ANGEL PUSS

I have always felt that I was born into the wrong decade. I mean I know 'only fools, Bohemians and tarts live at Kings Cross' (from Angel Puss by Colleen McCullough) - I just can't help thinking that the Kings Cross I want to live in (above) isn't the one I know now.

#5 GARRICK & THE NICEST DAY ON EARTH

This is Garrick. He is actually a really nice cardboard. The button on his front leg is made from a button that was on a shirt that work gave to me to wear (it is covered in logos etc.) - I took the buttons off and made them into horse joints instead. He is made for the ex-man of course. Tomorrow's horse is going to called Angela. I also have to make a super-cute pink one and frame it for her grandchildren. Yay.

Last nightwas spent in the company of my lovely 'Bees' at Lounge. Today is quite possibliy the nicest day that Sydney has seen in quite a while... Walking through Woolloomooloo and the Domain was lovely. Today is made better by the fact that when I got to work I can listen to The Mamas & Papas all day and get yummy Costi's fish & chips for lunch from the AMP Centre.

#4 ELI

This little lady-horse is Eli (#4). She isn't really finished yet, but I had to upload her her because I don't think I will get a chance until tomorrow. I don't think 'Eli' is a good name for this horse - she doesn't really personify all the cuteness and coolness of her namesake. I guess there will be lots of horses called Eli (or variants of Eli) over the next 96 horses. Not to mention the over-use of Danika, Jess, Sarah, Cat and Tash. If only I was making bees instead of horses.

MAGNETOCEPTION

This is Eartha (after Eartha Kitt). She is horse #3, and is only a colt (little one). She reminds me of the 1970s (not that I was there, but I've seen pictures).

I spent most of last night when not watching Merlin, Nature's Great Events {amazing} and The Last Enemy {amazing} looking up 'random articles' on Wikipedia. I can now tell you all about chlornaltrexamine and magnetoception. The first is a super-strong "irreversible mixed agonist-antagonist" which is 22 times more lethal than morphine (I guess this means it is a poison). The latter is how dolphins and birds migrate using the Earth's magnetic field.

I just had the sinking realisation that I have to go back to university this week. Argh. I just want to be grown-up already.

THE CREATION OF EVERYDAY HORSES

Everyday I am going to make a horse to add to my stampede. It seems like a good way of doing something creative. The first two I have made are called "Ebb" (the blue one) and "Flo" (the orange one). They have buttons for joints. They are going to live above my desk and below my window. Don't mind my dodgy puppet show... I will endeavor to add them everyday, however the reality is this will more than likely be an update orgy every Sunday.

PHOTOCOPIES & STICKY TAPE

As the title suggests, this is what happens when you combine photocopies and sticky tape. The essence of the process is to rip the top layer of the photocopy off and overlay them. Its not unlike pre-Photoshop layers. The images are from Surry Hills.

RICCARDO DALISI

Constructed from heat-pressed acrylic (it has been heart-pressed on both sides - hence the shadowing effect). All the planes rotate around the central axis - each one had some significance to Dalisi and the art of drinking coffee (primarily the tactile experience as a reference to how you have to invert the Neapolitan Coffee Pot to use it).

This has been sitting on my desk for approximately 2 years. I used to do so much work with acrylic, to the point where my tutors informed me that I wasn't allowed to use it anymore. Censorship I say.

GAIT OF A HORSE

My new love is this website: yooouuutuuube.com

Hours upon hours of fun to be had. 

I BURNT MY TOAST

I burnt my toast this morning. It was still yummy (little dry though). It's homemade bread (and toast I guess). Super!

I must find the images of my heat-pressed toast. That was cool.