Nowcon 2012

Thanks to everyone that visited our popup store at Nowcon 2012.
It was a great day full of art, awesome costumes, games, great people,
competitions, comics and pop culture collectables.
Check out some pics from the event.....

Minnie Mouse Inspiring the Fashion Arts......

I'm just loving this!!
I've said for years that Minnie Mouse is one of my greatest Fashion Inspirations!
Finally she has been recognized as on of the greatest!!
What an amazing inspiring collection.

All the proceeds go to The Fashion Arts Foundation,
a combined relationship supporting art and fashion.
Creating a fund to support upcoming designers, artists, music and film.
Omg I would love them all!!

Heros and Villains Popculture Expo, Blondsaurus Pop up store!!

Come visit our Pop up store of treasures next weekend at
The Heros and Villains Popculture Expo!!
We will both 22 come say hi check out the map below and see where we are located,
the Ninja Turtle marks the spot!! Hehe
We will have some of favorite pop culture products, art, books, collectables,
and all things cute!
The event has some great guests, awesome pop up stores,
Gaming, Comics and Cosplay.
So be a Hero and come enjoy a fun weekend event!
Penrith Panthers, Saturday the 25th and Sunday the 26th of August 2012.

Street Art....

I love art, street art, pop art, comic book art,
all art!!
Im such a visual person, I love color!!
Since I was little to now as an adult I prefer picture books over words,
I buy cards to keep because I love the art.
I prefer to do my shopping at a Japanese food market
because the packaging is so artistic.
I could go on and on for days, but I really don't think some people get how much art
Influences there way of life.
Here's some images of my fav Star wars street/ inspired art.
Banksy being one of the most popular and well known street artist uses a lot of
Star wars characters, I wonder if he's like the ultimate Star wars fan boy?

Out of the shadows.....

This weekend I went to see Tim Burton's new film Dark Shadows.
( based on a 1960s/70s tv show with the same name)
It's Amazing really how Tim Burton has been an inspiration to me, many others,
actors, actresses and the movie industry, over the last 30years.

Tim Burton has been an inspiration to me from a very young age,
Being a 7 year old and watching Peewee's Big Adventure was every kids dream,
Magic shops, Dinosaurs, a cool bike and not to mention
Peewees rainbow gadget house!
We all wanted a house like that.....

My interest in Tim Burton's movies grew stronger as a teenager,
I still remember when The Nightmare Before Christmas was released on V.H.S.
( We didn't have a cinema in the small town I grew up in.)
So I begged my mum to let me hire it when it was released,
and it was like nothing I had seen before.
I feel in love with the technique of stop motion and the gorgeous characters from the film.

My respect and admiration for his films, works, characters, vision and art
only continues to grow.....
Tim's approach and ideas to take things out of the box and to turn them
into the most creative medium he can think of has really
encourage many people to be one thing.....
Themselves.

What's your Pets SuperPower?

I'm so excited that Warner Bros has partnered with Dog Bless You,
To create the new Super Pet Line.
Barking Mad Berry will be carrying the line as soon as it is released and available.
The range will be DC comic inspired which will include everybody's favourite Superheros,
Batman, Batgirl, Superman, Supergirl- The range will continue to grow and release new
characters and products.

I cannot wait to dress my Super pets in this new inspired Super Hero range,
Pet tags, collars, harnesses and other exciting items.

So this range/collaboration totally got me thinking about
Superhero's and there pets, who or what would they be?
I did some research and I was Super Surprised to find that alot of our favourite
Superhero's had pets early on in there comics appearing in issues as early
as 1955.

I was also delighted to find a kids chapter book series called
DC Super Pets!
What! How cute are these characters all inspired by the Superhero's
original pets, Krypto the Super Dog, Ace the Bat Hound,
Supergirl's trusted horse Comet, Oh and I cannot forget Wonder Woman's pet
Kangaroo Jumpa adorable!!

Who says Pets can't be SUPERHERO'S too!!

An Artist puts down his pen.....

Farewell Ralph McQuarrie
The world lost a true artist and visionary.
Some of you may not know him by name, but would recognize and have seen some of his
brilliant art.
Ralph McQuarrie isn't only an artist, he is a legend,
Ralph McQuarrie has become a house hold name over the last few decades as
he is responsible for bringing George Lucas dream alive.
Ralph McQuarrie created the concept art for the first Star wars trilogy.
If it wasn't for Ralph McQuarrie the characters we have watched, known and love
would not have been the same from
Darth Vader, Chewbacca ( Han Solo's fuzzball Co pilot )
and the cheeky adorable R2D2....
The planets Hoth and Tatoonie or Cloud City might have never existed,
Thank you Ralph McQuarrie for bringing our Imaginations to life xx

" A fun fact on Ralph McQuarrie is he is in The Empire Strikes Back,
Uncredited in the opening scene at Hoth's echo base he plays General Pharl McQuarrie,
there is an action figure in his likeness."

Flower Tiaras Style in full bloom xx

Flower head pieces and tiaras have been around forever.
Made famous by Frida Carlo,Rapunzel to Woodstock.
The flower trend has never faded,it may have changed over the years
but it just keeps on reinventing itself, it's a trend that doesn't die and
lucky most of these pieces are made from fake flowers.
I've never seen tacky fake flowers look so stylish.
I remember in the early 1990s I would go to the $2 stores and buy bunches of fake flowers
I'd stick them in my hair, on clips and headbands.
It's been a while since I've worn flowers in my hair, but my Japanese fashion magazines
have inspired me to bring back the floral and now having more time at home,
I've been able to craft and create again yay!! xx
P.S Check out the easy DIY below.....
All you need is a headband, fake flowers, glue gun, glue sticks
A smile and creativity!!