Lilith, Half Dressed

SmartARTS closing Party!

2011-04-15T22:42:00.000-07:00

SmartARTS closing 15/4/11 @ Red Rattler. Photos: Me and Mel Pap.

Why would ya wanna shut this party down?

2011-04-13T22:28:00.000-07:00

There is a new set of mind-blowing photos up from the Wormwood (by Octopus Pi) just gone (APRIL 7) which are testament to the uniqueness, beauty and experimentation present at the monthly event. The photo above is something new Alex and I are experimenting with using analogue practise and manipulating it using digital video editing and effects. Check out the photos- if you've been you get it,

Be Sweet to Bunnies this Easter

2011-04-11T18:46:00.000-07:00

Why do bunnies need our help? Though it's illegal to test cosmetics and toiletries on animals in Australia, a loophole allows products that have been tested in laboratories overseas to still be sold in Australian supermarkets. One of the most common animal tests is theDraize test, in which rabbits are restrained and have chemicals dripped to their sensitive eyes. They are often left to

2011-04-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

Bean. Rabbits are complex animals. Bean is currently going through a phase. Not only has she reached adolescence but she is dealing with a stranger rabbit into her domain (although Leia is actually living in the kitchen and separated by a door, her presence is felt strongly). Bean is feeling confused and has major mood swings- attacking us with kisses then with her fangs! I am learning to try

2011-04-10T00:11:00.001-07:00

Everyday our bunnies teach us patience, love and respect for the sentience of animals.

APRIL Wormwood

2011-04-09T23:55:00.000-07:00

Inside liquid light projections beam odd shapes and twisted dyes drowning out all static white surfaces. Psychedelic music is given colour, each act evoking a different ambience. Yonic Transformation projections are bowed to like goddesses of shape, light and colour. Inner anguish, drips in illusory manifestations- the walls ooze emotion. Visual and Sound become Sensory

SmartARTS Youth Festival

2011-04-08T22:43:00.000-07:00

All Photos: Vornstar from Opening Night @ Pine St Studios. SmartARTS Youth Festival: Catching the dreams of the youth, helping them discover their inner artist and unleashing a canvas of inspiration which motivate to reach for the stars! CLOSING NIGHT will be on Fri 15th April from 6pm @ the very fine Red Rattler in Marrickville. The Divine Knights, MC UN-1 and Alice Spacedoll will accompany

2011-03-27T22:44:00.000-07:00

It's okay little bunny. You'll get better soon and someone (besides me) will love you.

2011-03-25T06:04:00.000-07:00

This is Leia. Or Princess. Or Princess Leia. She had to be named after a Princess because she is so pretty and has beautiful long eyelashes. Seeing her in the pound reminded me of fairy tales of princesses being locked away in castles... and of course of Star Wars. "Help me, You're my only Hope"! I don't know Leia's history but she is extremely scared of people and has a respiratory

Bunny Biz

2011-03-24T18:08:00.000-07:00

Watercolour: Talia Griffin I have been busy girl which should mean lots to blog about. I have been pre-occupied as I have embarked on a mission for animals. You can see the blog that I have begun to help save the bunnies here.

Jurassic Lounging

2011-02-28T04:27:00.000-08:00

The lure is curiosity- socialites, suits at the end of the work day, students and artists tempted into a museum to sip wine and dance amongst relics and artefacts of a time passed. What could be happening in a museum that could attract such an eclectic crowd, on a tuesday night, just as the sun goes down? I enter with calm in my body, this is my 4th Jurassic Lounge and it feels almost like

Peats Ridge, full of colour!

2011-01-18T23:24:00.000-08:00

15Mb of FAME [Peats Ridge 2010] from punk monk propaganda on Vimeo. I'm finally getting around to sharing a little about my/our experience at Peat Ridge Festival over New Years. After the immediate awe inspiring Glenworth valley is absorbed by the senses ( mountain ranges all around, the little lake that runs around the grounds, cicadas at highest pitch...) the first thing that really grabbed me

Hopeful Utopians

2010-12-25T15:51:00.000-08:00

To unravel the meaning of 'Punk Monk Propaganda' we go back to their physical roots, a site of gutter beers, plump cats and permaculture. The Corner Shop. It's part studio, part home and it's most likely to find the Punk Monks on any given day of the week. Read more. An article about our family which doesn't only include Vic, Kate Alex and I. Family holiday to Peats Ridge Sustainable

