Woollahra Municiple Library
I realised I was procrastinating in the library the other day when I borrowed a time management handbook. True story. But at Izrock we love all books. We like sharing too. This combination frequently brings us to libraries. We have often spoken about opening a public library and one day hope to do so.
Special Kev, Chris McKimmie
'Blood nut' is a funny noun. It's both affectionate and slightly offensive. Special Kev is a blood nut (according to his Uncle Nobby, who reckons that they are ‘nearly extinct, like cassowaries'). Kev doesn't seem to be too phased about this. He's too busy tying Nicky Bathgate to a tree.
Make no mistake, this is a children's picture book.
Canvas Magazine
CANVAS MAGAZINE is the love child of a fashion fanatic and her design savvy boyfriend. Straight out of Le'Brisbane, CANVAS covets high-fashion and profiles art practioners and well, beautiful things. Captured with brilliant photography from the likes of Martin Bleasdale.
The latest issue houses the wares of jewellery designer Paula Kyle Walden and an interview with Chris Do, the director of design studio Blind.
Learning To Love You More
Despite her helmet hair, Miranda July has featured in more than 100,000 sexual submission fantasies (according to the ABS). So, of course, when she tells people to do stuff, they get into it in a big way. What stuff? Um, documenting their bald spots, sculpting a bust of Steve, etc.
LEARNING TO LOVE YOU MORE is a web site and series of exhibitions of work made by the general public in response to 'assignments' given by July and her friend Harrell Fletcher.
Tales From Outer Suburbia
If the word 'awesomest' was an illustration (or even a word) then it would be illustrated by Shaun Tan. Tan is the king of Australian book illustration and creator of last years award winning comic book THE ARRIVAL.
Typically Tan's stories are allegories about the human condition, his skill as an artist and writer is to take everyday themes and create an extraordinary and hallucinatory experience.
WON
If you're reading WON MAGAZINE, wash your hands before you touch your face, or you will end up with gridiron style under-eye war paint. Yes, WON is constructed of humble newsprint and is absolutely free (where you can get it), though its content is no hastily slapped-together assemblage of sensation like our daily rags.
IzRock
Joseph Allen is a man of many talents. Besides being an amazing artist he somehow also finds the time to be a publisher and curator, organizer of lovely community art makings.
Joe has recently published two books you probably have seen - or need to see - the Kill Pixie book and the Marcus Oakley book.
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