Love Christmas shopping

Boxing day

Have you opened all your presents yet? Hope you have nice and dry Christmas! I have to say I am a bit disappointed this year for the boxing day sale! Have you noticed all the Westfield are closed today except the one in the city? As if the yucky weather isn't sad enough! All supermarkets and shops are closed around our area so we can't even get some potatos to make potaots bake for our friends party! 
Anyway, have you done the Myer online boxing day sale? I did it last night and all the women clothes that I liked are out of stock... since I have spent two hours online looking for bargain for myself and couldn't get any, so I bought some undies for Iain instead... oh well, at least I bought something...

*Illustratio from poppy & red 

Creative Minds Wanted

 

Creative Lane Zine is seeking contributors! Since our first issue is now being kept at the State Library, we would like to start our second issue and keep the creative lane zine going!

We are looking for creative people who are interested in craft, illustration, designs, films, photography, writing, interview with local artists, home decoration, reporting local cafe or shops, etc etc.Content and pages are not limited but should be children friendly and not offensive.

Send me a copy of your work in A4 pdf or photoshop format with a brief description of yourself (where you base, email? website? etc) and we'll be in touch!

Unfortunately we cannot afford to pay all the contributors at the moment, but all your hard work will be noted and thank at the first page and your own page. We are hoping to make it a paid job as soon as we get any funding!!

suki@yessweetheart.com.au

suki xx

Pie Tin - The Art of Pie

Have you heard of the Pin Tin at Newtown? We found this place by accident and we're completely in love with the sweet and savoury pies there! I was hoping to get the slow roasted shredded pork with apple & bbq sauce but it's all sold out so we have the slow roasted beef brisket, hickory smoke & mushrooms and spicy cajun style pork slow cooked with corn and black beans instead! The taste absolutely matched the long fancy name. They are fantastic! There was a humongous apple pie called "The Pie That Ate Newtown". We haven't tried it coz we're so full after the coconut custard pie, but this apple pie is definitely on our list when we come back!

The Pie Tin 1A Brown Street, Newtown 02 9519 7880 (off King Street)

Motor Show

Went to the Motor Show at Darling hahour on Saturday and it was a great show! I know nothing about car but I have a very good time at the motor show. Lots of fancy cars to look at and try on. I was a bit disappointed there were no BMW and Audi but you know what... I was glad that the show was kind of small coz I don't want to spending my whole day there.

Sculpture By The Sea Bondi Call for Volunteers Open!

Site Crew Volunteer

We are looking for enthusiastic and hands-on people who are keen to help out at one of Sydney's most exciting cultural events and to assist our Site Crew Team during the install, de-install, as well as the exhibition.

Days of work
 Installation: Monday 15 October - Wednesday 17 October
 Exhibition: Thursday 18 October - Sunday 4 November
 De-Installation: Monday 5 November - Thursday 8 November

Tasks
 Manning the entrance to the site and alerting the Site Manager and Site Crew Team to artists/others entering the exhibition site by walkie talkie;
 General assistance with Site Crew needs;
 Assisting with the install of sculptures when required;
 Interacting and providing information with the other exhibition staff, volunteers and visitors to the exhibition; and
 Working outdoors, meeting new people and having fun in the process.

Desired skills
 Energetic, hands on people who like to give things a go, enjoy working outdoors and understand the term “the show must go on”;
 Experience or a keen interest in the arts and/or event management;

Volunteer Benefits
 Invaluable hands on experience of Sculpture by the Sea;
 A Sculpture by the Sea T-shirt, and
 Involvement in our Volunteer Program which includes invitation to any volunteer event.

Contact
If you are interested in this position please download a volunteer application form from our website www.sculpturebythesea.com and send the completed form to volunteer@sculpturebythesea.com. If you have any questions please contact
Lucy, Exhibition Assistant on (02) 8399 0233.


SCULPTURE BY THE SEA EXHIBITION DATES: 18 OCTOBER – 4 NOVEMBER 2012

Crafternoon Tea

My lovely friends Janelle and Vanessa are organizing a very cute crochet class at Oxford Street Design Store the coming Sunday! All the materials and afternoon tea are included! How cool is that! Don't forget to tell your family and friends about this wonderful workshop and enjoy a cozy and creative afternoon together!!

Creative Lane Application is now open!

Creative Lane Zine is ready!!

Open publication - Free publishing - More art


 The magazine is finally done! The amount of time that I spent to organize the files are actually more than I spent to make the magazines. Anyway, now I know my MAC can organize PDF into one file easily and it can also reduce the size of the PDF file from 300MB to 5MB ! How can it do that? I have no idea but a bit of google tutorial did save my life!