Weedy Connection

2010-12-20T18:41:00.000-08:00

There's a lot of hysteria based around apocalypse. Climate change is destructing our earth to the point where the term should be re-named Climate Crisis. Our food supply is threatened by mass pesticide use, companies like Monsanto, the bee crisis and a range of other factors most attributed to human (mis)use of land and resources. Could weeds be the answer? Recently (well in October) we

Wormwood closing

2010-12-15T17:47:00.000-08:00

Wormwood December 2; The Final Wormwood?, At least for the year. I've spoken of Wormwood before and how important I think its ethic is. I was trying to give Kimb (aka Octopus Pi, aka Wormwood pioneer) a quote to help her case to keep Wormwood at the Loft next year which is undergoing new management. I came up with a pretty long quote/rambling: wormwood is basically the only free gig with

Ki Mono @ Sound Series #10

2010-12-12T20:14:00.000-08:00

Some Punk Monk's (Alex and I) recently (10/12/10) created video projections (Entitled Wunian, Part 1) to accompany Ki Mono (then Kim ono, teehee) during her sound experience show @Sound Series #10 New Weird Australia. Ki Mono's (aka.the ever talented Kimberley Galceran) humbly presented 5 songs which I (without being very good at describing music that I like) could describe as a mix

state of the art

2010-12-07T02:23:00.000-08:00

Kluster - State of the art from dcameron on Vimeo. I'm a little behind on blogging. Here's an event we provided a light show for to fundraise independent arts online mag Kluster. Held at the awesome little warehouse space- Hellen Rose Schauersberger Laboratorium and packed to the brim. The multifaceted event featured live, interactive art created by Punk Monk Propaganda (Alex, Clare, Kate,

basket weavers

2010-10-24T20:04:00.000-07:00

I haven't discovered what kind of spider makes these yet. But they're everywhere at the mountain property. They make basket webs. Spiders are very cool. I want more spiders at my place.

ears and eyes

2010-10-18T20:38:00.000-07:00

Sister Jane and Punk Monk Propaganda, endeavouring to make music gigs that caress more than just the ears. When asked by Alternative Media Group, who Sister Jane are, drummer Joe Driver's thorough response was: We veer wildly between sultry smoking-room soundtrack blues… and something more closely resembling a tripping social science teacher on a freewheeling fun ride at one of those

Killcare

2010-10-17T16:10:00.000-07:00

Alex and I spent most of our childhood holidays at a beach called Killcare, on the Central Coast. I grew up a short trip from about 5 different beaches, surrounded by Bouddi National Park but it was Killcare that I always called 'my beach.' Soon after I started seeing Alex, I discovered that this place held special significance for him also. Before our wooing process ever begun. In fact the

wombat territory

2010-10-14T15:20:00.000-07:00

Wombats are proud animals. They don't just leave their waste anywhere like it were meaningless or dirty. They do their business on podiums- on rocks, bits of bark, sticks and whatever they can find to elevate their neat little doodies. I always imagine in my head them backing up, beep beep beep, like a truck onto those tiny rocks. Unfortunately most of the wild wombats I have ever seen have

kaleidoscopic

2010-10-13T19:23:00.000-07:00

I'm lying in bed. sick. and cheering myself up with pretty photos Alex and I have taken. Here are the insides of some of our kaleidoscopes. I think Alex took these photos for a zine we were making.

wormwood'd (2)

2010-10-10T17:18:00.000-07:00

The October Wormwood has just passed and with it comes the sad news that there will probably only be 2 more. I guess Sydneysiders are accustomed to their favourite gigs and art events being shut down just as they're getting attached or further down the track when it has become an integrated part of their lives. Wormwood has given consistently rad psychedelic and garage music on a monthly

in the mountains..

2010-10-09T15:58:00.000-07:00

In case you wondered what we do when we're "in the mountains"- we work hard by day and we relax luxuriously by night. with cats.

alex goes acoustic

2010-10-04T23:48:00.000-07:00

I'm glad someone is getting good use out of my old guitar. I helped Ruby take the last photo.

avacado scrumpers! muahaha!

