experiments in moss art #1

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 (or if you are us, one very long day)....

DIY Dreams

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 lists to be collated and the early phases of a Solitaire Mystery (and Sophia Bella)- inspired joker collection amongst the rubble of put to bed projects; peacock heads, flowery treetops and newspaper glued to the ground, it's no wonder our house resembles a junkyard.

This post isn't about much but I'm super keen to start a zine swap network and also expand on the communal zine making idea launched at ALGAE RHYTHM 0.05: Portals and then at Born in the Doorway and The Lurkers show. I know there are zine enthusiasts in Sydney- let's connect!

Pictured above are some of the latest babes: moss terrariums. Some collected from our moss run at Bouddi, some from the Blue Mountains courtesy of one of our dearest friends Vic. Is anyone else into making these? I want to collaborate! We have a gazillion jars, so lets go moss scavenging together. Yes? clare@punk-monk.com.