and I watched you, as you disappeared

and I watched you, as you disappeared, 2012, collage on paper, 50 x 70 cm

Now on show at anna pappas gallery until July 7!

an uncomfortable dream

 an uncomfortable dream, 2012, collage on paper, 32 x 42 cm

Now on show at anna pappas gallery, Melbourne. Inspired by the beautiful song 'Flowers' by Tinpan Orange (which might sound strange, but really it was!). You might remember me mentioning the song in a previous post, when these guys used some of my work to promote the single. I think they are currently filming the video for it, so keep your eyes peeled for the amazing shock of hair belonging to gorgeous frontwoman Emily Lubitz.

The majority of this collection was inspired by music, which you will probably see seeping through the titles as I post them. It was truly a joy to put together, so I hope you get enjoyment out of looking at them. On show until July 7 - anna pappas gallery!

x

While you're at work, I'm doing this.

As many of you may know, from time to time I tend to get a little down about life and where it's headed. I find the irregularity of my work depressing in its lack of sustainability (this is usually at its strongest near rent day - so I still have a couple of weeks!).

So I swoon about, weeping about how I have never acquired any real skills, how I should have finished high school and studied something soul-destroying like accounting, and then at least I would be able to pay my rent and then buy d'affinois instead of coon cheese.

And then I spend a Monday morning making THIS:

 

I realised the ridiculousness of this life in an email I just sent: "I was just gathering materials to make some crazy cat toys for next week's show (I can't believe I can classify this as work - I just pasted some 'cauliflower eyebrows' onto a cat's face)" 

That's right. This is actually my job now. The highlight of my morning was finding a miniature fake lemon at the opp shop (PERFECT for making said cat toys), and getting it for free, because the opp shop lady couldn't fathom why on earth I would want it. 

By the way, this is about the size of a large grape. Hilarious.

 

So I suppose I could always study to be an accountant next year. Right now I'm too busy sticking food items to animal's faces. 

after the end

 after the end, 2012, collage on paper, 70 x 100 cm

Title piece from my current show, after the end. By PURE coincidence, this little girl looks scarily a lot like a combination me and my eldest sister Sarah - perhaps if there had been a fourth sister in the family, she would look like this little girl.

Starting to notice a bit of a pattern of little dark-haired girls in my work. My goodness, a psychologist could have a field day with that.

a light goes on and a door opens

a light goes on and a door opens, 2012, collage on paper, 32 x 42 cm

Work from my current show, after the end - you can see it in person at anna pappas gallery (it's quite nice) until July 7.

xx

RRR Review for after the end

Many thanks to Ace Wagstaff's ripper review on RRR this morning! If you missed it, or like me, only caught the tail-end over breakfast, you can hear the whole program Smartarts by clicking the link, or if you'd like to hear Ace's insights for this show, skip to the 33 minute mark.

Big love and thanks to all who traipsed through peak hour madness to get to the show last night, it was much appreciated. If you are keen to have a look, it is on until ... 7 July. I think. I will check and remind you all near the end.

 bird girl flappin' and squawkin' - 32 x 42 cm, collage on paper

Thanks again for all the wonderful support, it is so appreciated. When our internet is fully installed and working, I'll have images up for you all to enjoy! In the meantime, I could so go a bottle of champagne and a Disney movie. It has come to that.

xx

the most important part of procrastinating...

How silly of me. The whole point of the previous post was to bring to light the most vital procrastinative (yep, I just did that) task when moving house. And that is drawing every piece of furniture you own to scale ... and then arranging it on your scaled floor plan.

You know, I think my subconscious decided to forget putting these photos in the last post on purpose. Anything to avoid sorting and packing those damned piles of papers.

procrastination

 Extra prepared

Some of you may know that I am moving house, um tomorrow (?????) - yes, what a well planned adventure, our official 'let's move the bed and fridge over' moving day is on Tuesday, and then the official 'lets move all the stupid pieces of furniture like that random chair I totally forgot we had' is on Wednesday, just before the show at Anna Pappas opens that night. I am a damn fool.

Marcel is also getting stressed about the move.

 

I have already had my parents graciously travel to ole Daylesford to pack boxes for us while we were at work, and now I am spending the day trying to assess what the hell to pack. Coz you know, I need to pack all my clothes ... but that means I need to plan 5 days worth of outfits?!
How on earth am I supposed to do that?

And then there is exhibit A: an example of what every surface in my house actually looks like. Kent - what the fuck are all these papers!? I don't know, you don't know, but of course there is sure to be a really important invoice wedged in-between ... that to-do list from 3 weeks ago and ... that voucher for that thing we don't give a shit about. Hang on, I think I see my scarf jammed in there. So that's where that is! So of course, the likely scenario is that I will pack all of these things, and then they will sit packed in the front room of our new house for 6 months. Hey! Maybe we don't need to get a futon for guests - hello, we can just put a fitted sheet around several clumps of papers!

