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Here's a neat little medium density project (20 units) currently being prepared for DA approval. Double block layout, linked basement with landscaped common outdoor area in the middle. More common decks at the upper level allow views to the city. The rear block looks over the front one. Simple, low maintenance finishes of "blue steel" face bricks for the bottom two levels and shiny/happy Alucobond for the upper floor. Also using our current medium density aesthetic of expressed balcony pods, slit style highlights and integrated indoor/outdoor, open plan living areas. Lots of simple but effective sun screens on East, North and West sides. WIll probably change a bit post DRP comments (they always change something...) but hopefully will retain the bulk of the ideas.   J front elevation upper floor recessive scale matches domestic scale NW high view showing arrangement of blocks on the site ...

Just finished a drawing for my favourite girls birthday. I took a series of scans to document the production process and thought you might be interested in how it was created. Starting point was to take a pic of the cat (called ... you guessed it... Pumpkin) and then goggle up some pumpkin pics. Pumpkin on her favourite blanket random pumpkin pic trusty blue pencil to set up the main layout of the drawing add the main character in ink start inking in the pumpkin surround start rendering the main elements finishing the pumpkins adding the blanket "rough" detail rub out the blue although nice to leave some remnants add orange pencil add yellow pencil to "lift" the orange hit it all with a tissue to smooth the colour rub out "overspray" add blue and pink "rough" detail to blanket for this pic I added a heavy line to "punch out" the...

Here's a little logo we've been working on for our friends at Tom Groggin Station. Located in God's own country in Victoria just on the southern side of the upper reaches of the Murray, Tom Groggin is an idyllic relic of past days when cattle stations were carved out of natural alpine areas. It's reportedly where the Banjo created The Man From Snowy River and is iconic in horse culture. The mighty Murray is just a 20ft wide creek of crystal clear snow fed mountain water at this point. It was only last decade that the Bracks government took away the stations right to have cattle graze in the Victorian Alps region and it became a tough place to run a business. It's been a popular place for a country stay but is now offering more in the way of accommodation. If you want to travel south via one of the most scenic routes in Australia, then head down through Jindabyne and past Thredbo on the snow gum lined A...

Can't leave out that other groovy inner city suburb... Glebe. Here's some great graffiti pics submitted by our guest bloggette, Deborah B. She has  a keen eye for quality and certainly takes a mean snap or two. Looking forward to more blog entries on some of her favourite topics. Enjoy...      J mad scientist in Campbell Lane off Cowper Street. Just love the bollards painted as test tubes.... I like the "frankenstein" tag letters with teeth and stitches a spacey supernova tag in Campbell Lane off Mitchell space detail..... 2820 is the postcode for Wellington NSW.... hence the "wello boys" great work guys vary badly behaving lego men in same vicinity appropriate given the high crime rate here very angry space birds  space birds detail

Another instalment of great wall art in my favourite inner city suburb....    J scary green globs.. the eyes have it great galloping ghekkos... more after lichtenstein very sophisticated tag cool crew more cool tag work give you a lift breaking in or out...?? the hottest garage door in the city....

Some sketches of a couple of my favourite people.... diptych format. Celebrating over 120 combined years and some of their favourite things.      J

Ahhhh... sweet Victory...    an illustrated lane close to Parramatta Road near Ray's Outdoors (who put the "camp" into Camperdown). Lot's of energetic line work, characterisations,  subdued colour scheme and lovely pathos with random trolley person and kid with knife. Lot's more subtle detail and references in there... the more I stare at the piece the more I see.   All power to their  creative spray can holding arms....   J victory lane the words in the background are partly biblical 1 corinthians 15:54-57   "death is swallowed up in victory. oh death, where is your victory?  where is your sting?" scary kid... !!!!! v for victory and chequered flags another architect post GFC.... "amare aeternam" is latin for "love forever" 2050 is the postcode for Camperdown, NSW