The last one was great but some people couldn’t make it because it was in the evening. So I thought we could have another one during the …
The last one was great but some people couldn’t make it because it was in the evening. So I thought we could have another one during the day! Yay! Date: Saturday July 28th / Time: 10am onwards / Where: Meet Flinders Street Station on the steps / Activities for the day: Photo taking, lunch, more photo taking and if we are keen a wander around the national gallery. / RSVP: Comment here / Contact: Jo 0418 240 485 (save my number in your phone) Can’t manage a Saturday? Pencil in Sunday August 19th.
Yes, I’m doing it again (must be some sort of compulsion disorder). After this one we’re going to do an overnighter so come along and mee…
Yes, I’m doing it again (must be some sort of compulsion disorder). After this one we’re going to do an overnighter so come along and meet people first. I’m excited already. MELBOURNE MEET UP / Date: Sunday August 19th 2007 / Time: 12 noon onwards- Meet at Flinders Street Station steps and we’ll walk over together / Where: The Royal Botanic Gardens / Activities for the day: Picnic/Cafe Lunch then maybe a stroll around the gardens. (I’m waiting on an ok from the cafe to book a table) / RSVP: Comment in this thread / Contact: Jo 0418 240 485 (save my number in your phone) / What to Bring: Camera / Updates: Will be posted here / Fairy Bread by Jaye Loring
Well the turn out was a little disappointing but for the first Sydney meet but the trains, and that it was the first meet we still had a …
Well the turn out was a little disappointing but for the first Sydney meet but the trains, and that it was the first meet we still had a good showing and enjoyed a great day in the city with like minded folk. In attendance was Macro Britti, Bodymechanic, Miloman, Ozcloggie and the every charming MBartworks (that stands for MB Artworks, not Bartworks…incase like me you were confused). Well I decided for the first time to opperate the D200 in Black and White mode only (I shot RAW+Jpeg so I could always get at the colour if I wanted too). I really liked Hien’s photos of the melbourne meet, so decided to try my hand at Black and White, and mix up the ISO to introduce what I hoped was some complimentary noise. So here are my top 20 shots from the day, no PP except resizing for the web. #1 The Rubber Duckie made famous by Ozcloggie (this duck seems to go everywhere. / #2 Macro Britti sitting on the Town Hall Steps / #3 Ozcloggie sizing up his Rubber Duckie on Town Hall Steps / #4 The Gang loose out on the streets (L-R, Marco, Miloman, MBartworks, Bodymechanic hiding behind MBartworks and finally Ozcloggie) / #5 Interesting sculpture / #6 The Park was a great place to relax / #7 This Varigated Plant was begging for it’s own photo. / #8 A Holy Fence / #9 The Walkers (L-R ,Bodymechanic, MBartworks, Marco) #10 Tree Texture / #11 Ever happy to Model, Rubber Duckie poses for Ozcloggie / #12 Marco wishes he bought a sketch pad as the cameras come out over lunch. / #13 MBartworks and Marco review images on Marco’s phone / #14 Bodymechanic caught mid conversation with Miloman / #15 Miloman poses for the camera, hands on chins seemed a popular pose. #16 Ozcloggie enjoying lunch and a social chat. / #17 Duckie again the centre of attention. / / / #18 Duckie being waited on / #19 The Duck is amused at it’s own reflection. / #20 The Gang walk off into the distance… figuratively /
Well it was another successfull Melbourne Meet Up We are all getting so friendly- it’s great to see. This time we had a record turn ou…
Well it was another successfull Melbourne Meet Up We are all getting so friendly- it’s great to see. This time we had a record turn out, so much so that most of us can’t remember everyone else’s names yet! But it was great to see lots of fresh faces and meet you all. You better come to the next one! We ate lunch, walked around the botanic gardens, got lost and few times, had numerous toilet and caffine stops, did cartwheels (well, Jess did anyway), saw some pretty gardens, drank red wine and enjoyed each others’ company. Can’t wait for the photos to start coming through. Everyone is linking to their photos HERE if you are interested PHOTO LINKS Michman’s facebook album James Broadway’s online album / and one of Jess Ann van Alkmade whoalse’s has an online album from today ...and these… Mark German’s shots as follows… Daijiro Kato’s shots follow…
