Studio.

Hey kids, so a lot has been hapenning lately as my good friends the Pixilated Pirates have been in the studio the past couple of weeks and I've been helping out/filming/taking pictures for their Myspace page and all that jazz.


It's been a hilarious past couple of weeks and I've got a snippet of what it's been like in the video below.




I'll also be posting gig dates. Speaking of, I know I said I would post more info on the gig that was to be a couple of weeks ago BUT to our surprise it wasn't infact on Foveux St. but in Glebe so we were unable to make it due to late notice and our intoxicated state. But we still managed to have a great night at the pub celebrating Rhiannon's 22nd Birthday and then stumbled back into JMC at for a late night jam.


Though I do infact have a gig date for you all...

Swivelhead are playing at Manly Fisho's once again this Saturday, the 6th of June. Doors open at 8pm and you can buy tickets there, they are only $10 so I encourage everyone who is able, to come and get off-tap with us.

JMC 2nd year band Soultwater are also playing, they have a more Coastal Chill kind of feel, but are awesome none the less and it's just another reason to come out and party with us. So see you all there!


Nadia pretty much filled you in on the Yayoi Kusama exhibition we attended yesterday, which was amazing. It gave me a lot of inspiration and restored a lot of my passion for art that had been lost since I graduated. I'm pondering on buying a huge canvas and making a repetitive pattern/collage/watercolour piece, as it was the kind of stuff that I enjoyed doing in art class. I'll let you know how that turns out.


I also got some sweet-ass buys yesterday when we went shopping. I havn't got fancy pictures so I will just list them for you:


Red Tartan mini-dress.

Black long sleeve flowing shirt.

Black long sleeve leotard.

Black low back flowing dress.

White one sleeve/off the shoulder flowing dress.

Black & White pattern high-waisted skirt.

Black & Gold shimmer tights.

Black floral pattern Blazer.

Black Harem pants.

Dark blue & White tie-dye singlet dress.

Black & Silver sequin vest.

Maybelline Liquid Mineral Foundation.

Maybelline Collossol Volum' Express Mascara.

Maybelline Superstay Lipcolour in Cherry.


As you can see it was a fabulous day of shopping, I guess it's safe to say I am a shop-o-holic, but I just can't get enough.. I blame my mother haha.


I'll catch you all on the flip-side. OH AND I GOT A NEW TATTOO.

Alisha <3

purchase/repurchase

As tired as I am at the moment, I thought it would have only been right to do a post with all these new purchases that were made today and other adventures that I've undertaken :)
This morning I woke up bright and early (8.45am, errghh!) got ready and met Ben at Maroubra Junction to give him a ticket .. in exchange for money- to the Getaway Plan/Elora Danan/The Amity Affliction gig tonight which I was unable to attend because I had to go to my brothers confirmation, very lame. I proceeded to get on a bus to meet Alisha at Circular Quay where she was 25 minutes late, but initially my fault, as i was supposed to get a replacement license at Maroubra whilst I was there but forgot to bring my proof of identification and application form (oops)
Next we went to the Museum of Contemporary Art to see the exhibition by Yayoi Kusama <-- (her website link) She's now in her 80th year and is still making art, and more specifically, covering her own world in dots. She uses repetition, pattern, and accumulation. She has long struggled with a mental illness, causing her to have hallucinations which are the basis of her art making. If your living in Sydney be sure to check out the exhibition- it ends on the 9th of June and is not one to miss- the experience is amazing.

Then we caught a train (... with much difficulty, yes this shows we are very suburban) to Bondddiiii Junction to do some much needed bonding shopping time, ahah. Got a few good buys;
-black body con dress with layered(?) material and low back
-black lace shirt
-long sleeve leotard with zippers
-grey+black vest
-white flowing singlet (not pictured)

I really do need to stop wearing so much black and grey, its so hard though :(
I also stopped over at 2 thrift shops after my school's athletics carnival on Friday and managed to snag some bargains. I bought maroon oxfords($10), a big navy blue leather bag($6) and a GOLD blazer($5)-yeah I'm pimping: I'm actually wearing all 3 items in the pictures from the gallery so you sort of have an idea of what it looks like.
On another note, WHY DOESN'T AUSTRALIA HAVE TOP SHOP YET?! It really frustrates me... a lot. I went on the website the other day and compiled a bunch of things I would love to get from there and was considering buying online but then the realisation that the Australia dollar is two times weaker than the pound my dreams were shattered. Fingers crossed that soon we catch up on this ever growing craze.

ANDDDD, yes my ebay account has been set up and I currently have two items on sale and will be adding more soon. Here's the link Whitelines-Redlights

Nadia.

back to life.

