May15th
Hello lovelies!
I had a teeny gap in the day today, and thought I’d take the moment to explore the wonders of etsy, and create a hinting treasury for you lovelies waiting for Issue 7!
The printed proof looked good, has been signed off, and so, I think that Spoonful 7 should be with us Sunday, at the Zine Fair, and online Monday
- WOOP WOOP!
Like our mini hint…? hehe not exactly subtle is it?
thea.
xx
May10th
Eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek!!!
once the smoke clears… you may just see a Spoonful 7 peeking through :)
I am so so SO excited to announce that Spoonful 7 is actually, at this moment at the printers. HOORAY!!!! It should be with us next week at the zine fair, and if you order early, the next week on your doorstep.
Turns out it takes a bit of work to make magic… but it’s worth it!
thea.
xx
P.S. Images by DulcieWagstaff & Hiroshi S
May8th
Greetings lovely Spoondiful Readers,
Just popping in to give you a glimpse of the business that’s been going on at Spoonful HQ.
With the new office finally all set up we are trying to make the last push to finish this magical next issue… GO GO GO!
James, our awesome intern has been garland-making and working away as we have the 2012 MCA Zine fair coming up on the 20th May, are you guys going to come?? I’m excited about it actually. It’s such a happy creative day, I love seeing what everyone’s been up to in their own word-collecting art-making worlds.
If you come by look out for the fluro spoons! We’ll be there ;)
thea.
xx
May7th
MISTER GOOD NEWS FLOATS THE CITY OF ADELAIDE.
With rain brings boats, cork boats made from last weeks wine bottles all weighted down and ready to float. For many rain is bad news, its uncomfortable, its wet, it usually brings mood swings and it may involve an umbrella break or two.
Not the case for the adolescent Mr Good News though, for me rain was great news! After a weeks long deluge I would take to the streets with my cork boat fleet. As strange as it may seem neighbours wore their curious eye, advancing towards me as I prepared for “The gutter boat races” to be held just short of the sidewalk.
I had and have always been a passionate sailor, dreaming of adventures near and far on some rickety vessel. So when I came across the English built City of Adelaide neurons began to fire off and spark my imagination once again.
Just like my late grandfather “Dibbles”, this worn but solid vessel tells a thousand tales that are all but true. Built in the the late 1800′s the ship was soon to carve out a 23 year long career ferrying immigrants from Scotland to Australia. Without such a ship a new beginning for the Scottish folk may not have been possible, nor would our countries early and vital development.
Spending much of its later life in England and Scotland the City of Adelaide was soon to be repurposed. For 27 years its galleys and decks were transformed into hospital grounds and shortly after it was enlisted as a training ship for the Royal Navy of England. Fast forward to the year 1995 the City of Adelaide was now part of the Scottish Maritime Museum after it was raised from an underwater grave in 1992.
Failing to secure financial backing the museum was forced to propose for its destruction in mid 2000. A campaign was soon after established opposing its break up. In 2010 it was announced that the ship was returning to Port Adelaide after being purchased by an Australian bidder. The ship would now stand tall and proud with long awaited dignity as part of the cities decorated Maritime History.
This is good news of a different kind, an inspirational piece whereby its participants and subsequent heroes saved the City of Adelaide from its pending death. Valued for not what it is but for rather what it represents it will soon be on show to inspire us all….
HOORAH!!!!
Row, row, row your boat…..
This is Captain Good News :)
Original Article THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD. Titled HISTORIC CLIPPER RETURNS TO SUN AFTER 150 YEARS. Written by Billy Briggs March 24, 2012
The City of Adelaides as it once was.
May1st
A while back we stumbled upon the wondrously happy world that is Lady Lucas (aka Ashley Lucas)! I have a crush on her torn paper pig & cat – aren’t they cute(?!)
P.S. Thea here again, if you make a Magical Spowl, send us some pics! We wanna see! :)
P.P.S. See more or Ashley at her website & shop.
April30th
Greetings wondrous Spoonful Readers!
An announcement today to say that Spoonful Headquarters have officially moved to Lavender Bay…
land of secret gardens, cute vintage terraces & purpley evening waters…
If you would like to contact us/send something to us, please now update your address books & send it to:
Spoonfulzine
22 Arthur St
Lavender Bay, 2060
NSW
Australia
We’re also at the point of having only 6 pages of Spoonful left to design (yipeeee!) So hopefully next issue should be out soon. What with the move and thea falling terribly ill earlier this year, we’ve been a bit unlucky, but this new issue is magic-centric and hopefully a little of its magic will rub off on our luck & productivity!