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/ Tessalated Coast by Peter Martin Ok, so here’s my suggestion (feel free to ignore it) Last year I went to a wedding in Lorne on the Great Ocean Road and saw how well they accommodated a larger group. Seeing as how there are a few RedBubblers who live over that way who missed out on our Melbourne Meet Ups, I thought it might be nice to go visit. Great Ocean Road Cottages in Lorne is not only wonderfully cheap, (works out to about $50 per head or they have a backpackers on site if your want cheaper) but the people who run it are lovely and very helpful. You can make use of the electric kitchens to self cater or go to the cafes and pubs down the road. The cottages are a 2 minute walk from an IGA or 10 minute walk to the nearest pub. (Yes, they have Red Wine) / Erskine Falls Reborn by Michael Eyssens The accommodation is a series of small cottages with a queen bed downstairs and 2-3 single beds upstairs. I’d suggest that we organise ourselves into small groups of 3-5 and book a cottage for each group as they are put together. The cottages are all close enough together that it does not matter which one you are in however they are holding a few close together for us until I get back to them in a couple of days. Staying in Lorne will put us within a short drive of the otways and several lovely looking great ocean road sites if we want artistic inspiration. The cottages, while designed to sleep 4-5, are suitable to entertain a group of people and say, sprawl out a game of twister or something. I’ve called them to ensure that they have enough room for us on the night of Sat October 27th and all is good. My thinking is that we could head over early Saturday, spend a day doing bush things and a day doing beach things. What do you think? P.S – Sorry Jess for ambushing this idea!! / Lorne Pier,Victoria by Joe Mortelliti
ROOM ALLOCATIONS / To help us all check in, I have thrown together some room allocations. We can totally change these around however we w…
ROOM ALLOCATIONS / To help us all check in, I have thrown together some room allocations. We can totally change these around however we want when we are all there. This is what we are staying in… And yes, that is a queen bed, a few lovely people get to bunk up (or just stay up all night) Don’t worry fellas, most of the girls have already offered to do it so you don’t have to! Expenses: / $50 per person for accomodation: Please pay upon arrival at reception. Cash prefered. / Money for meals or you can self cater using the facilities in the cottages / Petrol money / What to Bring: Camera etc. Beach stuff Money Phone and charger Walking shoes The ususal stuff. ROOM ONE (Reserved Under Jo O’Brien) / Jo O’Brien / Jessica Tremp / juliejulie / Bellmusker ROOM TWO (Reserved Under Chris White) / Chris W / Michman / Darryl A / Daijiro Kato ROOM THREE (Reserved under Melissa Vowel) / Melissa Vowell / Alateia / claudia phares / Bronwyn – Claudia Phares’s Friend ROOM FOUR (Reserved Under Hien Nguyen) / Hien Nguyen / James Price / David Spencer / whoalse ROOM FIVE (Reserved under Anne Van Alkemade) / Anne van Alkemade / Anne’s friend 1 / Anne’s friend 2 / Masae (Atelia’s daughter) VISITING FOR THE DAY / Jayell and partner CAR POOLING / And guys, as a courtesy to you driver, please offer to help out with the ridiculous expense of petrol Michman’s Car: Michael, Wen,(still room) / Jo’s Car: Jo, Melissa, Bellmusker (room for one more) / ChrisW’s Car: ChrisW, Jessica, Julie, David (Full) / Anne’s Car: Anne plus friends (Full) / James Price’s Car: James, Alateia, Masae (room for one more) / Hien’s Motorbike: Hien (room for one more on the back)
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# / The Bubble Bunch by James Price Tag your Lorne stuff Lorne07 please so we can all find it :) Yay!
