Inspirathon (let's pretend it's a word, just for now)

After having rushed out an email so that everyone knew what was happening, I realised that I had forgotten about the why. Which left the people who had missed out on the original email thread in the dark, so here is what started it all.


"Anyone keen for a food, gallery and creating day over the weekend? It would be great to get a group together and find some inspiration then do something with whatever we find. I have been trying to find time to go to White Rabbit for ages so that's an option, or I'm open to suggestions if anything has just popped up in creative land. Even a design crawl through Surry Hills (similar to Urban Walkabout tours only without the $75 fee) to drop into cafes, shops and galleries.


The more the merrier! Lets hatch a plan."


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So the idea is to get creative people together in Sydney to find inspiration and then do something with it.
Below is the email (aka the plan) sent on Thursday 26th of Nov.
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Hey all,

With interest coming from all over the place thanks to some power networking at Junior on Wednesday night, our little 'gallery, food, design and art tour' is gaining numbers and a creative collective of designers, artists, illustrators and directors is forming. There may be even more after Pecha Kucha tonight at the Red Rattler.

So that we can all meet up, the start will be at White Rabbit in Chippendale at 11am on Saturday the 28th of November. 

After a look around for how ever long is required we can head off in the direction of Surry Hills to explore cafes, bars, shops and galleries. Be prepared to go with the flow, float aimlessly and backtrack when necessary. I have a habit of being drawn to nice papers, fat books, letterpress prints, patterned wallpapers, op shops and shiny bicycles so don't forget to steer me towards, clothing, furniture, lighting, magazines stores and second hand stores and anything else that is 'your thing'. Remember this is your tour to guide (majority rules of course), I'm just holding the umbrella, whether metaphoric or literal. Check out TwoThousand for some inspiration and keep an eye/ear out for anything that's opening/closing or showing that we can drop by.

We also have the option of Young Blood designers markets running at the Powerhouse Museum which if anything like last time is well worth exploring. The $5 entry includes access to the museum.

Then once the legs are tired we can retire to somewhere comfortable to do something with the inspiration we have gleaned from the adventure. If you want to share something you have been working on bring that along too.

Don't forget:

• comfortable shoes
• some cash for entries, food, drinks and stuff
• something to be creative with
• to be open to changes of plan
• to share

Feel free to comment, discuss and expand in the comments section at the bottom of this post.

I look forward to seeing you there.

Cheers,

Rhys

aka PseudoRhys

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Also on at the moment is http://www.lanewaysbygeorge.com.au/ which is highly recommended, and for a quiet ale 'the Pond' has popped up in Darlinghurst. 

GOfish3 : open for submissions

GOfish is a great creative arts publication straight out of the country. With two editions under their belt, the first focused on artists from Wagga, the next all female artists. With fantastic artists from around the world submitting, it's time to check it out and get your work seen.

Creative Sundays

Sundays usually consist of a bike ride followed by takeaway food, a beer in the backyard. But this weekend, for a change, I was invited by Sophie to a afternoon of creative/crafty arts. Though I didn't stray from my sketch book it was fantastic to be around creative people and talk about our projects. Can't wait to do it again! Also a big thanks to Iris (for hosting) and Fiona for adding to the creative pool. 

So, the conversation ended on something like 'thats about as likely as a gorilla wearing a pink tutu, marching around a congo drum, hitting it with rubber snakes'. Strangely the image was still in my head the next day, so it deserved a page in my sketchbook.

I have noticed the theme of wind power popping up in a lot of my scratchings lately. I'm not sure if it is because of the weather here, Carly's wind/water powered building or just a fascination at how much power it actually has, and how different levels can make or break your day.

Creative weekend ... sorta

Over the weekend I attempted to have a very creative weekend. Unfortunately I wasn't. Luckily some other people were and that gave me something to do.

With the Sydney Design Festival on there is something to explore almost everyday. So I headed out to see what I could find.

Thinking globally and acting locally I returned to a familiar haunt at Oh Really to meet up with Sophie one half of the Monday Project and two halves of Avocado and Lemon. Creative dreams, strains and realities crossed the table along with lattes and lime tart. What a great way to spend an afternoon.

Full of inspiration and a need for stimulation I headed down to an exhibition being run by AGDA as part of the festival. Not knowing what to expect I was enjoying the street art in Omnibus lane before I realised that it was the exhibition. I would post some photos from it, but as BenZen said about the studio of Ghost Patrol and Miso ... you could walk around it 4 or 5 times and see something new everytime. The same can be said here, and I would not be doing it justice if I tried. Definitely worth exploring on a sunny day.

To top it off a visit to the Object Gallery to see some more commercial work in the form of super trendy kitchen objects. After which I attempted to visit Gaffa on a Sunday. Not the best idea, so I will have to go back when they are open.

Anyway thats the abridged version of my weekend. Hopefully it gets you out to the Festival (these this don't happen every day) and inspired, maybe even to Young Blood next weekend. Hope to see you there.

Omnibus Lane, Ultimo.