Dreams, Scary ones.

I awoke from a deep sleep the other morning in a cold sweat. Dried saliva on my face and the beginnings of a headache with the daunting feeling that i was missing a limb, because i had cut the circulation off by sleeping on it. However, that's not the essence of the story, it was what i had conceptualised, as you'll have it, in my mind whilst slumbering. It's quite often that i'll wake at an early time yelling because my dreams are horrifying, but this was interesting. I shall say, before telling the story, that you should brush your teeth before going to bed. 

Anyhow, getting on with the story: 

Typically i was walking through a friends house and smashing things because i was evidently insane and on the verge of completely freaking out. Freaking out just isn't enough for my dreams. I'd be happy with just breaking a cupboard door over my friends face and kicking his face in with my steel-cap high-tops (weird). Having seeing myself from third person, i find myself in a horror landscape of destruction and melting people. Sounds a little like an Acid trip. No. Maybe. Hope not. Going to the next level, i found myself in exceptional pain and screaming from the depths of within. Thrashing around holding my jaw like a maniac and elbowing walls, creating craters upon which demons crawled from. My mouth began to glow and a dramatic zoom into my mouth to reveal the terrifying truth that i wasn't normal. My teeth were small sacks and were collectively germinating small horror beings that were scratching and screaming. Due to my disbelief, i clawed at my mouth trying to free myself from this truth that was evidently sudden and horrible. The sacks had started prying themselves from my mouth, tearing my skin and face. Some had hatched and the little horrors had freed themselves and crawled from my orifice and scattered from their wombs... 

Upon here is where the dream comes to a stop, from a result of my violently throwing myself from my bed covers and gripping the small foam mattress with all survival strength i could muster. Coming to terms with the interesting demonstration that my mind mischievously fabricated, i couldn't fathom the deep meaning that was attached until i had realised my headache.  

Seriously, it's because of my freaking Molars a pushing their way through my head. And this wasn't helped by the fact that i hadn't brushed my teeth before kipping. 

Anyway, that was my dream.

- Lore

Paintings and other cool stuff!

Hey. I'm coming near the end of some of my projects, which is exciting and also a little sad. I've been working on several interesting pieces: Just putting the final touches on the 'life' painting, which i'll soon present; and working on a new project for a local skate shop gallery: Jimmys Skate & Street [check it out], which i took part in and obtained some grip-tape to do my own evils too.

I soon will be posting some images up when it's in the gallery. I dont want to spoil the surprise!

- Lore

Bacon

Well this morning was quite uneventful. I was sitting at the kitchen table trying to look for a practical car for transporting crap around. However, this became so frustrating that i hit myself in the ear. On the plus side, the Bacon and egg muffins i ate were awesome!

- Lore

Big, shiny, expensive, letters.

Big ambition with big type. As of late, i've been devising a plan to reestablish high goals and ideals and put them into play. My idea was to aim high and get others, including industry giants, enthused to join in on a great project. My initiation was to make giant letter forms and place them on a woodland reserve, in the same category as 'Hollywood', and creating a national icon for this little state. It's these high driven passions that get noticed, and i'm looking forward to getting noticed for my super efforts. This is going to be a fun project in which i'm to convince to a big industry and the local arts councils that it's a good idea to give me $13k to erect and make 12 foot letters and stick them in the ground. 

However, it's much, much more than just the physical form. It's the idea behind this. So, in the next week or so, i'll be trying to get funding to create these giant, expensive, metal letter forms with a little help from my sign-writing friends. 

For now, time to go write proposals to get this project up and running.

And photos will be coming soon.

- Lore 

Pho'mish [Photo Mission]

Owen and I one day decided to take action photos of me jumping. The End.

This was one of the best images taken on this occasion. 

-Lore

Photo by: Owen Baker

R.I.P. A-K.

Early this year [2009], whilst I was in Hong Kong, several friends emailed me and disclosed that a friend had passed away. Anne was my graphic design teacher at college and a friend more than anything. She was build like steel and had charm, that's why everyone who was in her class respected her so much. 

I've been creating a painting in respect and memory for Anne. This painting has an organic concept type germinating from a tree. The [dead] tree represents Anne's physical being. The shoots and leaves, and the type represents that life continues. My spin on this that Anne affected my life and that my career and creative skills were influenced by her. This painting is somewhat her legacy. It shows that what she had taught me, always to try something new. So i have. Painting. I continue to remember her in my work. Basically, if it wasn't for her, I wouldn't be nearly the creative designer I am today. Fact. 

So, this if for Anne and her lovely family. 

She still lives on in our hearts. 

 

- Lore

AGIdeas

Just recently went to the international design forum held in Melbourne city. AGIdeas has a bucket-load of content to overflow the mind of any creative. For sure, i was influenced and amazed at some of the creative output from some of the worlds masters. One of the biggest motivational speakers was Stefan Sagmeister, who was super chilled and inspirational. He spoke first to kick stark the forum. It was an incredible three days, actually. Tickets sold out and I saw the smile creep up on Ken's [Cato] face when he announced that fact. 

I was pumping the creative heart, constantly drawing and writing down some pretty ambitious ideas. I was impressed with %90 of the speakers. I also payed most attention to a Melbourne based illustrator, Ken Taylor, who does some shit-hot work; and was fond of the speakers from Soap and Igloo. Talk about motivation. 

