I HEART KEN DONE! This canvas is like the 80s, Australiana, a gum tree and Ken Done had a baby. A far, far far far less talented baby, obviously. LISTENING TO: S-Town. Incredibly, and oddly, engaging and intriguing. Brian Reed’s lilting voice is rather soothing giving the subject matter. WATCHING: GLOW. Clearly the colour inspo…
Read MoreGOOD MORNING, FRIEND! This little fella is really freaking happy. About everything. All the time. He’s either really good company if you need a little cheering up OR if you are the one that is always happy about everything all the time too. LISTENING TO: The Faraway Tree audio book…
Read MoreThe Messy Bags come from very humble beginnings. I had been making and selling versions of the Messy Bag in another corner of the inter webs for years. When I launched a Kickstarter campaign in August of 2015, I quickly realised I was going to need something other than just the clothes to offer as…
Read MoreBit cheeky, kinda sarcastic, and she doesn’t like acai smoothie bowls. Fruit Loops over oatmeal, ice cream over frozen yoghurt. LISTENING TO: Ear Hustle A Podcast by inmates at San Quentin about living behind bars. Nigel Poor sounds exactly like Sarah Koenig from Serial. The story about the frog in episode 4 makes the…
Read MoreEach canvas that is created for a collection of Messy Bags has it’s own personality and no two are the same. Sometimes they’re influenced by the weather. Wet, rainy, humid days means the ink takes longer to try and it can dictate what tools or techniques are used. I rarely paint in silence. I always…
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