Never did I imagine...

Never did I imagine went I went to a careers exhibition did I think there would be postcards... I dont know why... I guess it was because the careers expo was at a very nice school for boys in Sydney... I was just thinking about boys really - as my friends would say, of course. But one of the stalls was for the Academby of Information technology and there was a whole rack of student designed postcards (who's names I have put next to the title). I was ecstatic as I'm sure you can imagine! Here are my top 5: 

While I don't particularly like the composition of this one - with the large petal looking things behind the figure, I just love the colours which, while well balanced. provides what I think is some great contrast.

5. By Qing Xu

And here is the kookiest little character of the bunch:

4. By Cina Park

This one is just pretty. It reminds me of a crystal formation or the like, just glowing as that beam of light hits it.

 3. By Kelly Bogdaska

This particular one just makes me laugh. What seems to be a repetitious image is in fact a character of many faces and expressions. I love it!

2. By Xu Ying

 And my favourite is this one because it is so beautiful. The delicacy of the roses all around her and how they are draped around the wire umbrella. And the girl is so pretty, it makes me wonder what she is looking at....

1. By Qing Xu

♥ grace

postcard count: 1548

its a bird... its a plane... no! its SUPERMAN!

Ok, well not quite superman... but this little boy is pretty close - how cute is he!!

1. Actually about what goods are safe and which are unsafe under Australia's laws

You know what else is super cute?? These trucks! How awesome are they?! I didn't notice until now, but each represents one of the 3 emergency services - the police, fire brigade and ambulances - all with the licence 000. I think its rather clever.

 2. In regards to teaching kids about what to do in an emergency

This next one is about Sydney Roller Derby Leauge, but how cool is the postcard, its so tough looking - I certainly wouldnt want to take on that woman, then again, sport really isn't my thing. But it's a great postcard all the same.

3. For more info about the Sydney Roller Derby check out the website here.

And last, but certainly not least for this evening is the super cute postcard from The Finders Keepers - some awesome 'indie design and art markets' held at CarriageWorks. How awesome is the little birdie?? I love it! It was by Madeleine Stamer who has a blog on blogger (here) and a website too (here) with comments on life and some awesome illustrations.

4. I have been to these markets and there are some of the coolest trinkets and bits and pieces. Check out the website here!

Thats it for now, I must be off to study for exams.

♥ grace

postcard count: 1535

a new resolution

Hey all, to start I'd like to say another apology, quite like the ones made in the posts in May (eek). I am dreadfully sorry for not blogging more regularly, school has taken over my life, but I'm making a pre-HSC (aka big end of year exams coming up in October) resolution to blog during my breaks in attempt to be slightly productive while not studying. Thank you to my friend Deb who persisted in asking "when are you going to blog?" and I thank her dearly for being such an avid reader... when I post that is. So here it goes. Before I blog any of the postcards I have received this month, over the next few posts I'm going to show you some of the postcards I have received in the past 2 months when my blogging was lacking...

Here are some funny and awesome ones:

Some of my friends and family will find it ironic that I'm posting this, considering I have quite a bad phobia of dogs... but this one is very cute - as an image anyway... if it was really... well lets just say I would be very far away,

1.Shiva - Pet Portrait Series, 2009 by Toby Dutton - who actually has a blogger too, check it out here. There are some really cool sketches and the like.

The next is another furry creature, the composition and colour choice - despite appearing to have eaten a bird - I rather like, it reminds me of a child opening its mouth as if to say "I'm done, look!"

2. Little Devil by Carla Fletcher, 2009 - who too has a blog, check it out here! There is some really cool stuff :D

I love this postcard, all the boxes and squares and little images mixed in with the information. It is an advertisement for the 17th Biennale of Sydney, a rather cool exhibition of contemporary art all over Sydney in spaces like The Museum of Contemporary Art, The Royal Botanic Gardens, Cockatoo Island and others. I went to cockatoo island last time the event was on and there were some really cool - along with some rather strange - examples of contemporary art. However due to my delayed blogging the event is over, otherwise I would have recommended going to check it out.

I think I'll leave it here for now, but do watch this space for some more soon :D The count will go up slowly because I want to keep secret the number of postcards I have obtained since my blog in May... I will let you know when I hit that number... :D

♥ grace

postcard count: 1523

18

I finally have gotten around to posting about my 18th birthday! One of my best friends, Angela, had been hinting for weeks about the present she got me. She finally handed me an oval tin, upon opening it there were 18 postcards - oversized I might add, but postcards all the same. There were 6 designs in total, all delicate and pretty and very romanticism and very much encompassing everything that I love. Thankyou so much Angela!