The event however got tiresome, sitting in a warm room for eight hours a day, I was destined to snooze through some of the more boring speeches. This also doesn't excuse the fact that I may've been drinking the night before. But, hey, it was worth it.  

Overall, it was a super boost for the creative bone, and I personally recommend it to anyone who's a creative. [Just] Do it!

- Lore

The big smell.

Ah. The city that barely sleeps. But when it does, it sleeps. Melbourne, my birth-city, has something magical about it. It's not the pumping clubs and bars, it's not the super creative-rich community, it's not the easy public transport, or the alley ways, but there is something magical about this place, in particular, that makes a creatives imagination soar. There is so much energy to this place that totally captivates me. I'm not home-sick, but I am genuinely rooted and a massive fan of this city. I took some photos, of the immediate surroundings of me when i was chilling in Brunswick street in Fitzroy. There are so many lines, colours, shapes, noises, and smells that makes by heart and brain rush with creativity. 

Gee, I sound like a wank' here. But I do Love this city. 

[Images taken from various areas in Fitzroy, Melbourne]

- Lore

BTW, this is me.

Happy, aren't I?

- Lore

My Tatoo debut.

And here is my tat'.

The stuff on the elbow and the other leaves on the word are ideas on the building of this design. LORE is real, but the other stuff is perm' marker. 

that's it!

- Lore

Body Ink

Tattoos were once apart of a taboo culture, revered as symbols from gangs, warriors, and criminals. Now it's an integral part any culture, especially mine. I see so many people walking around the streets proudly strutting with their tattoo scratched across their arm, neck, or leg. What interests me is the categories upon which certain tattoos appear. You have the Boagan style, dodgy back-yard job, which generally involves some kind of tribal pattern, name of and ex-girlfriend, dreadful skulls engulfed in flames, or something not very well thought out. 

Then there is the other side of the fence. With the scene dudes and dudettes getting tattoos that are stylish according to the genre of music that they are involved in. Which is OK. Some of the tattoos look sweet, but it tends to become repetitive and annoying when you see the five pointed star splashed across the numerous bodies of the public. What's wrong with getting a six pointed star? And when you see the cute little sparrow with a love heart on girls. It looks awesome, but a little unimaginative. Some people get skin-ink sometimes without thinking of the meanings, and the obligation of having that tattoo. But if that's what you want, go for it!

I quite often get stopped and questioned about my tattoo, that's on my arm. Questions involve: What does that say?

What does it mean?

Is it Asian? (A form of Chinese/Japanese script)

Oh, that's cool, did it hurt? 

And, Have you anymore?

Well, from these responses from my tattoo, i quite enjoy telling people about the concept and whole idea behind the word on my arm. When people step back and go: Oh, i see it now; and, Wow, that's cool; i feel quite happy that my tattoo isn't something that i've regretted getting engraved. 

What is it? Well, for those who haven't had the pleasure of seeing it, i'll explain.

The initial idea of the tattoo is based around a philosophy that i have always undergone. This has been throughout my youth, learning and playing, through the education system and in general daily life. I see, hear and experience situations all the time, and make a general synopsis of the matter. 

Anyhow, itching to know what it is? 

The word that runs vertically down my arm spells out LORE. The style is based around a typeface that I created in 2007: An organic and very stylistic approach to a constructive nature. That constructive nature is interaction of Human to it's Environment. The idea, culture if you may, behind the word LORE, and it's a personally modified meaning of mine, is to learn through observation. A short and precise answer that i developed to quickly explain my philosophy; my belief; and my way of life.   

Now, reiterating what i was discussing before hand, was the consideration of getting a tattoo. This is my reason and a very well considered explanation to why i got my ink. I do believe that when getting this life-long scratch, that one does not become ashamed of getting this visual expression, and to know that it represents something true from within that individual. 

However, Tattoos are cool, and they are really a form of art that is respected throughout the community. Well, mine, anyway. It also shows/tells a story of ones life when they get older. I often ask the questions that I get asked, to the older generations, and to hear their amazing or odd story of their life. 

Tattoos for life. Tell a story, and write it in ink.

I should market that. 

- Lore 

 

Photos of my creative space

#1 [Creative Table] -Where it spawns.

#2 [Editing Lounge] -Where all the good stuff happens

#3 [The Book (Magazine) Shelf] -Inspiration area

Inauguration

Finally, after a long debate in my own mind, i decided to kick myself into gear and rev up to make a blog. 

Actually, I'm rather excited about this idea of having a blog. Whilst my website is still underway, i can update the blog on my progression through the creative realms. Sounds rather mystical. Creative realms. Anyway, what I'm going to post on this quaint bogging device is a range of art and design projects that's happening in and around my home-studio. I'm currently involving myself slowly into a team of artists who are under the flag: + 1 Collective (Plus One Collective [POS]). I'm rather interested in that small joint projecting for doing large scale art projects and designs. Anyhow, i would like to show some pictures of my studio and give people an insight in what my studio looks like. I'm always keen to check out other peoples creative space - always has interested me, not only the process, but the ideas in how they organise themselves and how they personally modify that space. But, this is what i'd like to share and have to show people where it all starts. Apart from book and paper.

- Lore