2010-10-03T11:45:00.000-07:00

Don't you believe we should be able to walk out our front doors and have a selection of fruit and vegetables to choose from? i hate supermarkets. Peruse the map to find wild food for the taking and add to the map if you know where there are edibles in your locale!

honeybee honeybee.

2010-10-02T07:06:00.000-07:00

'If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have four years of life left. No more pollination, no more plants, no more animals, no more man.'- Einstein I love bees. I want to feel them crawling on me- not like those videos you see of people with every inch of their bodies covered in swarms of the critters but I like to feel them dance on and off my skin tip

City brilliance

2010-10-01T06:47:00.000-07:00

Usually i couldn't give a hoot about these hunks of metal in our city- but thanks to the Sydney Statues Project as part of Art and About Sydney 2010 artists they stand out brilliantly against the amass of dull colours and monotonous traffic. I like to stay clear of the city if I can help it, but I thoroughly enjoyed my walk from MCA to Surry Hills the other day and it's thanks to these guys.

No Make-Up Week

2010-09-30T01:56:00.000-07:00

I'm quite aware of my own self esteem issues. I have worn makeup almost every day since I was about 15. I don't cake it on, or enjoy an overly made up look- I like to give the illusion of natural (perhaps I kid myself) but it's part of my daily routine. I have very pale skin still repairing itself from years of acne problems so I give it some help with the most natural makeup I can find. I am

forage friendly cities

2010-09-29T07:23:00.000-07:00

Artist as Family's artwork for MCA's In The Balance; Art for a Changing World. A living, growing, transforming "installation"- a food forest designed with permaculture principles (located outside St Michaels Anglican Church, Surry Hills). I'll say a bit more about it later, but I wanted to upload some pictures that show just how artful the experience of gardening is- well I hope

she spends some time...

2010-09-28T06:34:00.000-07:00

A girl after my own heart, Ruby immerses herself in circular shapes. Spots and dots really are quite meditative symbols, especially when so tangible.

Mushrooms

2010-09-24T17:35:00.000-07:00

Overnight, very Whitely, discreetly, Very quietly ... Our toes, our noses Take hold on the loam, Acquire the air. Nobody sees us, Stops us, betrays us; The small grains make room. Soft fists insist on Heaving the needles, The leafy bedding, Even the paving. Our hammers, our rams, Earless and eyeless, Perfectly voiceless, Widen the crannies, Shoulder through holes. We Diet

a shrill chuckle

2010-09-23T03:07:00.000-07:00

punk monk jamming sister jane @ a shrill chuckle of irrepressible delight (sydney fringe festival '10) 22/9/10. sister jane on tunes. kate and alex on art projectors. clare on management/photos/video (to come).

Making Rainbows GREENER

2010-09-20T19:58:00.000-07:00

I've been thinking a lot lately about sustainable art practice; how to still use all the pretty, interesting and workable materials out there but considering how to minimise (if not eliminate...which is difficult when not actually intending to make an ecologically themed artwork) the affect it has on the environment. I've managed to come to a lot of decisions in my personal life but

A shrill Chuckle of Irrepressible Delight

2010-09-19T20:29:00.000-07:00

Here are some shots (from here) of some liquid light projections we did with Sister Jane from a show last year at the now, closed Hopetoun Hotel (rest it's soul). Alex isn't drinking food dye and detergent here, but is creating bubbles in the design- just one technique in a practice of infinite possibilities. We'll be exploring some more on Wednesday, in what will be our third jam with

Zingiest, Tastiest, Kickin' Fresh Lemonade! Pow!

2010-09-19T02:05:00.000-07:00

Alex made lemonade today. Fresh lemons from the lemon tree, fresh mint from the garden and sweeeet sweeet sugar. Look forward to more of these in the summer time!

More, more!

2010-09-18T20:24:00.000-07:00

We've been putting together no- dig vegetable gardens for the last couple of months and sowing seeds for spring and summer. This is part of our (Alex's and my) attempt to become more sustainable and also a strategy for stress relief as we use gardening as a form of communication with nature and meditation for the soul (necessary in semi-city/suburban life). We are planting a variety of edibles

Gaia Retouched

2010-09-14T03:54:00.000-07:00

Behind the scenes of Gaia Retouched: A little teaserStills: Alexander PapasavvasGaia Retouched (ARTIST STATEMENT)The ubiquitous cult of consumerism wreaks havoc on our natural universe. In the obsessive pursuit of mineral wealth, unsustainable & systematic human sabotage threatens to disrupt our very existence whilst faceless corporates pay lip service to the eco concept at the cost of balance.

kino loves object.

