Clifton Hill, Northcote, Thornbury, Fairfield and Alphington (the inner north)

Well, despite some rather dramatic weather we had a good turn out at the AGM on Sunday,(including our newest and youngest member in a very stylish sleeping bag type ensemble)and we managed to cover a fair bit of business in between tea and cakes.Office bearers were elected and issues of ... read more

It's that time of the year again. The time to take a look inside some very creative studios and get inspired and motivated all over again. Open Studios Nicholas Building 2010Thursday 19th & Friday 20th August, 20104pm-9pm (both nights)picture via Visit MelbourneOver at the Nicholas Building Blog, there's an eInvite where you can see the list of all the artists and it is like a who's who of Handmade in Melbourne!You can wander in and out of studios, take a ... read more

Camerahead or photoborg, I wondered to myself…Is it a comment on the increased surveillance in our cities, the push to document all experiences phographically, or the constant quest for the perfect picture? A homage to The Buggles I am a Camera, or the 1950s play and film of the same name?

If you know why these are appearing around town, do leave me a comment. This one is on High Street, Northcote, I’ve also seen one on a billboard near the Clifton Hill Tram Terminus…?

Filed under: cinerama, clifton hill, hi-fi, love your work, northcote ... read more

This series of Saturday seminars is for emerging craft makers interested in starting up their own craft businessThe course will be facilitated by local women who’ve take the leap and made craft their ... read more

We are on sale here at idah, and we have lots of fabulous Winter stock that we have to clear before our fabulous Spring stock comes in the next few weeks! Up to 70% off some of our fave labels such as High Tea With Mrs Woo, Yoshi Jones, Love, Yogini, Vigorella, Dogstar, Ammo & Dot & Herbey.

Is there a story behind this one? I’m slightly curious.

Yesterday in Mitchell Street, Northcote.

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M2matizMelbourne Hyperbolic Reef Display... read more

On the door of Sunshine and Grease, Queen’s Parade, Clifton Hill.

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OutsideCedar Bakery makes Lebanese 'pizzas' and pastries and are also the largest Lebanese supermarket within a lazy bike ride from home. We know them fairly well - weekend lunches are often a few of their joyous pizzas, and if you need dried apricot paste in a sheet, this is the place to go in Thornbury/Preston. They also have a huge range of Mediteranian stuff - olives, nuts, cabbage rolls, oils etc and also do roast lamb for events.... read more

At Large Gallery continue their run of great shows, and next up is the duo-show from Melbourne artists ADi and Craig Poore. “In their upcoming show “Beautiful Strange’, artists Craig Poore and ADiexamine the beautiful as strange and the strange as beautiful. Our thoughts of the visual world are blurred by our perceptions. ‘Beautiful Strange’ invites [...]