The first time I met people off the internet, it was …
The first time I met people off the internet, it was 20 bubblers at some pub I’d never been to, and I was supposedly the organsier- I was a nervous wreck! Meeting complete and utter strangers off the internet isn’t always easy, even for the most social butterflies, and even if you feel like you know them pretty well from online. So think about how best to comfort people and make them realise that not everyone on the internet is a scary monster… - meet in a public place where there are passers by / - consider a daytime meet / - ensure any activities include people / - invite attendees to bring a friend or partner along for moral support / - be clear about how to identify each other at the meet up point / - have a way for attendees to contact you/someone on the day / - touch base with attendees prior to the day so they know you really do exist and that it will be going ahead. Inviting People / Well I can tell you how not to invite people- with a vague open ended forum post like “anyone in suchandsuchatown want to meet up one weekend?” This results in three pages of umming and arring and trying to work out details. What you need to do is give it some thought and present a cohesive idea along with the message that you are flexible to other people’s ideas. / Here is an example of how I first suggested a group of us drive 3 hours out of melbourne for a night in Lorne. I suggest having the following details in your invitation post: - A date and time to meet / - A specific meet up location (somewhere well known is best) / - A suggested activity for the day/evening / - How you will identify each other / - How you will contact attendees should there be a change of plans / - How attendees should contact you/someone else should they be late etc. / - Advise people on what they should bring- lunch money, camera etc. Once you have written and posted your invitation in all the right places, (such as a relevant group) people will start to respond. Some will jump in with a big YES!, others will express disappointment at living at the other side of the world, others will ask you to change the date, some will ask you to change other details. When negotiating details, remember that more changes, the more confusing it gets. So don’t feel like you need to bend to every person who can’t make a certain date, or whatever. Some people will miss out – they can come to the next one! / Lorne 07 – RB Melb Group Shot by whoalse A few days before Let attendees know that it is in fact going ahead, confirm the details and get yourself orgainsed. If you have promised them red balloons to mark the meet up point- buy them. If you need to wash your picnic rug, do it. Just trust me on this. You will be nervous on the day itself and are more likely to forget things. Some of my suggestions for the day before are: - charge you camera batteries / - print off a list of people who are coming and any mobile numbers you have for them / - double check any reservations you have and confirm numbers / - Charge your mobile phone and ensure you have enough credit to make several calls / - If you are doing the popular red balloon thing, bring string to tie them to something / - Pack a map, even if you know the area well. It makes giving directions to others easier. / - If there is a reservation, make sure attendees know what name it is under Once you are all packed, leave everything you are taking at the front door or in a pile somewhere like that. On the Day This is the bit where people call you to cancel, rock up late, get lost, and never arrive for reasons you will never find out. - Have your mobile phone on Loud. Boy I have learned this the hard way several times over! / - Be the first person to the meetup point / - Decide how long you are prepared to hang around waiting for latecomers / - Watch out for people arriving / - Introduce yourself with a smile and if your real name is different to your username, introduce yourself with both names. / - Introduce people to each other as they arrive Then you all go off and have a bunch of fun!!! The rest takes care of itself, trust me :) Oh yeah, almost forget… the absolute most important bit of all / post all the photos in a journal post on redbubble so we can all see :)
Thanks for organising Mel/jJo, i had a great time and had a ball taking these pics… !! All photos taken with available light. Note t…
Thanks for organising Mel/jJo, i had a great time and had a ball taking these pics… !! All photos taken with available light. Note the changes in colour as the evening starts with harsh sun, then sunset light then no light from the sun at all (artificial). Nikon D3 and 50mm 1.4 lens combo rocks… Noob! / mark having a cry? / mel didn’t photoshop herself in this time / mark took this one – Kristy being hella sexy. / Whissssper…. / Crotch shot / did he catch me?! / hot !! / d’oh / mmmm food / even hotter ! / best friends / waitress was hot / screw the food look at the DOF! / peace ya’ll / Michael will be jeaolous now. / hands to themselves… / polka dot magic / light outside is perfect ! / relaxed candid of Helen / Mel smirking… shot by Jess / all cameras on Helen / and one more / always looking at his camera ! / another / Really pushing the low light now… so much so that Helen’s face is lit up by the phone’s screen! / Mark is now on the table taking pics! / and then sharing them / happy fun times / self portrait with the P&S / high five, yo! /
Well, Brisbane finally took the plunge and we had our first meet where people actually attended!! The lovely Helen (LittleHelen...
