Melbourne dub reggae giants, The Red Eyes.
They launched their album on Friday night at the Corner Hotel, and it was great seeing their fans walking around clutching the CD. (Yes, there are people that still buy CDs!)
Most of my design work has been web based, so every time I see my design on a real physical object out there in the "real world" it's still so exciting.
If you haven't heard it, the album is awesome. Big ups to King Charlie on the amazing mix and sweet delay dubby goodness.
They launched their album on Friday night at the Corner Hotel, and it was great seeing their fans walking around clutching the CD. (Yes, there are people that still buy CDs!)
Most of my design work has been web based, so every time I see my design on a real physical object out there in the "real world" it's still so exciting.
If you haven't heard it, the album is awesome. Big ups to King Charlie on the amazing mix and sweet delay dubby goodness.
12.5.10
bear aware
My entry for this week's illustration friday - fearless.I find the concept of "bear aware" really funny, coming from a country that is unfortunately devoid of bears.
Despite carefully studying the "bear aware" guide in our hotel room in Yosemite National Park, my newly acquired knowledge disappeared when faced with a real live bear.
Yes - a bear. Looking right at me. And only about 3 metres away. (!!!)
What did I do? I turned around and said "Hey Matt, come here! There's a bear!"
9.4.10
17.2.10
11.2.10
Friends of the Federation Party
Australian Design blog, Design Federation is hosting its inaugural event tomorrow night in Sydney.There are lots of talented local artists exhibiting work, and some of my animation works will be screening so get your butts down there if you're Sydney based, and are into design, animation, or just boozing it up! :)
Some local faves of mine that will be exhibiting work:
Matt Hyunh
Kareena Zerefos
8.2.10
Portugese Custard Tarts
My first attempt at making portugese custard tarts. Luckily they didn't explode all over the oven, but inside people's mouths instead. yum!
Here's the recipe.
4.2.10
Focus
Focus - for Illustration Friday.That moment when all you're focusing on is music. Isn't that a great feeling?
2.1.10
Happy 2010
New years day = purple lightning storms and blueberry cake (recipe from smitten kitchen).
Resolutions yet to be finalised! However, cake-related resolutions will NOT be on the list.
Happy new year!
Resolutions yet to be finalised! However, cake-related resolutions will NOT be on the list.
Happy new year!
15.12.09
2.12.09
13.11.09
US trip recap
We visited the US in September, and I've been meaning to do a little recap on the blog, so here it is.
On our second night in New York, we went to see Mos Def do a show on Governor’s Island. After catching the subway in the wrong direction on an express train all the way uptown (damn tourists!), we made our way back downtown and caught the ferry over. I think that view of Manhattan from the outdoor venue was worth it!
Post concert 3am food emergency.. we found a place where you could draw on the tables until your food arrived. Yay!
So much amazing architecture in New York – here’s the entrance to the Chrysler Building. I’m just waiting for some robots to roll out of those revolving doors. It’s such a crazy vision of the future from way back.
My life is now complete – we went to see Aretha Franklin perform at Radio City Hall...
...which is a beautiful venue!
Just look at the bathrooms!
Checked out Brooklyn with a friend who lives there – thanks joey, you’re awesome! Brooklyn is awesome!
We stayed in the west village, right near magnolia bakery, and right near this restaurant, Extra Virgin. It gets my tick of approval (seared tuna with roast artichoke and herb mash? Yes I think so.)
Next, we headed to San Francisco, where, listen up Aussies, we discovered that if you order a double-shot coffee, you don’t get a strong coffee, you get a coffee the size of a bowl of soup.
Do you think he’ll order another one? Maybe once he resurfaces from his swim
Yes, it's all about the food. We ate this photogenic breakfast at farm : table. Toast with mascarpone, fresh figs, hazelnuts and pomegranate. They have only 3 items on the menu which changes every day, depending on what they feel like making.
The pirate store at 826 Valencia st – Where you can get all your pirating needs, and see writing workshops in action out the back.
Apparently, when the founders couldn’t get a place to hold their regular workshops, they found this empty shopfront in Valencia St, but the council rules stated that any store had to be ‘retail” or “catering”. And that’s how the pirate supply store was born.
This place is amazing. All over the store there are handmade signs hanging up, full of hilarious pirate wisdom. You can read some at the gallery of signs on their website.
Yosemite National Park – One of our favourite parts of the trip, and where I almost ran straight into a black bear.
But that's another story...
On our second night in New York, we went to see Mos Def do a show on Governor’s Island. After catching the subway in the wrong direction on an express train all the way uptown (damn tourists!), we made our way back downtown and caught the ferry over. I think that view of Manhattan from the outdoor venue was worth it!
Post concert 3am food emergency.. we found a place where you could draw on the tables until your food arrived. Yay! 
So much amazing architecture in New York – here’s the entrance to the Chrysler Building. I’m just waiting for some robots to roll out of those revolving doors. It’s such a crazy vision of the future from way back.
My life is now complete – we went to see Aretha Franklin perform at Radio City Hall...
...which is a beautiful venue!
Just look at the bathrooms!
Checked out Brooklyn with a friend who lives there – thanks joey, you’re awesome! Brooklyn is awesome!
We stayed in the west village, right near magnolia bakery, and right near this restaurant, Extra Virgin. It gets my tick of approval (seared tuna with roast artichoke and herb mash? Yes I think so.)
Next, we headed to San Francisco, where, listen up Aussies, we discovered that if you order a double-shot coffee, you don’t get a strong coffee, you get a coffee the size of a bowl of soup.
Do you think he’ll order another one? Maybe once he resurfaces from his swim 
Yes, it's all about the food. We ate this photogenic breakfast at farm : table. Toast with mascarpone, fresh figs, hazelnuts and pomegranate. They have only 3 items on the menu which changes every day, depending on what they feel like making.
The pirate store at 826 Valencia st – Where you can get all your pirating needs, and see writing workshops in action out the back. Apparently, when the founders couldn’t get a place to hold their regular workshops, they found this empty shopfront in Valencia St, but the council rules stated that any store had to be ‘retail” or “catering”. And that’s how the pirate supply store was born.
This place is amazing. All over the store there are handmade signs hanging up, full of hilarious pirate wisdom. You can read some at the gallery of signs on their website.
Yosemite National Park – One of our favourite parts of the trip, and where I almost ran straight into a black bear.But that's another story...
2.11.09
Illustration Friday: Skinny
On the subject of skinny, my friend the cookie tells it like it is.
Seeking advice from illustrated cookies won’t really affect one’s weight, but making and inhaling a batch of these probably will, which is
*Cough*
22.10.09
Illustration Friday: Frozen
I've been out of action on the blog for a little while, after moving to a new apartment, and going on a trip to the US.
But now I am back, still needing to unpack a bunch of boxes that are sitting in the corner, but making an entry for IF instead. (click to see it larger)
When I was in the States, I visited Yosemite National Park (awesome), and on one of the hikes we met a guy who told us that the last time he had visited Yosemite, it was covered in snow.
We don't get much snow in Australia, and I thought then that I would probably never get the chance to see Yosemite under snow, with the sound of bears snoring the winter away.
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