2010-09-12T07:19:00.000-07:00

S is for Spots from Lilith Edana on Vimeo.One week ago was Kino #39 a special Kino Loves Object event, held at Object Gallery. It was a design themed Kino, corresponding with an exhibition @ Object dealing with typography, motion, art and design and in a building extremely interesting itself, design wise- big shiny white walls, a ship like beam filled roof and a sort of circular shaped floor.

Wormwood'd

2010-09-12T02:29:00.000-07:00

Stepping aside from all this artRiot rioting, I'd like to reflect on a gig we did, not long back, called WORMWOOD. It's not just a gig, it's a bit of a project for us, a canvas for experimentation and getting to know some awesome musical, visual and creative artists and thinkers. Our first Wormwood, actually #3, had us with three old school projectors- one behind the bands, one

experiments in HAIR revolution

2010-09-10T06:38:00.000-07:00

Part three of our artRiot set of interconnected artworks involves grassroots action and HAIR. The hair represents creativity- the way that our current methods of interacting with our environment can be re-invented in symbiosis with mother nature. Our idea stems from the way BP is dealing with the oil crisis in the Gulf of Mexico- the spill in which they, along with the oil guzzling members of

experiments in moss art #1

2010-09-09T07:22:00.000-07:00

Hessian and moss- two extremely meditative textural mediums. Hands connecting with dirt and spongey bright green life. Cutting through hessian, round shapes, sharp blade sends vibrations through the hand. Under the cloak of darkness, two of us put together phase #2 of our Gaia Retouched installation. This is just a teaser, the full concept can be realised by you at artRiot in only two more sleeps

The sunrise three times

2010-09-07T01:07:00.000-07:00

Three sunrises in four days over Maroubra beach as I channel my inner Lilith and rage against man's greed for Punk Monk Propaganda's artRiot protest film. Symbolising man's destructive pursuit for profit over the environment and the breakdown of nature's cyclic abilities to heal it's wounds, our video piece will represent the crisis and violence of Oil.Gaia Retouched is an experimental artwork

rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair

2010-09-01T04:38:00.000-07:00

rapunzel rapunzel let down your hair.there's been an oil spill!not only do worms eat hair and convert them to fertiliser, or become beautiful wigs donated to charities such as Locks for Love for people not as fortunate to have your luscious locks.... but your hair has the power to suck it up. by that i mean diminish oil in large scale spills and clean our water from the gunk of greed.

green liquid light faerie rings

2010-08-31T03:33:00.000-07:00

Absinthe + Psychedelia ? Music + live art ? Your Jive? Ours too!Absinthe is a magical spiritual beverage made of the flowers and leaves of anise, fennel and wormwood. It's highly alcoholic inducing sensory bliss which will heighten the kaleidoscopic stimulation already present for you at WORMWOOD.Punk Monk are joining in Green Faerie Kimberley Galceran's vision of monthly interactive events based

shock and temptation

2010-08-27T04:10:00.000-07:00

pretend these images are radical attempts to rouse shock and bring to the forefront the issue of oil. shocked? shaken into action?now, understand this, these images are to sell garments, the same garments soaked in oil worn by sputtering, half dead mannequin humans choking and drowning in their own thickly applied oil. tempted?

2010-08-25T03:54:00.000-07:00

it's funny when you open your eyes to something, how easy it is to actually see it...everywhere. i've been practising this on my everyday walking routes and checking out what kind of feral/wild/for-the-taking edible food there is around my local area. nasturtiums are by far the easiest edible to forage. here, in a Dulwich Hill park, I find a huge patch of the edible plants (all parts are

2010-08-22T23:39:00.001-07:00

the weapongreet your giant ancestor-or become trapped beneath.when the forests come down-listen.photo: alexander papasavvas

no more wishing

2010-08-20T19:20:00.000-07:00

the wish tree at LIVE FUTURES, harking back to our Lurkers event where hopeful for the Copenhagen summit, we hung wishes for those attending. it can be hard to not remain disempowered. so you're going to start to notice a lot of permaculture related blogging on this site as its become one of my primary interests in the last year. ive found myself, in the city, longing for a need to connect to the