Well, Brisbane finally took the plunge and we had our first meet where people actually attended!! The lovely Helen (LittleHelen) arrived at my house at 10am Sunday morning to me still in my pyjamas, so naturally I put her to work in my kitchen :p It rained most of the morning and we were a little disheartened as our meet was a picnic in the Brisbane Botanical Gardens! Luckily by the time we’d driven to Brisbane from the Gold Coast the skies were blue and it was hot and sunny! Helen and I put our balloons up and set up our table just as the first Brisbanite arrived! It was a fun, relaxed, enjoyable afternoon and it was wonderful to finally meet some Brisbane artists.Here’s a few pictures from the day! (Jack01 aka Collie also came with her husband Peter and brother Kev but they unfortunately had to leave before I broke my camera out) drec (Derek) says: always Coca Cola GabrielK listening intently to some profound and philosophical conversation no doubt. (and can I just say these photos don’t do him justice! Really beautiful guy! Romanian and something else if I remember correctly lol) Drec (Derek) tries to come to terms with Kathleen’s psychic powers Kathleen does her best “no really i’m sweet and innocent” face That infamous soccer game! GabrielK pretending he doesn’t know i’m taking (another) picture of him Scott Robinson charges his solar panel for the long walk home Food! Kathleen uses all her jedi mind powers to shrink an unsuspecting guy and his park bench Drec (Derek) has farted and is hoping nobody’s noticed Steven Lippis explains to everyone how his birth defect has impacted upon his life. Gabrielk isn’t interested as he’s perving on that blonde chick in the bikini Helen Every pic I took of Helen is blurry because everytime I went to take a pic of her she’d make me laugh! (And when I dropped her home she invited me in for coffee (wink wink nudge nudge :p) Cake Face! Steven Lippis and the birth defect
Another Melbourne Red Bubble meet up is planned… / Sunday 30th March 2008 @ 2pm / This time we’re going to get a little adventurous! / A…
Another Melbourne Red Bubble meet up is planned… / Sunday 30th March 2008 @ 2pm / This time we’re going to get a little adventurous! / An afternoon of Archery has been planned!! / From 2pm on Sunday 30th March we’re booked in at the Moorabbin Archery club for an afternoon af Photography, Archery and a BBQ!! / A one hour Archery lesson has been planned and for those who take part (in the lesson) there is a fee of $20-ea and that includes all equipment being supplied by the club. / If you do not want to take part in the Archery Lesson you can still come along and enjoy the afternoon with us whilst we fire up the BBQ on the clubs grounds. / I’ve started up a forum thread where I will keep a list of attendees and a map of where the Moorabin Archery Club can be found. / If you have any questions or requests please feel free to Bubblemail me or leave me a message in the above thread! / I’d like to thank one of our Bubble favorites FireDrake for her inspiration in regards to this meet up! :D / Ciao! / /
We had a wonderful time – really nice people you guys are. Where have you all been hiding??? / Ok – I’m sticking with portraits firstly be…
We had a wonderful time – really nice people you guys are. Where have you all been hiding??? / Ok – I’m sticking with portraits firstly because that’s what everyone really wants to see, secondly, I don’t have time right now to go through scenery – and thirdly, I like making people squirm ;) / / Travis – sorry man – you left too early :) / / / Carmel Harty / / / Carmel Again / / / Caroline Gorka / One of my favs from the day. / / / The crazy Cathy Cavolo / / / The Illusive Christine Wilson / I don’t think I have a photo of your face without a camera stuck to it :) / / / Christine Again / / / Dave Aarons / You need to pay me for this one, mate :) / / / Jim Worrell / No, not Jeff, Jim ! / / / Kylie / / / LisaG / Enjoying the water. / / / Michael Anlanger / / / Stephanie Johnson / Covering up…and giggling like a schoolgirl… / / / Finally captured her :) / / / The Group / / / Tony & Michael / Deep in conversation. / / / The Leap of Faith / Tony graced us with an example of his aerial acrobatics. / / / Tiny Middleton / / / Thanks, guys – it was a blast :)
Well I’ve just rolled through the door having filled my face with an obscene amount of food at the RB Melbourne Archery meet – what an aw…