Exhibit A

 

In other procrastinating, I made a cake today - and was about to pour this nummy date-filled batter into my muffin tray and then I remembered that my muffin trays were lovingly packed by my beloved parents ... somewhere.

Exhibit B: I'm pretty sure that's a random sock in that pile.

Now ... I really need to make some cat art (at least I know to pack that last). Opens 14 June at Craft Vic people! You can see first hand (small preview below) what choosing to move at the worst possible time can do to a person - it's all in the art.

it's coming ...

new work

my child, my child - collage on paper, 2012

Due to it's sheer tininess I've decided not to put this piece in the upcoming show - the image in this bad boy measures approx 3 x 4 cm despite being on a rather hefty piece of paper (around 20 x 20 cm. I just made that up. I'm not sure how big it is, but I reckon that's a good estimate).

after the end

Dear friends,


I cordially invite you to attend my upcoming solo show at anna pappas gallery, which opens 30 May, at 6.30 pm. This show is the amalgamation of many moons of serious cutting and pasting, and I'm super excited to have it brought together for this show. Help me get folks spilling out onto the street and join me for a glass of something awesome, would love to see you there!

xxx
lucy

bird girl flappin' and squawkin', 2011, collage on paper, 32 x 42 cm

A parallel universe where what comes after now is the beginning of the past. An alternate reality in which a ghostly and fractured sequence of time leads to cul de sacs where children play eternally. A ruptured linear flow of objects repeat, mutate and accumulate across vast open plateaus of white void. Where creaking growth, like hands dragged across balloons, sets a melody against the marching beat of distant footsteps. Cogs rain down as flowers fly up to meet them. The gardening, the growing - the pruning and the tuning. All just beginning, even after it is finished.

The Travel Issue

So last month I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to create a work for Yen Magazine, based 'my favourite travel destination'. I intially thought Berlin, coz you know - why wouldn't it be? But then I figured it seems to be everyone's favourite travel destination, and that would be boring! And as I thought about it, it made me realise that though in my travels I spent longest in Berlin; it wasn't the place that enamoured me so, but it was the 2 month honeymoon drinking coffee, wandering and drawing pictures with my Husband that really made it special. Really, we could have had an awesome time anywhere!

 
So I decided to revisit Copenhagen (in a mad rush to meet the very tight deadline), particularly because I knew I could answer all the questions about it! It made me realise that even though I was only there for 6 days over a year ago (and spent approximately 84% of that time squished in an armchair playing cards and drinking hot chocolate), it is the one place that I would love to revisit. Such a tiny city filled with sumptuous delights (particularly the locals - um, yum!).

I have a weakness for beautiful things, and Copenhagen is an entire city made of it. Some of my favourite things are from there: my special green winter rug (which now seems to belong to my kitten) that kept us warm when we had no heating in Berlin, the coffee cups that I carted across 3 countries in my hand luggage, and that damn-beautiful-good-for-nothing-but-tying-around-wrists coloured string.

Sighs. If anyone's heading up that way, I could totally go an overpriced tall latte and a fudgey wudgey cookie right now.

xxx

Website is LIVE and more shows to come!

Dear Friends,

Apologies for my absence. It's been a super busy time, and I have been hoarding secret pictures that I am dying to share. In the meantime, the website is as up to date as it can be at this time, so please do check it out!

My new solo project show after the end, is going to be launching at the end of May at Anna Pappas Gallery - stay tuned. All the work has been sent to the framers, and I'm sitting on my hands waiting for it to be completed (eeee!).

However, while I sit on my hands, I'm also working on a collaboration extravaganza with the multi-talented superwoman Tai Snaith, on a so not secret crazy cat lady show at Craft Victoria: Why I Eyes Ya. While Tai is busily creating an accolade of cat-related products for our show (while simultaneously preparing for her sure to be awesome West Space show - ahem, the woman is a machine), I am madly trying to bang out some more wacky cat-madness collage.

Here's an oldie but a goodie to keep you sated. 

All in a day's work - keep you posted!

xx

new website - coming soon!

Dear all,

A very happy Friday to you all. Just a quick note to let you know that I have been working away on a very simple but brand spanking new website! It is now active, but still very much a work in progress. You can take a sneaky look at it here. Over the next few weeks I will be simplifying the warming room, so that it is back to a good old fashioned blog, and transferring most of my work to date to the new site. 

Hopefully this means easier navigating and happier viewing. Your patience is very appreciated - I can't wait to have it fully up and running for all to see!

xxx

new work

Hello all!

I thought I'd share some new work with you today. It was originally going to be for an upcoming show, but I have changed my direction for that particular body of work, so I decided to pop it up here instead. 

Happy Tuesday!

x