On the benefits of Volunteering

2010-08-15T03:21:00.000-07:00

a combination of monotonous student- artist impoverishment and abounding enthusiasm for all events that aim to allow sydney siders a unique view of themselves and the outer world through film, culture and film culture, i found myself again, a volunteer prophet for the festivalists' 2010 possible worlds canadian film festival.apparent gifting of my time for non-profit causes is part of the reason

The cat is back

2010-06-16T03:59:00.004-07:00

I'm coming back, I've been holidaying from blogiverse and well the whole webosphere in general. It's been great and I've been busy (see above) but I'm all refreshed now and want to dive back in.Happy times.

Art Outside, Multiple Personalities

2009-12-09T01:39:00.000-08:00

Art Outside Multiple Personalities continues this week until the 13th!Rozelle Mental Hospital, abandoned wards 17 &18 were opened up last Friday for Sydney artists to install, jam, hang, perform and put some of their life in art form into the space. The place is beautiful and never has it been more colourful and vibrant and full of diverse perspectives.Punk Monk showcased on Opening Night but

TYPOGRAFFITI, What went down?

2009-12-05T01:29:00.000-08:00

A.R O.O6 TYPOGRAFFITI, our last ALGAE RHYTHM of the year and the best way to finish off a fantastic creative year for Punk Monk Propaganda. Our beautiful German interns Felix and Michael curated a night full of energy, activity and creative vibes- an art free- for-all with no adherence to previous skill sets- just freedom. We kicked off with a bang, The Cornershop at capacity (despite drizzly

Things that cheer me up

2009-11-28T19:44:00.001-08:00

In our front garden, November 09

A.R 0.06: TYPOGRAFFITI

2009-11-28T05:17:00.000-08:00

Culture Jammers, Graffiti artists, Typophiles, street artists and wannabes/ dabblers/ appreciators of all of the above: let's get together and enjoy each others company (this coming Monday 30/11). Punk Monk's newest member Felix Pflieger is curating this months ALGAE RHYTHM. With the help of Mr. Pretzel (our other Bavarian colleague) and the rest of the Punk Monk crew, he will be executing a live

I Have Multiple Personalities

2009-11-27T03:12:00.000-08:00

This is not a vacant space.If you've ever been to Callan Park in Rozelle, there is a very distinctive aura to the place. It must be different for each person- but it is there. There is a stillness, a quietness that is unsettling and thought provoking. Without the knowledge of its history- it is puzzling, with this knowledge, that feeling becomes even more unsettling.These gorgeous, open grounds

Marrickville Maggies

2009-11-25T01:00:00.000-08:00

And guardle oodle ardle wardle doodle. The magpies said.We are going to move houses but I'm not sure where. I am getting Marrickville nostalgia already.

For a Rainy Day (or one week without sleep)

2009-11-24T02:59:00.000-08:00

Go here and join the group. Vote for Punk Monk Digital's video so we can make some worthwhile projects in the future!! Felix and Davey have been slaving away at this all week with wonderful results! Pick out your Punk Monk friends voices?

Lurker- isms

2009-11-23T20:38:00.000-08:00

The Lurkers got together with Punk Monk Propaganda in October for a hoedown like no other. We're sending away the leafs hung on our tree sculpture to Copenhagen, zine- style. The leaves were wishes from the well of Lurkers fans for our world, dedicated to politicians in positions of power and also to humanity in general. Watch out for our leaves around the place in the lead up to the UN Climate

Throwie-e-e-e-e-e-e

2009-11-22T00:17:00.000-08:00

"Graffiti" art is about claiming back public space- it is about environmental and social change, however many different levels that exists on. Punk Monk trialled throwie making at Born in the Doorway after being inspired at TINA, by the Graffiti Research Lab (very cool, check this) dudes based around the world. We are gearing up to take this project into public space for a communal/community

Set your inner santa FREE

2009-11-21T00:00:00.000-08:00

Santa is a nice fellow, he gives us gifts which make us happy (?) Unfortunately all those little elves don't actually make all those pressies from scratch, they are fuelled by capitalism (which is destroying our planet!) . Sometimes we need to set our inner santa (consumerhappy) self free and have some time to reconsider our "gift" buying. If you're not willing to boycott Coles/Woolworths for a

Everyday Beauty

2009-11-20T00:17:00.000-08:00

Cnr King St and Erskineville Rd, Newtown- flowers hang from the power lines. Thank you to those beautiful people who think of ways to pretty up our public space- I feel comforted that you exist and I am graced with your works each day.