Well I’ve just rolled through the door having filled my face with an obscene amount of food at the RB Melbourne Archery meet – what an awesome turn out!! Here are a few of my fave pics from today… I hoping nobody has an issue about their pics getting posted – if you do, let me know and I’ll remove it pronto :) The line up (1) / The line up(2) / The line up (3) / The line up (4) / Chris checking out the competition / ‘Everyone’ paying attention / Tony preparing for the kill / Yours truly, courtesy of Mr Robb / Number 4 / PLV taken down / Bows at the ready / On Target / It took a while for Paul to realise that arrows were required… / Melinda and her very own “Red Bubble” :( / The Queen and Miss Cups :) / Arrowrama / The archery’s behind you! / Queeny C taking aim / I’m gonna be in trouble for posting this one… / Mark G in a less compromising position / James cheating by stealing other people’s arrows / John R poised to fire / This time with a bigger weapon… / Middle name Danger / Schnizzle sizzle / Thanks for an awesome day guys & gals! Tim
Hey there beautiful bubblers! / Yes, the title of this post is calling out to all Melbourne Red Bubblers who sing, play an instrument or c…
Hey there beautiful bubblers! / Yes, the title of this post is calling out to all Melbourne Red Bubblers who sing, play an instrument or can just shake a tambourine!! / We are having a very casual (and let me emphasise the words very casual!) musical jam! / / Where? / Dane Rehearsal Centre – Room 12 / 25 Leslie St, Brunswick 3056 / On the night a Bass Amp and Drum Kit will be supplied. / If you decide to participate, please be prepared to chip in for the cost of room and equipment hire. At this stage it looks like being no more than $10ea… but make sure to bring a little extra for Pizza’s!! / When? / Friday 2nd May 2008 at 7pm / Why? / Why the heck not? :D / / So, dust off your Recorder, Triangle, Maracas, Tuba, Vocal Cords, Fender, Gibson, Acoustic, Fiddle or Banjo and bring them along and lets make some noise! / I’ll be keeping track of who is coming and what instrument they will be bringing along at this thread / / If you do not play a musical instrument or are in no way musically inclined, you are still most welcomed to pop in and have a listen to the racket we may be creating, it may just be a whole lot fun! :D
Here are some of the photos from yesterdays RB meet (I do have more)!! Did I mention I had a great time and we should do this more ofte…
Here are some of the photos from yesterdays RB meet (I do have more)!! Did I mention I had a great time and we should do this more often !!! Ohh, and yes, I did get Andrew’s permission to publish his ‘cleavage’! Enjoy :o) B.
Last week one of our Dear Leaders flew up to Sydney to attend the “Open Universities Fast Think…
Last week one of our Dear Leaders flew up to Sydney to attend the Open Universities Fast Thinking Inaugural Innovation Awards So the lovely and generous Rose Moxon invited a few people over to hers for a bit of lunch and a chat with Martin Well the opportunity to actually meet fellow redbubblers in the flesh was quite irresistable and it turned out to be a really delightful day. / This is how the day went for me…. and no suprises….it’s a photo essay…..all shot with a tiny fisheye lomo using 35 mm film…. which is also why it’s taken me a moment or two to get this journal up….. anyway… Rose and I live some considerable distance apart so I needed to catch a very early train into Central Station where I was to then catch a connecting train to West Pennant Hills. Once I was there the lovely Rosalie Dale picked me up from the station and we drove from there to Rose’s beautiful home. This is what the morning looked like when I left Wollongong… / Rose had gone to pick up Martin from the Airport which is also some considerable distance from her house so while we waited for their return we chatted and partook of tea and cakes…. looks good hey…. that’s Bill and Patricia replete with yummy cakes Well very soon Martin and Rose returned and we all had lunch and a lot of chatting about this that and the other thing…. at some point Martin mentioned he really enjoyed some of the work he’d seen on RB made from little toy cameras….. well quicker than a rat up a drainpipe I had my cute as a button pint sized fisheye lomo out of my bag … this is what it looks like….. Poor Martin... I think he was still trying to figure out what I had in my hand when I snapped this one about one inch from his nose…. this is where a tiny little plastic lens can be a lot of fun…. it’s just not a regular portrait shot but it still tells it’s own story…. and that’s chasing soox in the background And what a wonderful suprise to see Martin arrive wearing a wonderfulblack on black teeshirt by nofrillsart called B-2 Stealth Bomber and it looked excellent. By mid afternoon he need to iron his shirt for the evening ahead and that’s exactly what he did… yes in breaking news I can confim that this is a man who knows how to iron and is not afraid to demonstrate that skill in front of a dozen or so