Stockist Series: Onefineday Handmade

Eleanor Rex runs Onefineday Handmade, a sweet boutique filled to the brim with handmade treasures and paper goods in an old weatherboard cottage in Bangalow, northern New South Wales.

What will customers find at Onefineday Handmade?

Love and passion! We are all about promoting the exceptional work of Australian and New Zealand Independent creatives including illustrators, crafters and artists and our little shop is full to the brim with their work. This includes bespoke paper and cards, art prints, handmade ceramics and textiles, wonderful zines and magazines, brooches, ribbons, buttons and basically anything I can't resist! I believe it brings a certain warmth to the shop to know that each piece was dreamt up and made with love by the artist – I am never dealing with a faceless company. 

What's the best thing about coming to work each day?

The shop is part of a collective, it is within a weatherboard cottage in Bangalow and we share the space with a couple who sell retro, vintage and old wears. It is on those sunny days sitting out the front of the shop, kids and all, that I think...wow this is pretty special. Coming to our shop really is a family experience. Often Anoushka, my 4 year old will be at the desk chatting to people or Sage will be sleeping in the pouch as I pin up Prints while my husband mows the lawns out the back. It can get crazy but it can also be so much fun! 

What is the one thing you learnt from opening your shop?

The art of juggling everything! Having a shop is like having another baby, I care for it, I give it as much time and energy as I can and I miss it when I am not there!

What's the best kept secret in your local area?

I am not sure how much of a secret it is but the chocolate brownies at the cafe Satiate on the corner are about the best thing I have ever tasted! 

ONEFINEDAY HANDMADE

14 STATION STREET, 

BANGALOW NSW 2479, 

AUSTRALIA

www.onefinedayhandmade.com

Hello Sandwich in Melbourne

Harvest Workroom in Melbourne hosts an ever-changing rotation of artists and makers from all over the world to participate in their artist-in-residence program. Ebony Bizys (a.k.a Hello Sandwich) is visiting from Tokyo to be artist-in-residence from August 6 - 22.
Ebony put together the tutorial in Issue 8 and many readers will be familiar with her playful style - which mixes neons and pastels, polka dots and stripes, vintage and retro - and a good dose of Kawaii - to produce a look that is distinctively hers. She will be hosting craft workshops - Hello Paper and Hello Fabric which - unsurprisingly - have already sold out. The good news is that you can still check out her craft exhibition and pop-up shop. Ebony will be creating original Hello Sandwich wrapping paper and fabric using the Harvest Workroom screen printing facilities - no doubt you'll need to get in quick for those as well! 
I also wanted to apologise profusely to Ebony for the misprint in our contributor section - it lists her web address as hellosandwich.com when it should read hellosandwich.blogspot.com - proving that you can never be too careful or proofread too many times (I should take some of my own advice!)

Issue 8 in the flesh

 

We Are Immortal

This Friday We Are Immortal launches in Wellington. The self-published, limited edition A5 publication features short stories and photographs – a collaboration between writer Jenah Shaw and photographer Emma Anderson, who crowd-funded their project through PledgeMe. In Jenah's words: "it’s all a little noir, a little gothic, a little bit like a Western without the cowboys." 

I spoke to Jenah part-way through the process – you can read our interview in issue 8.

The launch is at the Russian Frost Farmers Gallery this Friday 27th April at 7pm, drinks and nibbles provided, $5 on the door. Head along and celebrate independent publishing!

It's time.

Issue 8 is finally at the printer and just about ready to be sent out in time for April 20th. There's a delicious apple pie by Grace Lee on the cover, and inside you'll find the recipe among an autumn trio by Martha Goes Green, a self-publishing featurette, a look at e-courses, interviews with creative expats in Amsterdam, London and Tokyo... and much more!
As usual, there are only 1000 individually numbered copies – pre-order yours at Felt or Big Cartel or pick one up from one of our great stockists listed in the right sidebar.

Stockist series: Flock

Flock Design Boutique is a little slice of design heaven in Sumner, Christchurch run by Emma Smith and Billy Wilson. After a tough first few months withstanding the relentless shaking of the Canturbury earthquakes, they opened an online boutique in addition to their physical store. Emma answered a few questions for Extra Curricular and let us in on a few local specialties - I want one of those honeybuns!

What will customers discover at Flock? 

A really good time! And beautiful, thoughtful design. We stock innovative clothing and homewares from New Zealand, Australia, Europe and America.

What's the best thing about coming to work each day? 
Opening parcels and chatting to my regulars and experiencing their joy of discovery... and having cups of tea with my staff.

What is one thing you learnt from opening your shop?
Earthquakes are not useful for the first year of business but with dedication, hardwork and a genuine love... things work out.

What's the best-kept secret in your local area? 

Coddled eggs at The Cornershop Bistro, Jane Henry scarves made from local ultra fine merino and honeybuns at The Opawa farmers market.

Flock Design Boutique

Shop 2 / 43 Nayland St, Sumner, Christchurch

Phone: +64 3 326 6841

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 10am - 5.30pm 

Thursday 10am - 8pm

Saturday 10am - 5.30pm

Sunday 10.30am - 5.00pm

Watchers

Before leaving Amsterdam, her home for the past four years, to return home to New Zealand, photographer Sonya Nagels has somehow found the time to put together a beautiful book of photographs in homage to her time there. The books are produced in a limited edition of twenty and are carefully hand-bound with attention to every detail. Containing sixteen archival photographic prints of the lace curtains of Amsterdam, they explore themes of voyeurism and privacy. You can buy a copy here.