Sorry for my lack of posts lately, I've been fairly ill for the last 2 weeks. Although things are beginning to look up, at least its not swine flu, ha!
With my recent burst of health I decided it was far overdue for me to go shopping for winter goodies. Today was definitely an interesting day- starting off with being followed up Hall street on Bondi beach by a mid 60yr old Italian man, not so nice and very scary. I eventually managed to maneuver to Cheap Monday and away from him with the help of Jana via phone call (thanks!) I was determined to find the perfect pair of winter jeans in Cheap Monday only to be faced with lack of stock/sizes and ill fitting jeans on my body type, epic letdown after all the hype it has been receiving. I went back to Bondi Junction and took a look in General Pants and saw the Lee 'Licks' line of jeans, and was thinking about purchasing these a few weeks back after seeing them on the Internet (good old Google) but was doubting the material. I tried on a pair of the second pair of jeans-

and they fit so well, along with the added stretch I proceeded to purchase them, at a hefty price ..for a high school student anyway, at $180 I hoped they were a good buy. Then after coming home i hopped onto the Lee Jeans website I was saddened by the fact they actually had more denim style black Licks (first picture)-argh! frustration. So I'm going to return the jeans and get a refund, hopefully the General Pants in the city stocks them :(
I also bought many other goods, my leggings collection is growing and I love it, today i bought these leggings

and another pair of my matte leggings, as my old ones started to pull and fade a fair bit.
I also bought this great black body con low back dress with fringe detail at the front and a tie dye/animal print look shirt/dress with an open criss-crossed back.

If your wondering why I have a roll of toilet paper next to my table its because when i was sick I managed to use 2boxes of tissues and whilst mum was out buying more boxes I temporarily had to use toilet paper and just ha vent been bothered to put it away.

ALSO After much pestering I managed to convince my mum to let me post my unwanted goods on ebay. But after the short initial excitement fell I was quickly informed that ebay was ruthless, making you pay from using their services down the charging of each image on your page. Not cool ebay. I'm currently in the process of weighing, photographing and taking down the details of each of the pieces so it should all be up and running in the next week or so, when its done i'll post a link on here so you can all go and buybuybuy!
I didnt take a picture of what I wore today, but I wore-
-plain black body con dress
-black stockings
-navy blue blazer
-pendant necklace
-powder blue chiffon scarf
-'the' boots

Thats all for now, wow i sound like the Warner Bros. closing credits, ahah. I'll do another post soon
Nadia.

Oh the Hills...

Surry Hills Festival.
Flocking to Prince Alfred Park at 10am, we were greeted with fashionfoodmusic at every corner.
We were joined by Jana, Gemma + Mary-Rose at the early hours and were inspired by our surroundings of wonderfully dressed 'beings' and a wide genre of music, so we took many photographs of those who caught our eye in particular, and items that we craved to have in our hot little hands.

Pls buy us this whole table :D

Mary-Rose+Gemma ^^^^^
We love Gemma's oversized jumper dress and Mary-Rose's cute high waisted belt.

We love their outfits overall, especially the tights, oxfords and leather patterned sandals.

We love the gold sequined shoes and leather jacket with zips and pockets.

We love how they are all wearing boots + slouchy tee combos.

We loved the hat and colour of the salmon dress.

Steph+Chloe ^^^^^
An overall love is shared here.

We loved the purple wash T-shirt/dress and the cute dorky glasses and pink scarf.

We loved the beret's and the light blue dress, not to mention the great boots + bags.

We loved the white dress and sunnies + (Nadia) IN LOVE WITH THOSE TAN SHOES

We loved the high waisted plaid skirt and leather-look tights. Not to mention the funky mustard boots.

We loved the acid wash skinny jeans.

As you can see, there were many well dressed people, and many more of which we did not manage to catch and snap!

This is what Alisha bought today, of course with much guidence by me (aka, i had no cash)
We also had combination gozleme for lunch, twas sososo good we could eat it forever.

Oh, we should probably include what we wore:

Alisha: Dark blue jumpsuit, crochet light tan oversized cardigan and dark tan 'jesus' sandles (and rings)

Nadia: Drop crotch high wasited business style pants, low lack latex black leotard, powder blue chiffon scarf, light tan vintage belt, hat and oxfords.

this is us;

Nadia+Alisha.

It's Raining Men..

Not really, but it should be, because that would be much nicer than arriving home to a flooded house. It was really the downer of the day.

But on a brighter note, Nadia bailed on me today, she was meant to join me for lunch at The Strawberry Hills Hotel in Surry Hills (aka Straubz/Strozza's)
Always good for a feed and chillout sesh with the gang after class.. and STAGECRAFT WAS CANCELLED! Hallelujah... such a stupid class.

After arriving home I had a quick nap (3 hours) and then got ready to go see Cam Nacson play at The New Orleans Cafe in Crows Nest. He played wonderfully and inspired me to start working harder on my originals and get some gigs going for myself, hopefully we can combine talents one day.

The cafe was also really cute and had extremely nice food. Mum and I both got burgers which were delish. It was a pretty nice family dinner, despite my brothers and their embarassing antics.

I guess I should tell you all what I wore;
My dad's old faded black shirt (as a dress)
Ripped black stockings
Slip on black ballet shoes
A tied black beaded necklace
A red apple necklace (from New York)
A gold/bronze patterned ring
A silver and blue/gray stoned ring (from New York)






Oh! I also dyed my hair, well Nadia did yesterday, it's like a reddy/chocolate dark brown. I love it.

I should also probably give you my insight on yesterday's shopping trip. Or I'll just tell you what I got.

A black blazer with gold buttons
A creamy/brown cardigan with pockets
A gray leotard
I also was opting for some new lace leggings but didn't get them, now I regret it. Looks like another shopping trip isn't far off.

Dale also spontaneously got his lip pierced, and it looks hot as :)

That's all for now, Alisha. <3