This week's idea:
Using a grid, collect various textures from a magazine and play them off of each other.


This is what I made (using several magazines and sitting watching Game Of Thrones):


The collage is in my newly acquired hardcover sketchbook. I felt like I had separation anxiety when I sent my Sketchbook Project book away. I didn't want it to be a book I used for uni work either, something entirely mine. I chopped out the names of some paint chips and used a hole punch and decorated the cover.




I wish that I was the person with the job of naming colours of paint, I think they're fascinating. Add that to my dream jobs list.


These are the first few pages of my sketchbook. I love a good title page.

I'm a little behind on my 100 ideas, so this is my idea for last week.
I chose: Draw a map of all your favourite sitting spots in your town/city. Photocopy it and give it to a person you like.

Instead of just making a map I decided to take photographs of each spot to share. I have a lot more favourite sitting spots than these but I thought I'd list a handful of my favourite inner-city sitting spots (tongue twister). So, here are my top 7 places to sit in Launceston.


1. On the water in Kings Park: Nice shady view of the water and up towards Cataract Gorge.


2. Civic Square Japanese Gardens: Good for sitting and people watching (the view from the other side is of where lots of people in the city eat their lunch).



3. Secluded spot at City Park (near the Cimitiere St gate): The only con is that you can hear the loud traffic.


4. At the top of City Park (near the Brisbane St entrance):  A good vantage point for watching people in the park. Good place to watch sunsets.


5. The really long bench at City Park: Good spot for people watching too. Lots of space to sit!


6. The little gardens beside the Design Centre (City Park): Nice and shady and secluded.


7. Princes Square fountain: Another good spot for people watching. As I learned from Isis; the fountain in Princes Square was purchased from the Paris exhibition in 1858, but due to public disapproval, the half naked nymph atop the fountain was replaced with a pineapple!

And here's my map:


Do you have favourite places to sit in your city? Do share!

+ mia linnman (via cerebral e)

+ sending out 50 pretty red envelopes
+ friends and family who make lovely gestures
+ jacket weather
+ starting to see the autumnal leaves
+ making golden rough
+ new art supplies & lovely chats with the lady at the art supply shop
+ getting better at drawing
+ scented nail polish
+ jokes at work
+ weekly sleepovers
+ sara always being able to convert me to watching shows i thought i hated
+ game of thrones
+ successful thrift trips
+ c's cooking
+ watching terrible music videos made by soap stars from my childhood
+ my sister being happy

Some films I've watched lately:



+ L'Illustionnise: A really sweet animated film by Sylvain Chomet who also directed The Triplets of Bellevue which I loved. The movie revolves around a struggling illusionist performer and a young lady he meets while travelling, who seems to think he is a real magician. It has a great subtle sense of humour about it and ends on a very realistic note.

+ Tucker & Dale Vs Evil: One of those movies you have really low expectations for and end up pleasantly surprised. The main characters in the film, Tucker (played by Alan Tudyk who I've loved since Firefly) & Dale are good spirited best friends on vacation at their dilapidated holiday house who are mistaken for murderous hillbillies by a group of obnoxious college kids. I laughed a whole lot. Nice subversion of the crappy college-kids-camping-in-the-woods-and-get-murdered genre.



+ Breakfast At Tiffany's: This might come across as a bit controversial, but I thought this was an example of one of those movies you have really high expectations for and they just aren't met. I think it mostly stemmed from my dislike of Holly Golightly. I get really frustrated at the manic-pixie-dream-girl persona that removes any real, solid, strong attributes from women in film. It's a well made film, but I found the characters and (lack of) plot uninteresting. I really wanted to like it.

+ The Tree Of Life: Another controversial entry - this film gets two hearts for me for the beautiful imagery, but not much else. I watched this film at Film Society and probably 25+ people walked out before the hour mark. I like to get closure on a film, even if I'm not enjoying it, so we stayed. It was interesting to see Brad Pitt as such a character that wasn't very likable and there were a few moments that I enjoyed that revolved around the children playing. I just found the whole movie very self indulgent, attempting to be huge and affecting and convey the meaning of life. It just ended up feeling like a big cliche made perhaps by the director for himself and not for an audience. There's a big chunk in the middle of the film of probably 20 minutes of landscape and wildlife images, and I'm still not sure why. Please let me know if I just didn't get it!