definatalie.com » finders keepers http://www.definatalie.com Drawing, body image and being fancy Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:07:03 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Drawing on everyone’s walls. http://www.definatalie.com/2010/11/25/drawing-on-everyones-walls/ http://www.definatalie.com/2010/11/25/drawing-on-everyones-walls/#comments Thu, 25 Nov 2010 03:00:29 +0000 Natalie http://www.definatalie.com/?p=3749


After all my talk about taking time to do personal work, I’ve not really even had the time to do that. I have done a lot of sketching and doodling throughout the last few months, but in recent weeks my brain has told me to shut down and [...]]]> A piece of art with a lot of very small detailed paisley and flower drawing/ doodling forming a border around the words "I AM A BIGOT".
A drawing with a lot of small paisley and flower doodles in blue ink forming a border around the words "I DON'T TRUST YOU".
A drawing on paper with lots of flowers that look vaguely like pansies drawn in pink ink with the bottom quarter of the drawing obscured by a pink ink spill. Written in gold ink in the centre is "I MAKE MISTAKES".
A drawing on several layers of film of lots of little paisley and flower shapes forming a border around the words "SELF CENTRED". Colour from the lower layers fills the paisley and flower shapes in reds, purples and greens.

After all my talk about taking time to do personal work, I’ve not really even had the time to do that. I have done a lot of sketching and doodling throughout the last few months, but in recent weeks my brain has told me to shut down and focus on myself and drawing. Some pretty crap things have happened and these are a reflection on my responses to these things, they are pretty honest and raw.

It’s interesting seeing how other people react to my drawings, a few people have told me how visceral their response is and how the feel attached in some way. Other people’s feelings aren’t so fond, instead they are prompted to defend something (like longstanding assumptions.)

I know that I can’t be alive and be me without drawing. Mark-making grounds me and helps me feel connected to the world. Sometimes I struggle to understand where I fit in within “art” and being pretty horrified by how capitalism corrupts and hurts people I am also suspicious of even trying to do proper “art” within the proper “art” world. I guess I’m happy doodling in the margins. ;)

Though, sometimes people do let me put my drawings on their walls! Here’s a list of places where you can witness this rare and precious thing in the next few weeks:

Curvy Launch Melbourne
Third Floor – Mag Nation
88 Elizabeth St Melbourne.
Thursday November 25 from 7pm – TONIGHT!

Curvy Launch Brisbane
Nine Lives Gallery
694 A Ann St, Fortitude Valley
Thursday December 2 from 7pm

On The Wall
Part of The Finders Keepers Sydney
The inside foyer at CarriageWorks
245 Wilson Street, Eveleigh, NSW.
Friday 3rd December from 6pm – 10pm
Saturday 4th December from 10am – 5pm

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Coffee is the best way to get a Natalie to start the day! We had our Saturday morning all planned out, we were going to check out the new Coorparoo Markets and then move on to Finders Keepers but parking at the rejuvenated old Myer Coorparoo building AND breakfast in our tummies were seriously lacking, so we decided to have our most important meal at Cafeine.

Photo of my breakfast, a mushroom and feta omelette in a souffle dish with three pieces of bread and some tomatoes with pesto sitting on spinach leaves.
This mushroom and feta omelette with pesto stuffed tomatoes is the best.

After breakfast we went to the Coorparoo Markets, finally, but we didn’t take photos because we were busy checking it all out. There’s a level of random market thingies and doodads (including tiny helicopters that are amazing) and a level of fresh produce. Horah for close fresh food markets!

Photo of red roses in focus in the foreground with an old red brick building behind them slightly blurry.
After our local jaunt we headed to The Old Museum for the Finders Keepers markets!

Photo of a large red brick hall entrance with decorative brickwork over arches and around columns. People are coming in and out of the door.
I love this building and the surrounding gardens, it’s such a nice venue for a market.

Photo of me against the side of a red brick exhibition building wearing a floral dress with denim cut off shorts. I'm making a pretty goofy face and pose.
I wore clothes!

Photo of large blue, fawn and cream coloured pom poms hanging in a huge bunch from the ceiling of a large room
THE POM POMS! The colours are right out of the poster I illustrated for the markets!