Hugs and lavender-floatey breezes…
thea.
xx
April18th
When you first discovered Spoonful, how many of you read what this publication was about? I’ll admit when I stumbled upon this wonderful Zine, all I saw was the chair lift and clouds on the front cover and I was hooked! It doesn’t take much to get my attention folks… When we dig a little deeper, we learn that this website, the Zine, are all about finding the small moments, ‘bite-size’ pieces of information and capturing them in a way that ensures they stay with us.
This is a project that does it perfectly, Inflated/Deflated is the idea of putting thoughts, feelings and quirky remarks onto the smooth skin of an inflated balloon – that is then relieved of its air to create these perfectly imperfect forms of artwork. Kady, Jillian and Lauren are 3 crafty ladies living and designing their lives in Chicago and together they formed a website to showcase their so-simple-it’s-genius creations!
What I love most is the range of emotions. You don’t have to look at these daily with the same message, you can change things up, send a card to a friend or partner that says ‘By the way it was your fault’, or ‘This is it!’ Whatever mood you find yourself in, there’s a balloon with the perfect words to express it. These colourful handwritten messages have been made available to us via their Etsy store; and you can purchase them for less than ten dollars a print, wouldn’t they make a bold statement in your home or office?! To view the full range, please visit their BLOG!
*Image taken in my home, just 1 of the 3 balloon messaged displayed!
April8th
There are many of us (you too, right?) that fetishize it. We delight in stationery, paper chains and cutouts, letters, paper dolls, maps, and other ephemera.
Here are five music videos that use cut-up paper and negative space in beautiful ways. Enjoy!
(Warning: the videos below may cause you to fall in love with the singer [Lisa Hannigan, I’m lookin’ at you!], cry [the last one is a doozy], or reach for the scissors and construction paper).
“Love Is Making Its Way Back Home,” Josh Ritter
“Did I Step on Your Trumpet,” Danielson
“I Don’t Know,” Lisa Hannigan
“Mykonos,” Fleet Foxes
“Eider Falls at Lake Tahoe,” Kate Bush
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In these interludes, poet and singer-songwriter Hannah Stephenson invites you to eavesdrop on the music bouncing around her brain. She’d love to hear your thoughts, your inner soundtrack, and what band inspired that shrine in your bedroom.
April6th
Well, we’ve all waited long enough…
pondering chocolatey easter times, eggs, bunnies and carrots! And we are happy to announce that we have a winner.
Hailed as unusual, intriguing and beautiful, the winner of our Spoonful Easter Competition 2012 is the talented…
Gracey’s work:
“To the Fasting Party”,
watercolour and graphite
(228 x 304mm)
Please email us your address details and we will be sending you Adora Wool’s wondrous LOVE BUNNY!
Thanks to all of you, our lovely readers and TALENTED entrants - you made it a super difficult choice! It has been sooooo so lovely to have each and every one of you enter into the Eastery spirit with us!
Thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!! Thanks also to Abi of Adora Wools for providing our magical prize.
HAPPY EASTER, CHAG SAMEACH, & May the Carrot be With You!!!
thea.
xx
April4th
Well!! We’ve collected, counted, laid out and admired your A-MAAAAAZING Carrot Entries and have FINALLY narrowed it down to our TOP TEN FINALISTS you see here above…
1. Jennifer Paganelli 2. Mrs Robinson 3. Gracey Ighut 4. Victoria Morgan 6. Kirsten Low 7. Jenny Dixon 8. Stevie, Abi & Tessa 9. Clare Bower 10. Dacia Ray 11. Caedence (& Kirsten). From Postcards for the travelling bunny, to garlands, to counters, to cupcakes, & cartoons we have it all here in our finalists!
Luckily I, (thea) have passed on the judging duties to a trusted artist as we want our carrot-contests fair & bias-free here at Spoonful HQ, but I still can’t seem to decide which I love more…. have you got a favourite??
Winner Announced Good Friday, when someone gets to win the gorgeous Adora Wools Bunny.
thea.
xx
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