oh Franz!

Finally Christchurch store Franz Tormers has an online shop, and we can all get a piece of Franz action. Run by Jo, Manolis & Sarah, who also create most of the stuff themselves, you can get awesome totes, tees and prints among other things.

www.franztormers.com

Olga Bennett

Olga Bennett is a Melbourne photographer who is doing a shoot for the upcoming second issue of Extra Curricular. She photographs people in the environments they live and work in, and uses film, resulting in photographs with a beautiful richness and depth. Her shots have a wonderful candour about them and she has a keen eye for detail. Check out more of her work atwww.olgabennettphotography.com

First Thursdays - THIS Thursday!

That's tomorrow folks. First Thursdays is held in St Kevins Arcade in K Road from 6pm on the first Thursday of each month - this is only the second one. It's inspired by a Seattle-based event by the same name, and showcases new and exciting talent in the fields of visual arts, music & performance.

I think we should go along and check it out, don't you?

And the winners are...

We ran 3 competitions in the first issue and drew the winners this morning.

The lucky recipient of the pack of 5 Katydid Gocco-printed cards is Pavani Wijewardene.

Winner of the Miracle & Wonder tote by Miss Ellie May is Kylie Sanders, and Tammy Bruce gets the diplodocus tee from T-shirtopedia.

Happy Monday everyone! And here's hoping this rain isn't settled in for the day, or we will all be very soggy at the Laneway festival... don't forget your plastic poncho.

Lucky Penny Crafty Club

The first Lucky Penny of the year is next week!

Tuesday 2nd of Feb, 7.30 onwards, at Mezze Bar,

Durham Lane in Auckland.

You don't even have to take any crafts to work on -

you can just chat if you like.

Be there or be square!

Imaginary Friends

Devon Smith was featured in the Objects of our Desire section in our first issue, and she's got an exhibition on currently with Sarah McNeil at Bats Theatre in Wellington. Go along, or if you aren't in Wellington, check out her website to get a peek into her wonderful imagination full of pretty girls and their animal friends.

Toby Morris is one of the people featured in the first issue, talking about his drawing project documenting his daily life in Amsterdam. He finished his project in time for Christmas and it looks like a book might happen! Plans for starting a new project are in the works too, so bookmark his blog to keep an eye on developments.

Here are some more of his awesome drawings.