Erko Kidz call for Change

2009-11-19T18:35:00.000-08:00

A couple of times a week for the past year, on my way to Punk Monk headquarters in Alexandria, I pass this vacant block of land on Erskineville Rd. For the most part (and apparently for the last 40 years) it has been wasted space fenced off with a gate sporting a big lock. For a while a hand drawn sign read "Another development?" with a box ticked NO and underneath "Community Garden?" with a box

AUTISTIC BOY GRANTS WISHES

2009-11-16T16:32:00.000-08:00

Last night, Alex and I agreed to make a vignette/mini- film entitled AUTISTIC BOY GRANTS WISHES. We considered making FOOD STARTS EATING PEOPLE or ANCIENT ALIEN PYRAMID SCHEME but those were already taken. GOVERNMENT IS AUTISTIC BOY, HOUSE ACTUALLY ALIEN ZOO and DARK LORD REASONABLE all looked intrigueing plots also. But the endless possibilities for a snippet entitled AUTISTIC BOY GRANTS WISHES

Hypnosis and Disturbance, Phenomenology and Wheatgrass

2009-11-13T20:00:00.000-08:00

It's been all about moss for a while now, however now a new lush green flora has unexpectedly come into my life. It's about to become all about Wheatgrass. One week ago, one Alex and I wondered past At The Vanishing Point gallery (ATVP) and I recalled a facebook invite I'd gotten triggering the words interactive, ecological, tangible, DIY (words which are usually enough to attract us Punk Monks

Kino Feels Like Home Again #Kino31

2009-11-02T03:55:00.000-08:00

What went down at Kino #31?, these are just the photos.Have you figured out what Kino is all about yet?

Riverbeats beats Halloween

2009-11-01T18:11:00.000-08:00

All Hallows' Eve and the contemplation of which costume party or musical monster mash gig to attend, to dress up or to reject the tradition, to spend lots of money or take it easy on the drinks, and then to end up abandoning all fronts and heading off towards neither, nor.Who knew that the best thing happening in Sydney on a Saturday, more so Halloween Saturday, would be happening in Parramatta,

Where are all the filmmakers? Kino #31

2009-10-29T17:57:00.001-07:00

I can't really put into words how Kino has changed my life. I was first encouraged to come along by one Kate Taylor, who I'd worked with on one infamous film set in early 2008. It took a few Kino's before I decided to take up the recommendation, the constant talk of it whirring through my new set of, what is now known as Punk Monk, pals. I didn't know what to expect of this "Kino" constantly

DIY Dreams

2009-10-28T23:15:00.000-07:00

My 10th blog post at my new site- thanks to everyone that keeps popping in and having a peek!I've been lo-fi diy dreaming as usual lately- zines, moss terrariums, mixtapes, joker collecting, matchbox gifts have all been on my mind. With fragments of three zine projects littering me and alex's abode, a mounting jar collection under the sink and plastic bags full of misty mountain moss, mix tape

LurkED

2009-10-24T19:43:00.000-07:00

Kate Taylor (Punk Monk) The Sleeper(to be) Lurked: Where an individual feels compelled to act on a political issue within his or her immediate community or global community as result of experiencing another individual(s) act of anti-humourless political activism/performance. Eg. 'I/they have been 'Lurked'.Some punk monks and a bunch of others crammed into the Red Rattler last night and got lurkED

Hope for Hopetoun?