Here they are:

And another thankyou for helping me pass the 1500 mark!!

♥ grace

postcard count: 1510

Gotta Love Australia!

I am dreadfully sorry to all those who have been faithfully awaiting a post, got a few hints at school... thanks deb :P but in procrastinating from my legal homework, I thought I may as well do something productive, and here we are!

As you know, I am ultra-backlogged in my posting, I have so many exciting postcards that I get to post about in the near future, like some awesome ones that I got for my birthday! But that will come in a couple posts time. First I have to start with these which I picked up at Rhodes, very slyly I might add - grapping one of every card in the advant card stands can look very weird/sus but i am definitely proud to do it!

Clever campaign and so true. I personally really dont like cigarettes and am so glad that they are using postcards to put out the message

1. Our city is not an ashtray

The next is another postcard design by an artist, isnt it cute? Well I thought so... And the other is an advert for the Archibald Prize which finishes up at the Art Gallery of NSW on the 30th of May, my mum decided to go without Em and I and came back feeling guilty cause it was so good. I hope I can go before it ends, we shall see what the bust life of a year 12 allows me time to do.

2. 'Lotus. Child. Culture." By Judy Liu            3. Archibald Prize @ Art Gallery of NSW

I love the next 2 simply because they are so pretty, or as my friends may say, very "me". I don't know if I have ever expressed my love for clouds on here just yet.... but I love clouds! There you go, I said it, I am obsessive, its not good... The photograph of Point Peron in WA is beautiful and I love the colours of it and how it looks almost like the sky could be in water.
The other is of course for Coppelia, "It all begins at the Harvest Festival, where the appearance of Dr Coppelius and his mysterious 'doll' Coppélia upset the celebrations. Village boy Franz falls for Coppélia but when his feisty fiancée exacts her revenge, he learns the hard way not to romance living dolls." (from the Australian Ballet website)
I would love to see this ballet, but its next to sold out and I'm rather afraid I will miss it this season, but hopefully the Australian Ballet will put it on again in a few years. I love the ballet, the costumes, the dancers, everything about it and love this postcard, Leanne Stojmenov (the ballerina on the front) is beautiful!

4.  'Peron Pool' By Laurette Ruys

@ Point Peron, Western Australia

 5. Coppelia

performed by the Australian Ballet     

These next two were given to me at the beginning of the term by my friend Frances, who when up to the Gold Coast during the holidays, I was so excited that she remembered that I loved postcards, and that she had gotten me more than one!

          Both from WB Movie World on the Gold Coast.
5. Scooby Doo Spooky Coaster                6. Lethal Weapon

♥ grace

postcard count: 1491

Two of a kind

As I mentioned a couple of posts ago, it was my birthday in the school holidays (2 weeks ago), I turned 18!  This was the awesome postcard I recieved from my family in America, thankyou so much! I love it!

1. I love my cupcakes, so this was icing on the cake :P (pun intended)

In the middle holidays, I went with my friends Angela, Emma, Elizabeth, Hannah and Matt to film for Angela's drama major work for the HSC. She chose to film some of it at Elizabeth Bay House, this beautiful house from the 1800s in Sydney City. It was so cool. I saw that they had postcards and Angela's mum bought one for me! I was pretty excited, and very greatful of course. Here it is - its a sketch of the house by some guy named Conrad Martens. Its so detailed and fragile, i love it.

2. Elizabeth Bay House

Thats it from me

♥ grace

postcard count: 1478

one little word...

WOW!

Okay... so a few more words now... but I was so amazed and inspired and in love with Steven Sandner, one of the artists of the a postcard in the post below, that I had to do a completely seperate post on some of  the amazing work he does

This one:

Upon checking out his website myself I discovered some of the amazing work that he does, that being photography and manipulating images. It is amazing! Here are some of his pieces:

1. Forfeit

2. Itinerary

3. The Lion

3. Ocean of Memories 

5. S O L I T A I R E

6. Silent Scream

 8. Descend

7. Contemplation

9. Fields of Gold

10. Affirmation

Aren't they beautiful?? Officially in love!

♥ grace

postcard count: 1476