Sunday 23 November 2008

Calendar Girl

If I am lost for a day; try and find me 
But if I don't come back, then I won't look behind me 
All of the things that I thought were so easy 
just got harder and harder each day 

Calendar girl whos in love with the world, Stay alive 

The pages keep turning, I'll mark off each day with a cross 
And I'll laugh about all that we've lost 
Calendar Girl who is lost to the world 
Stay Alive 
Calendar Girl who is lost to the world Stay Alive 
January,February,March,April,May I'm alive 
June,July,August,September,October I'm alive 
November,December, I'm alive 
I'm alive 

Calendar girl who's in love with the world, Stay alive


I have made up my mind, my decision is in, I am moving to Brisbane on the 1st of January, in pursuit of my dream of having a fruitful life full of art galleries, live music, craft markets, vintage shops and creative friends,  but most of all working towards a career in the arts.  The plan is to spend the 31st of December with my best friend Ashton reflecting on what will be the end of an era, and maybe making a scrapbook of the year that has been.  We will stay up all night, with the help of copious amounts of coffee and wine and then I will fly out the next morning to start my new life in a new city.  I will stay with my nana, while catch the train into the city everyday checking out share houses and looking for jobs.  On the 4th of January I will attend 'Stars' concert at The Zoo; after missing out on seeing Stars perform live on 2 occasions I believe I owe it to myself to see them this time- no matter what.  On the 15th of January (possibly sooner) I will find out if I have been successful in bagging a position at Griffith or QUT and will start a degree in Feb of 2009.  

The pages keep turning, I'll mark off each day with a cross
And I'll laugh about all that we've lost

So that is the plan thus far, the rest is a beautiful mystery.  I look forward to getting my new Frankie calender and Kikki.K 2009 diary and filling it with wonderful dates, concerts and art deadlines.  If I had a goal for my life it would be that every year be more fruitful and busy than the last.  I don't want to look back on my life 5 years from now and think that I should have worked harder or lived more, but be able to congratulate myself for creating the life I wanted by myself for myself from scratch. The year is not over yet, so I will cherish what is left, before I take on the challenge of my life, won't you join me? xx

Monday 10 November 2008

What is art REALLY?

If anything and everything is art in some way, does art really exist?  or is something only art when the maker creates it for the purpose of being fine art? or when the art world puts it on a pedestal or a blank piece of gallery wall and deems it art? Does art contain any intrinsic value or is the value in what we as consumers decide it is worth?

Sunday 9 November 2008

Feels like home

My favourite part of a magazine is looking at the homebody pages, where creative people show off their home and the possessions they love within it.  I'm hoping one day I can have a home with pretty things that I love just as much as the ones in the pages of magazines such as Frankie and Russh.  Despite my low budget I do manage to make the lovely four bedroom home I currently occupy look less like a blank canvas and with a few nice op-shop finds, arty posters and childhood treasures.  I will remember my time in Sandy's house very fondly, as it is when I lived alone for the first time, entertained guests and found some independence.