Okay so i'm going to try not to disappear form years at a time, I was, believe it or not, very good at this consistency thing at one stage. So i've got so much to write about varying from now and my time away and i'll probably be jumping erratically between the two for a while, which is sort of how my mind works anyway. it's all over the shop ( Read more... )

My year in the world of The Arts...yes TV counts :P

( Books )

Check out this amazing trailer for Maggie Stiefvaters upcoming novel Scorpio Races...did i mention she did the animation, wrote the music and performed the music, all for a book she wrote?! talk about over achieving! THANK-YOU MAGGIE FOR YOUR AWESOMENESS :D

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Now you want a copy right? (if not dont worry we can get you help) click this awesome link to ( Read more... )

 Lovely Lisa over at Read Me Bookmark Me Love Me has an awesome Contest running at the moment. You could win signed copies of Maria V Snyders Inside Out and Outside In (so a complete set :D). I havent read these yet but i've heard wonderful things and if her Study series is anything to go by they'll live up to their reputation. and the best part? ( Read more... )

 Well this is is turning out pretty grand, by the time new year rolls around ill have met 7, possibly 8, authors. Its amazing its like every US publisher realised at the exact same time that Australia is quiet a big market and that it is actually worth flying them out here ( Read more... )

 Well yesterday was massive. First ill get the boring stuff out of the way....
I only had one class yesterday (woo) and in that class we had an assessment task (boo). the assessment task was a mock job interview (double boo). i was SO nervous since ive never had a proper interview before, they've all just been on the spot questions about my resume ( Read more... )

 oooh procrastination its been awhile, lets catch up ( Read more... )

Well i went to the Gustave Moreau: The Eternal Feminine today. it was amazing! the space was surprisingly small for the amount of art they managed to squeeze into the space. It was set up like a room within a room and the paintings were just incredible! I found out today that when Moreau was young his parents bought a six story estate in his name, ( Read more... )

Hey did anyone else know that Moonlight was based on a book?! Well it turns out it was - the origional screenplay was written by the author, i know, i know - which book? well turns out it wasn't even published back then. It was only published this year! apparently its a lot darker and grittier than the show and Mick Angel (yeah i prefer St John..) ( Read more... )

I went to a curators talk today about the Dreams Come True exhibition currently on in Melbourne and am SO glad i did. i havent really read any of the traditional/original tales that Disney's fairytales are based on and was shocked to hear what some of them are about. I also learnt about a few of the key animators and concept artists in beauty and ( Read more... )