Music To My New York Streets.

Have you heard about the 'Play me I'm Yours' project? If you have, brownie points to you, I knew nothing about it. Well, I knew nothing about it until an old flame emailed me the link only a few days ago. Thank-you old flame, you're good for something (said with a wink and a smile)!

'Play Me I'm Yours' began in 2008 thrilling street traffic from London to Sydney, to Sao Paulo and now in NYC, with custom designed upright Pianos propped on the street for anyone to play. Is that cool or is that cool?!

This installation is currently giving NYC a musical voice, from now until July 5, as the charity behind the project 'Sing For Hope' has placed six pretty pianos in Manhattan, ten in Brooklyn, four in the Bronx, six in Queens and four on Staten Island.



If you like the sound of 'Play Me I'm Yours' then click here for Vanity Fair's and NY Times'say!

Catching Up with Sarah Hankinson

S A R A H H A N K I N S O N

Sarah Hankinson, 27, is a Melbourne illustrator. Her works are delicate and refined yet full of broken lines and splashes of colour. Hankinson's provocative yet elegant illustrations harmonise traditional and mixed media techniques.

But enough from me let your eyes take you on a journey through the pretty world of Sarah Hankinson...




Q U E S T I O N & A N W S E R ' S

Talk Study?! Okay, my first year of graphic design was at Monash, then three weeks of Visual Art and Vic Uni and the full course of illustration at Chisholm!

Best Tip? Don’t give up!

Your Tip? Same as above! It is easy to get disheartened but it takes time to get out there and get noticed. In the end its worth all the emails, phone calls and mail outs.

Your Inspiration? I get most inspired wandering around Melbourne city, going to exhibitions and seeing other Melbourne artists’ amazing work.

Your Fave Piece? I'm most happy with a recent illustration hubba bubba. It was a collaboration with Melbourne based photographer She is Frank, who took the original photo which I worked from.


Fave Piece from Someone Else? I love Kelly Thompson’s work, in particular her illustration - Lily.

Talk Your Portfolio?! I just worked with Yen Magazine to create a Miso pull out poster to advertise valley girl. It was fun to have a job in one of my fave mags and create completely fashion based illustration.

Your Signature Style? Youthful, feminine pencil drawings with a splash of colour.

Mediums Used? I use mainly grey lead pencil to create delicate line work drawings and then bring in a different medium or a colour to create more of a mood.

Your Work Is? In various mags and book covers.

What's Next? I have an exhibition planned so doing lots of fresh new work for that!


Sarah also creates bridal keepsake illustrations from $195. So if you're tieing the knot or know someone that is - Sarah's your girl!

Website:
www.sarahhankinson.com
Blogspot:
www.sarahhankinson.blogspot.com
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Yummier Than A Bento Box

Today I woke up feeling laaaazzzzyyy! So lazy that I could barely be bothered putting makeup on and considering I work in cosmetics - that's not such a good thing.

Following on with the laaaazzzzyyy theme - this gem of a website has taken the investigating, reading, searching out of what to bring you...

LoveBento.com keeps the not-so-cool and *v.cool people in the loop about what is oh-so-right-now in Melbourne. Thanks LoveBento.com you've saved me work, now it's back to the drawing board of laaaazzzzyyy time.

*I hit an asterisk up next to v.cool because according to a annon commenter from my banksy post this is the bracket in which I consider myself...thank-you annon commenter for your on-the-money words. You are extremely insightful.

Exit Through The Gift Shop

Tomorrow night you'll find me at ACMI and - if you're a fan too - you'll know why!

Banksy's - an unconventional street artist who has an unique and stencilled way poking fun at life and it's johnny drama's - debut film, Exit Through The Gift Shop tells the story of Thierry Guetta, a French immigrant in Los Angeles, and his obsession with street art. (sorry that's a wordy sentence - oh well time is of the essence)

Don't miss out on this $14 /1.19min film...! Quickity quick click here for your seat.

B A N K S Y



Read more about Banksy here!

What is Cute!?

Yesterday someone called me cute. Cute, me...really!? No, don't think so! ah-ah!

Not being a fan (clearly) of, what some people would consider - a compliment, I have decided to post pictures of what I think are cute at the mo.

Post it drawing left on my desk from GF = cute!

Paper engineering image by Benja Harney posted by Design Files this morning = cute!

This card I received from Paper Stone Scissors to welcome the month = cute!

Thank-you notes = cute!

This dwarf rabbit drinking from cup = cute.

Me = not so cute!

Up Close & Personal - Spooky Style

Today's the day that I generally bring you 'Up Close and Personal' however, this week, I have been deprived of fun things, sad things, freaky deaky things. Meaning, I got no material baby!

So instead of talking about me, which I do love to do, let me think - hmmm what's fun, sad and freaky deaky!? Thinking, thinking, thinking - oh of course...EDWARD SCISSORSHANDS, yep that movie definitely ticks all of those boxes.

Bet you're sitting at your desk reading this thinking... does this girl have her heads-in-the-clouds or what!? Where on earth did Edward Scissorshands come from!?

Well, first off - it's a fun, sad and v. freaky deaky movie and to be truthful; one of my all time fave flicks.

Secondly, it just so happens, that from June to October 2010, ACMI is hosting a unique exhibition direct from The Museum of Modern Art, New York from TIM BURTON (aka genius behind E.S.H plus other obscure big screen delights)...yes that's right - oh me oh my Tim Burton.

The exhibition brings together over 700 kooky works, including paintings, drawings, puppets, costumes, storyboards and film.

T H E T I M B U R T O N: T H E E X H I B I T I O N
Thursday 24 June - Sunday 10 October 2010
Open daily 10am-6pm. Special late night Thursdays until 10pm
Full $19 Concession $14

For a freaky fun time - purchase your tickets here!

Dad Would Have a Heart Attack

images: nowness.com

Dad would have a Heart Attack if he knew of my recent desire to have a small part of my body tattooed. So I am thinking that I should live and breathe tattoos before getting one- just so I am 100% sure that I want a tatt (and of course to prevent Dad from the inevitable). This inky post, I guess, is helping decide...do I / don't I.

Scott Campbell...heard of him? Well, to be honest, I hadn't until yesterday. Campbell is the tatt artistic to the stars - Marc Jacobs and Courtney Love included. His Parlour, Saved Tattoo, nestled away in the heart of NYC, chisels anything and everything that can be done with needle and ink.

But besides tattooing New York's elite with bizarre juvenile cartoon characters, now he is moving into a more accepted or certified way of art. Campbell is currently exhibiting his own three-dimensional pieces, prints and hologram paintings at The OhWow Gallery, NYC.



S C O T T C A M P B E L L
If You Don't Belong, Don't Be Long
April 29 - May 30, 2010
109 Crosby Street (between Prince and Houston)
New York / NY / 10012