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RIP Les Paul

The legendary Les Paul passed away yesterday at the age of 94.

He was an inspiration to the world of guitarists and one of the greatest electric guitar designers.

However, he was also an inspiration for my brooches. In April 2008 my partner, who is a Luthier, gave me a toggle switch destined for a Les Paul guitar that he was repairing. I had just started selling my brooches and my challenge was to turn this toggle switch into a brooch. He also gave my an orange capacitor. From there my first ever toggle switch brooch was made (see photo). People would always comment on it. Boys would say "hey, you are wearing a Les Paul!" so I slowly began making more & selling them.... and the rest is history.

So thanks Les Paul for inspiring my craft. RIP

new stockist: Shop Sui, Gertrude St, Fitzroy

You can now find my brooches inside Shop Sui on Getrude St, Fitzroy. Shop Sui is run by Sylvia Tai and stocks a range of cute and colourful items. It is full of bright, playful and graphic accessories, clothing, cards, kids toys and other bits and pieces.

Pop into the store if you are in the area. I'm sure you'll find something lovely to brighten up your day!

Shop Sui

227 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

www.shopsui.com.au

(open 7 days a week)

Sunday signs in Melbourne...

Julia Deville exhibition

i went to see the Julia Deville exhibition the week before last week. Julia is a taxidermist and a jeweler. I love her work! The little details in her work are amazing... they also make you want to touch them (but its ok, i was good... i didn't touch them)

new stock at Charles & Calypso, Nth Melbourne

Did you know that Charles & Calypso was my first ever stockist? It is a boutique store on Queensberry St in North Melbourne with a lovely range of art, homewares, body care and accessories. There is always something new in the store and the layout is constantly changing.   

I love dropping off new stock in there because Rita, the owner, is one of those people who absolutely loves what she does and you can see this every time you visit her little store of goodies. 

I dropped off some more brooches, cufflinks and earrings there last week. If you are in the area drop past and say hi to Rita... I'm sure you will find something you love in her store!

Julius Sherman

1. Case Study House #22, LA 1960. Piere Konig, Architect.

2. Julius Shulman photographing Case Study House #22
3. Case Study House #22, LA 1960. Piere Konig, Architect. 

One of the first things I do every morning before I start my working day is read two of my favourite blogs, Meet Me At Mike's (for my craft fix) and Contemporist (for my architecture and design fix). 

This morning I read Pip from Meet Me At Mike's blogpost about the death of mid-century photographer Julius Shulman, aged 98, last week.

Shulman captured so much of the fabulous architecture of the era after beginning his career in 1936.  His photo of the Pierre Koenig's Case Study House #22 (photo 1 above) seems to be one of the most well known photographs of our time. His photos expressed the notion that the architects of mid century modern architecture focused on  the relationship between the indoor and outdoor environments. 

RIP Julius Sherman. Thank you for leaving a wonderful legacy of photographs which captured the architecture and fashion of Modernism.