Sadly...

I just realized some of my favorite Sydney artists has to close down or limited their crafty business because they have to go back to the full time workforce.... it's such a hard and painful decision. How many of us have dream to be our own boss and do what we like for a living? But the reality is family and standard of living always come first. I have been working full time and running the business since uni, it's hard and sometimes I feel so trapped but at the end of the day, you've got to pay the bills. So now instead of complain about it, I see Creative Lane and my designs business as an outlet to free myself (my creative brain) from my full time job. I remember once my boss said to me, "it's good you have something to do outside work, you have something to hold on to, otherwise what's the point of living?"
I wish my creative friends all the best.

Meet the artist Stitchester Village

One of my favourite artist Katy Dee is having her exhibition at the Sweets Workshop in Summer Hill !! How exciting!

Katy Dee is a Crafter/Designer based in Sydney. Her style is quirky, colourful and fun.  She loves bright and bold colours and is known for clashing things together, which is very dominant in her work.

Katy likes to mix and match, play with scale and have fun. She likes to make one-offs with unique finds.  With a 3D design background she takes delight in dabbling with a mixture of mediums from fabric to resin, often obsessing over something then moving on. 

Always learning new things and expanding on her crafty skills, Katy has a passion for handmade craft and believes the things you own and wear should be as unique as you.

She can usually be found rummaging in op shops collecting trinkets or in craft corner surrounded by piles of fabric and ribbons enjoying a nice cup of tea.

For more information and higher resolution images please contact her:

Katy Dee – 0449 040 342. E: katy.dee@shiztastic.com

Website: www.stitchester.com

Twitter:  @shiztastic

Creative Lane Artist: the ena and albert

We are so excited to have Therese Lyons from the Ena and Albert at the coming Creative Lane market! Therese came from a crafty family and she appreciate the beauty of handmade. Her products are all handmade with lots of love. The wonderful colours just fill your hearts up with lots of joy! You can also follow her wonderful crafty journey at her blog.

Why our markets are dying?

                                found on http://500px.com/photo/696371


 Why do you think Sydney's art and craft markets are dying out? It just seems to me that markets in Sydney are either too expensive to join or full of junk. I wonder why we can't a bit more like Melbourne has some good quality artistic market? Is that because our artists arn't good enough? or Sydney people just don't care?

Feel free to leave your comments here or on facebook or here. Maybe there's something that we can do about? 

Thank you for coming

Thank you very much for coming to Creative Lane last Saturday. We hope you have a good time meeting our talented local artists! Our next market will be on the 21 July. Hope to see you soon!

Mark it on your calendar !

Creative Lane Artist: Mango Frooty by Gabby Malpas

Just want to share this beautiful painting with you by one of the Creative Lane artist Gabby Malpes. Gabby's artworks are full of Asian and Western inspirations, it's so colourful and elegant ! 

Creative lane Artist: Ampersander by Angela Nash

I am amazed how many intelligent artists we can found at Creative Lane. Today I came across one of our artist Angela Nash's beautiful fashion collections and I am totally addicted to her wonderful designs!


"Ampersander focuses on classic feminine styles and versatility – from summer to winter or work to play. You will find a quirky attention to detail with a bright button or a print lining.  Design and ethics go hand in hand for Ampersander. The label is proud to

be accredited by Ethical Clothing Australia, a guarantee that the clothes you wear have been made in Australia under fair working conditions."

 Ampersander is available on its website and you can also catch up with her beautiful works at Creative Lane this weekend at Gaffa Gallery. 

Creative Lane Artist: Seal Design Studio

I am completely in love with the beautiful prints from the Seal Design Studio! May and Leon are the wonderful creative people behind Seal Design Studio. The colour of the prints are so pretty and I am sure having one or two of them at home must brighten up your room! We are very lucky to have them at Creative Lane on the 30 June at Gaffa Gallery! I know I'll get some of their prints at Creative Lane... maybe I should sort out some wall space now...

I found Tdesigns when I was looking for artists for Creative Lane and since then I am completely in love with its simple, beautiful and elegant jewellery. For some reason I think I've met Tdesigns somewhere before but maybe I just saw them in the shops... anyway, really like these unique designs and hope to share with you. 

suki

Creative Lane Artist: Charlee Le More

Awww look at all these cushions!! How pretty are they!! I want to buy them all home! Sydney based graphic designer Rochelle transforms her love affairs with patterns and colours into interior textiles and homewares. Check out Rochelle's online shop and maybe that would help you to make up your mind before you come to her stall at Creative Lane this Saturday! 

Mind you, don't forget to visit her inspiring blog Little Nudge as well, it's full of beautiful surprise!!