brand new friends all of whom it could reasonably expected to be packing a camera of some sort….all I can say it was brave and mavellous and very entertaining….. Within moments maybe less than that there were more lenses trained on anything that moved that you could shake a stick at…. I actually got in to a bit of a lens off with….. can you tell who it is behind that massive bit of camera ? She’s a very talented musican and artist here…... It’s Tania Rose of course who was there with her dear little boy….. Well while the fototragic’s made best use of the available subject matter the man himself made swift work of the aforementioned shirt… now that is a practiced technique and I am deeply impressed…. I have a thing about ironing as anyone who remembers my Extreme Ironing in Antarctica calendar from earlier this year will no do ubt attest…. and while I have you looking…. check out the fabulous canvas print hanging on the wall… it’s called Moon Dancer and it’s a collaboration between Rose and Geoff Coleman and it looked really really good. Well by now the shirt has been pressed to satisfaction and there is a general frenzy of good natured snapshotting like this one with Bill and Martin and Rosalie and Adriana Glackin And yes Martin really is that tall…..;) This is one of my favorite shots from the day I think… this funny tiny little camera has caught something essential to the natures of both of these lovely people ….I find it the image joyful warm and sweet even. As you can imagine that was thirsty work so more tea and cakes were required to fortify us all for the next part of the day. Here Bill attempts to convince Patricia and Noel Elliot of something …I can’t recall what which is a shame as it looks like it was an interesting conversation….. The afternoon was winding up by now as people need to get into the city for the main event. I got a lift back to the centre of Sydney with Martin and his companions for the evening the extraordinary Rose Moxon and the beautiful and talented Sarah Moore They dropped me on Macquaire street in the CBD and I had thought to go and have a look at my artworks being exhibited at Parliment House but it was closed to the public that day…. oh well….so I went and took some photo’s of the big city buildings that congregate down that end of town instead like this one….. Then I went and caught the train to Central station and waited for the connecting train to take me back to Wollongong. I had left from Wollongong station just a little after seven that morning and got back just a little after seven that evening ….. a big day all right and well worth it…it was such a pleasure to be part of this gathering and I can’t thank Martin and Rose enough for inviting me to be part of it….I had a wonderful time and met some lovely people…... and this is what the sky was like when I got back….
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Halls Gap is a small town located in the Grampians National Park. Besides being stunning to look at, you have wineries, bushwalking, relaxing with a good book, adventure sports and more right at your finger tips. Being a small town, all the various accommodation is quite close so it doesn’t matter where you choose to stay. Plus there is a great lolly shop there. For those who laugh at the thought of relaxing, a weekend away with other creative people could bring endless opportunities to create, collaborate and be inspired by the amazing scenery. Photographer, painters, models, illustrators, writers… There is something to inspire every creative soul. So, enough of my sales pitch… How about we all go to Halls Gap March 6th – 9th? March is far enough away that you can’t possibly have plans yet, the weather will still be nice and It’s probably someone’s birthday so we can eat cake. In terms of organising it. Probably best we keep it all in one spot Images in this post are used courtesy of lightsmith
Hello to all Bubblers all over the world! / Yesterday was such an enjoyable day and I’ve had plenty of positive feedback from those that a…
Hello to all Bubblers all over the world! / Yesterday was such an enjoyable day and I’ve had plenty of positive feedback from those that attended the Astor Theatre meet up! / Now, rather than clogging up peoples watchlists I thought I’d journal the images and release them at a later date. / Let me firstly thank Lisa Defazio of Landell Fashions for her patience and beauty. / Secondly, thanks to all who attended. / ... and finally the ever wonderful Jo has come up with a great challenge with an art deco theme, perfect for our Astor Theatre shots! :D / Ok, here some shots from the day… / / 1. / / / / 2. / / / / 3. / / / / 4. / / / / 5. / / / / 6. / / / / 7. / / / Peace to you all! / Paul.
