Happy Weekend!

Happy weekend my friends.
Its going to be a gorgeous Winter weekend with crisp cool air, sun & blue skies. Winter is so special here in Sydney and I look forward to meeting friends later on, reading a bit and taking some photos of those long Winter shades we have here :)

I also got my photos back from our trip to New Zealand and I will start posting some of them over the next weeks.

I updated the print shop last week. Have a look if you like and let me know what you think.

Have a great one,
Maria

Beautiful Pottery by Pippin Drysdale

On my last visit to Perth I was very lucky to visit Pippin Drysdale in her house in Fremantle. I also had a few glimpses into her studio in which the most amazing, delicate and beautiful pots are getting thrown, fired & glazed.

Pip just had a show in Sydney and it was great to see all her wonderful pots there - some in groups and some just on their own, some small and others impressively big, but all in the most exquisite colours and fine-line-patterns.

I like walking

The other day I took the train to Marrickville and had a beautiful breakfast at Cornersmith. I think I would go there every weekend if we would only live closer.

That Saturday, I enjoyed not to speak much after a busy week at work, just to be on my own and walking all the way back from Marickville, home.

Here a few snaps from my walk

Maria

A day at the Northern beaches

A few months back I was lucky to have visitors from some dear friends from Germany. Nicole and her boyfriend spent two weeks in Sydney with us and while they were here we showed them around the city and our favourite spots. One weekend we went to the Northern beaches and enjoyed the blue of the sky & the water and just being at the seaside.

Alphabet Family Journal (Outtakes)

Months and months ago Luisa Brimble contacted me about an idea of hers - a dream to create a magazine, a magazine for families and she asked me if I'd like to contribute to it with some photos of artists' kitchens, just fitting to the first issue of the Alphabet Family Journal which is all about the letter 'A'. I didn't hear from her for a while but could see on the social networks how her dream slowly grew and took shape and how amazing it is when lots of people contribute (creatively but also financially) to make great things happen.
I am so happy to see my photos in the first issue of the Alphabeht Family Journal. When I got it my in my mail box the other week I sat down to look at it, I touched the wonderful paper, flicked through some of the first pages to find myself reading in it right away. It is such a wonderful magazine and I am proud to be part of it. Congratulations to Luisa, who made her dream come true and also to Mel, Alex, Laura & Elizabeth for letting me take photos of their wonderful homes & studios.

Above you can see a few outtakes of my contribution.

You can have a look at a few pages of the magazine on Broadsheet. Elize took some photos of Mel and I while we had a flick through the magazine last Sunday.

The other day

This week has gone by so quickly. It is sometimes hard to keep track but it is already Thursday. Incredibly. We are going to New Zealand tomorrow, after our trip in October we are back for 8 days this time we will drive around the North Island. I am getting really excited.

I am lucky and some of my photos got printed in some of my favourite magazines this month and I will talk about this a bit more over the next few weeks and show you photos.
But here is a link to the wonderful new Alphabet Journal . It is such a great publication and it amazes me to see how good things get created when lots of people come together but also if people believe into a project and make something happening with their financial contribution, as this magazine went through kickstarter. You can order your own copy here!

Rollop - Medium Format

Just two photos I took with a Rollop medium format camera which I found on the flea market last year. It took me almost one year to finish the film (of 12 photos) and get it processed. It is quite a different way to taking photos but I really enjoy it and like to use it more often. One of the things I really enjoy is trying out new cameras, seeing how they work, how different light is captures and colours turn out. I had a few light leaks (as I didn't handle the film so well once I got it out of the camera) but look forward to become better using this old lady.

Maria