Photo of stained glass windows with mostly purple and lilac coloured glass squares with an odd oranged coloured square here and there.
Photo of a large hall with lots of people around looking at cute craft shops. A cluster of huge pom poms hangs from the ceiling in the centre of the very large room.
I’m not kidding, I want these for my birthday party :D

Photo of a hand bag stall in the middle of a large room amongst lots of other crafty stalls and shoppers.
This is the okt-ober dee stall, and see that cute handbag? This one? I LOVE IT. Oh my goodness it’s the cutest.

Photo of large blue, cream and fawn pom poms hanging from the ceiling of a very large room.
Seriously, POM POMS.


Photo of colourful fabric bunting strung up outside against large white clouds in a blue sky.
Photo of white lanterns of various sizes hung up on railings, with lots of people milling about in the background.
Photo of Nick, a pale skinned fat man with an amazing beard, sitting on a hession covered milk crate holding up a large orange and white umbrella.
Nick is staying strong in the face of craft and whimsy overload.
Photo of a large garden bed full of long stemmed purple flowers.
Photo of the Story Bridge while driving over it, the grey steel structure like huge mechano scaffolding arching over the six lane bridge.
And then we went over the Story Bridge and tended some errands. Saturday success! ]]> http://www.definatalie.com/2010/11/07/my-saturday-featuring-the-finders-keepers-market/feed/ 10 Nana Chic and Finders Keepers http://www.definatalie.com/2009/11/01/nana-chic-and-finders-keepers/ http://www.definatalie.com/2009/11/01/nana-chic-and-finders-keepers/#comments Sun, 01 Nov 2009 08:21:16 +0000 Natalie http://www.definatalie.com/?p=656

Today I went to the Brisbane Finders Keepers markets on a whim, despite being apprehensive about being amongst such talent and gorgeous knick knackery. I got this vintage dress in the mail last week, so I decided to seize the day (and the overcast [...]]]> OOTD - Nana Chic

Today I went to the Brisbane Finders Keepers markets on a whim, despite being apprehensive about being amongst such talent and gorgeous knick knackery. I got this vintage dress in the mail last week, so I decided to seize the day (and the overcast weather) and wear it out before it gets really really hot. “Nana chic” really appeals to me so I am very glad to have another dress that I can wear with my pewter patent “Nana shoes” (even though they give me blisters!) I’m squinting in the photo because I thought my sunglasses completely wrong for the outfit, thus you get this furrowed brow!

Dress – beesipea on etsy
Shoes – Roberto Figini
Belt – Yours Clothing
Bag – Satchi

New haircut
You might notice I look slightly shorn on one side… After agonising over this hairstyle for a month or so I decided to go ahead with it. Most of my friends know I care approximately naught for what other people think about what I do with my body and I’m pretty sure it’s a hairstyle that divides opinion, but I’m really enjoying it so far!

My favourite stalls from the Finders Keepers Brisbane markets included:

  • Kim Wallace of Udessi – lovely ceramics pressed with doilies and pieces of lace.
  • Cherrymorris – an accessory label featuring these fantastic cast pewter pieces.
  • Miss Amy Lane – very whimsical millinery that I was completely drooling over. Had I the money, I would commission a top hat for my husband because it would look so awesome on him!
  • Lola & Bailey – jewellery designers who have created pieces I have lusted after for years! I actually bought a Dial D necklace today, and I’m already planning outfits around it!
Lola & Bailey necklace
My new Lola & Bailey necklace! ♥

I also went past the Leeloo stall but I was too shy to go up and say hello. I’m such a fool! I could have let Angela know that my Once Upon piece might be a day late, as I posted it on Friday. Nick thinks I’m totally silly for not introducing myself!

I’m glad I went to the markets, but I do feel like I ought to be stepping my game up a bit – to use an oft abused phrase! I have so many ideas but I just don’t know how to even begin to start manufacturing things… so I end up making a huge amount of prototypes and then store them away somewhere, or give them away to my loved ones. I keep thinking “if only I had enough money to do x” or “if I had enough capital I could set up a store” and I always trip myself up over details and get so overwhelmed that I keep my plans on a shelf. Next year I am going to start creating as much as possible, and putting those things up for sale straight away without worrying about creating a whole stable of products first. The most important thing is to at least start selling things in order to build up a bunch of money I can do even more fabulous things with. It’s exciting and scary, and I’ll probably need your moral support!

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