So the night started well with many bubblers drinking and yelling and screaming and having fun, though I didn’t get the camera out till l…
So the night started well with many bubblers drinking and yelling and screaming and having fun, though I didn’t get the camera out till later when the lights had dimmed the crowds had thinned a little and the barstaff had started to emerge from there bunkers to serve us again. (Oh and the yellow cast may have had to do with the mood-lit exposed low light bulbs swinging above our heads.) 1. / 2. / 3. / 4. / 5. / 6. / 7. / 8. / 9. / +1. / +2. / +3. / +4. / and lastly, for the caption competition of what did John Robb just say to get Jo to actually look shocked 10. / Please note – Other people were photographed and other shots were taken but due to blurring, shyness and general alcohol, these have not made it up to the journal.
I’m pretty certain I have one of the greatest jobs in the universe. Working remotely from home for Redbubble means that I don’t have t…
I’m pretty certain I have one of the greatest jobs in the universe. Working remotely from home for Redbubble means that I don’t have to deal with traffic, if my children are ill and need to stay home from school it’s no biggie, and I can wear my Elmo pj’s all day and no one will even batt an eyelid. Except my dog. But I have a large stash of schmacko’s to keep her from blabbing to the neighbours ;) For all that though, I find myself isolated. The personalities of my work colleagues are reduced to words on a screen, and an occaisional crackly voice over some shonky internet phone chat setup. So when I find myself invited over to Melbourne to spend some real time at RB HQ, I always grab the opportunity in both hands and run with it as fast as my short little Elmo clad legs will carry me! I mean let’s face it… no matter how hard we try to infuse our personalities down into our modems, what comes out on the other side is only going to be a shadow of our true selves. Being able to see someones face animated with life as they speak, being able to read their body language as you make them laugh… that is something we really can only do face to face. And it is these interactions that round us out and fulfill our sense of connection to other members of the human race. For example… Over the internet I could not have seen how much Geoff’s face lights up when he let’s rip with his infectious laugh. I would never have realised that Xav, Troy and Russ are the Larry, Curly and Moe of Redbubble. In my wildest dreams I couldn’t have guessed that Nat and Jo are soul sisters of the Cousin It variety. Nor would I have been able to witness the effect a massive amount of caffiene has on Russ. And I most certainly would never, ever, have imagined that Xav owned a pair of shoes. Let alone that he would actually wear them! Spending some quality real world time with my colleagues has given a much greater depth to our interactions with each other over the internet, and this is something that I have also witnessed at the many Redbubble meet-ups I have attended. These meets are so much more important than just “putting a face to a name”. Meeting fellow creatives from Redbubble provides a deeper sense of connection that simply can’t be conveyed through the written word alone. If you have never had the opportunity to attend a Redbubble meet, go hunt one down in your area or even better yet, why not organise one yourself? Your life will certainly be the richer for it. Rhana P.S. For those who are wondering at the title of this journal well… Shrek was pretty big in our house ;) And friendships are like onions. Many different layers.
After a few weeks of discussion among a few UK Bubblers, It has been decided to send out this invitation…. On Saturday the 12th of Dec…
After a few weeks of discussion among a few UK Bubblers, It has been decided to send out this invitation…. On Saturday the 12th of December 2009 / about time a few of us met up in the real world ! There will be a meet and greet for any Red Bubblers who wish to attend. The City…….........................................London / The Area…….......................................Kings Cross/Euston/St. Pancras / The time…….......................................Meet at 12:00……....late arrivals 14:00 / The venue is a local Pub……...........to be decided at a later date. if you would like to attend, please BMail Skinnyman And as importantly..PASS THIS ON to others, the more there, the more FUN. This could the start of something GREAT….. and you would not want to miss out would you? :) So come on! Send that Bmail…….................................................Be there or be ROUND!!
