I take great pleasure in re-arranging things! It is always a work in progress at our place. Objects come in, are placed somewhere, moved, replaced and are often given away. Yay.

Some recycling action. I constructed these pencil holders from paper shopping totes and magazines. They have lasted quite a while. I had a pile of bags that I really loved and didin't want to throw away so with a few simple tools I created these pots. I guess they could be used for plants or brushes or cosmetics?!

The light has been amazing lately. Went to the footy last weekend, a VFL game, and had a wander around. Hues outstanding, red, yellow and blue especially. Some great scenes behind the play

There's been quite a bit going on at our place in the last few weeks. New kitchen, walls plastered, lighting updated. I have chosen colours and shapes that complement the space and am really looking forward to the finished product. Think I will call it the 'Small Space Project'

Latest visual merchansdising gig in a large charity store. Heaps of merchandise with which to play. Took the wigs off the models to keep things somewhat modern. Plenty of compliments so far! Love the Kombi van in the background too.

Beach art: meandering and beachcombing and staging just a little bit. The tide was out and there had been a high tide and large swell. Lots of creatures from the sea to play with.

I must be channelling timber this week. We are having a fence built and looking around at styles suitable for a coastal property. We have some old timber that I hope to recycle and make a rustic appearance. Or tomato stakes.

4 photos and a variety of lines. Melbourne Now has a bewildering display of art and some craft. Line is so interesting. it can be positive or negative, or possibly everything between. I didn't take note of the artist's names. The first image is a group collaboration, made by the public, placing black bat/bird shapes onto a huge white and ochre wall. The unfolding scene makes itself. The second image is a garden seat, the third a paper cutout with shadow (not sure of artist) and the fourth is a take on the graffiti culture.

Curves, blues and straight lines. 'A garden is a lovesome thing'....so say the lines on the garden seat. So is the seat itself, someone has spent time creating this mosaic, almost perfectly symmetrical. The timber is a little worse for wear, but you can see how the shells and old china have combined to make a beautiful piece.

We went on a small break to escape the city heat. Found ourselves in Port Albert, a place that time has almost forgotten. Chatted to a few of the locals and found out the local/state government had applied some kind of flood overlay on any residential development in this area. Apparently there is also an ageing population so there were loads of properties for sale, providing an almost eerie feeling. Found a couple of gems of buildings, one a typical older beach shack. Texture everywhere!

On the road- literally. I was driving behind this ssucka the other day, and couldn't resist a shot. Decidedly full of p___! Yeah, puns! You'd have to hire it simply because of all the crap. I am guessing it was actually a waste collector?

Around the hood. There is soooo much amazing grafitti art on the walls of buildings in our area, that I go a bit mad every so often and take a few shots. These are from a dull summer morning where the colours were true. No sun saturation at all. There are often people with cameras snapping away. I think it would take weeks to document even a portion of the stuff I like. I must admit I don't know the names of most of the artists. The fist shot is very special, on the side of a double storey terrace, along a minor street. The second is at the back of a building, overlooking a carpark, and the third, just nestled at the base of a large newish build.

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Bricks and glass. I went to an open day relating to Robin Boyd's architectural style of courtyards. Had a look at four really different residences. No photography inside of course. I was blown away by the first house, 'White Lodge' built by architect Robert van Rompaey in the 1966. Now owned by a sympathetic patron, someone who has not changed a thing, updated the garden and packed it with fabulous art and retro pieces, including glass, ceramics and furniture. Externally, painted white with a black trim, the drape you can see gives the bathroom visual privacy from the neighbours. It also gives a nice contrast to the hard brick surfaces. The other properties did not excite me like this one, it never ceases to amaze me how much residences display the personalities of their owners.