2009-10-21T03:13:00.000-07:00

(Michael Prechtl, Hopetoun Hotel, Sept)(Sister Jane by Fastlane/ Faster Louder, Hopetoun Hotel, Sept)In September, Punk Monk was given free reign of the Hopetoun to splash mutating, dripping colour and pattern over bands Wade Jackson, Sister Jane and Hailer. As far as I am aware, this is the first live liquid light show to beam there paying homage to psychedelic forefathers such as The Joshua

Art In Your Face Recovery

2009-10-19T21:31:00.001-07:00

We've had a couple of days now to recover from being BORN IN THE DOORWAY and now it's time to reflect on what a great time we all had and to sift through all the art we made on the night. With about 53 zine pages to collate into one beautiful little document of the experience (my gosh there were some talented and creative little bees there that night!) fellow Punk Monk Alex and I will be busy

Get Lurked

2009-10-19T05:09:00.000-07:00

Sydney eco- terrorists The Lurkers have more than one agenda set for their Red Rattler show this Friday (23.10). The folk trio who describe their music (and vibe) as 'subversive home-spun bluegrass' are putting on a big old hoe-down to celebrate the wholesome year so far spent, to launch their album 'Shoot to the Moon' and to get them in the spirit for campaigning for the future of our planet at

Rebirth Complete

2009-10-17T21:20:00.000-07:00

Guests were given the full rebirth treatment last night at Punk Monk Propaganda's BORN IN THE DOORWAY sensory art and music experience. The eclectic combination of diy craft (collective zine making, mixtape writing and throwie making, live painting), soundscape trances, psychedelic moving liquid light bouncing off all walls and melting onto bodies, a giant peacock (GLAMOUR COCK) that eats your

Fresh and Raw

2009-10-12T06:42:00.000-07:00

VB RAW has been launched and I have to say I respect their advertising tact. It is educated and it has adapted to social media trends and best of all, it is respecting it's target consumer. Super short surveys to assist in their data collection with the promise of some free beer (upfront as a promotion for a new, to-be-launched beer) is the simple starting point. Promise delivered as not only did

Teddy Bear's Picnic

2009-10-11T01:55:00.000-07:00

The guys who restored a little of our faith in the Sydney art scene again (post: Cosmic Peephole) put on a very curious little event recently attended by some Punk Monks Alex, Kaitlyn, Kate, Felix and Michael.Space|space became a cocoon for anti-nostalgic delight this week as this little bear did go down to the woods (and got a small fright). Stuffed teddys hunted and mounted as trophies decorate

Tina and her treasure trove

2009-10-07T19:57:00.000-07:00

Alex and I set up our magic shop-esque zine stall at our first zine and makers market at TINA (in Ghetto Town- a carpark..) a few weeks back. Being behind the shop was a surreal and exciting experience, the most valuable gain that of being part of a lovely community of mostly diy lovers. We brought with us our full collection of ALGAE RHYTHM back catalogues, Know Your Mushrooms, Snippets (

NUUUUUUUUUUUUU

2009-10-07T08:01:00.000-07:00

NO NO NO!You're at the wrong place!! BUT IT'S ONLY A RECENT CHANGE.I'm here:hereherehereherehereshiny happy...!

Born In The Doorway

2009-10-07T06:45:00.000-07:00

My new blog, even more half naked (??) and now borderless and crowned by my algae rhythmic peacock splattered legs and AWOL MONK'S trademark fetish astro turf! Hooray! The grief imposed on me by my last blogspot's seemingly random broken link issues and image display refusals pushed me to the limit but unfortunately blogspot gives the most user control out of the big names so it retains its hold

I've had too much to say lately so I haven't posted anything...

2009-09-30T21:42:00.000-07:00

Secluded desksad yellow girla tear drop.Falls from glasslike melted icecubes.Leftover rainstuck to eyelashesdrips.

ALGAE RHYTHM 0.05: PORTALS

2009-09-16T16:30:00.000-07:00

ALGAE RHYTHM 0.05 will focus on transportation through time, into familiar and foreign memories, lands and fantasies. It is about storytelling (what we know, what we have experienced and how it has shaped out present being), creation (how we can express our story and what it means to us) and prediction (we have an idea of what we are here in the now, but what might we be like in the future and

Moss-run

2009-09-06T23:39:00.000-07:00

First step of Moss terrarium creation: moss collection.Bouddi National Park

Sometimes I need to Get Out

2009-09-03T20:51:00.000-07:00

Sometime's I need to get out of the city and return to my origins.(Photos by--Top: Manuela, Bottom: Alexander)

Laika in Space Space

2009-08-31T00:57:00.000-07:00