So, this last week a lot happened and I’ve been a bit scarce on the bubble, missing many or all of your beautiful works due to real life …
So, this last week a lot happened and I’ve been a bit scarce on the bubble, missing many or all of your beautiful works due to real life happening on and off the bubble. This week I’ve experienced some wonderful things (and some not so wonderful things, but let’s not go there) like meeting our very own lovely Sarah O’Rourke in Byron Bay on her holiday. No photos to prove it okay, sorry about that, but with both of us being camera shy, it wasn’t gonna happen…. but we talked non-stop for nigh on 5 hours straight, and it was really special to meet this lovely girl, who is so wise beyond her years… and very pretty i might add (blush Sarah, blush!!) lol / and weirder still, to realise i am 20 years older than Sarah and she’s much much wiser than I am!! We talk a lot via email…so i thought we’d discussed everything there was to discuss, but you know how it is with good friends, there is so much to talk about, the whole world needs discussing, like sitting down to a good meal…it’s very satisfying and fun too :) Thank you so much Sarah, for sharing your day with me! Hmmm what else.. oh that’s right, i received the good news that Frozenfa my friend in Singapore, who sells our art at her stall there, had made enough money on my behalf for me to add a second hand lounge to my studio, and i just love it, thank you Fa for all your hard work. And here’s the picture to show you what it looks like. It makes a really big difference to have a comfy place to sit out here in the studio…it’s a good place to relax… to draw…as i like to draw with my legs curled up under me in a comfy spot with my back supported well…it also doubles as a viewing lounge, so people can sit down and feel relaxed while thumbing through my work or viewing the picture gallery on the wall of the studio…and I’ve also brought my lovely coffee table/snakes and ladders table out here, that my dad made for me So the photo of the table is really for you Catherine… as you asked me a while ago if you could see the table my dad made… it’s got all these little white tiles with a whole snakes and ladders game painted onto it… dad created a game you could play on top of the glass…and the kids and Scott and I have played it and loved it forever. and now i’m all set to roll…and i already am looking forward to my next drawing. / / Edit – just noticed the words on the snakes and ladders game, are interesting respect, courage, diligence, talking back, help, obedience, greed, temper, laziness, patience, honesty, carelessness, stealing, teasing, pride, lying, gratitude and LOYALTY….. basically, you can see the week that was laid out in the words on the table… we had a bit of everything!
Hi everyone, Now that spring has finally sprung down here on the little island, I am thinking of putting together an outing to the Tar…
Hi everyone, Now that spring has finally sprung down here on the little island, I am thinking of putting together an outing to the Tarkine Rainforest up near Meunna way. Normally a guided two and a half hour walk through the gorgeous rainforest surrounding the Tarkine Wilderness Lodge plus a delicious barbecue (or home cooked meal if the weather isn’t perfect) costs $55 per person. However our gracious host, Maree Jenkins, who has taken yours truly on the same walk many times with my camera understands that time works differently for us photographers. So she has kindly agreed to extend this to a half day walk at no extra cost. The walk is suitable for all levels of fitness, although there are some uppy/downy bits :) I’m thinking we should organise this for some time in the next 4 to 6 weeks on either a Saturday or Sunday. For those that may want to stay the night, accomodation will be available at The Lodge, or alternatively Meunna is halfway between Burnie and Stanley for alternative accommodation. Edit: I forgot to mention that there is plenty of holiday accommodation in the most gorgeous place on the planet too. That would be my little coastal village of Sisters Beach ;) If you think this sounds like something you might be interested in, either register your interest here, or send me a bubblemail. We would need at least five to ten people before we start looking at making any concrete plans. Just to get your shutter finger excited, below are some images I have taken over several walks through this area ;) And just for giggles… if you are very lucky, you may catch a glimpse of the extremely rare and elusive Canon Wombat with her baby on her back. Apparently she is a one of a kind ;)
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