Stories and Places

Long, long, ago, Lizzy gave funding for a project. I can't actually remember what the project was meant to be, because it was a long time ago and also I think that the grant was given in the context of cider. What it turned into was a collaboration between Claire and I. Tiny stories inspired by places we loved, with some dinosaurs thrown in because Lizzy likes dinosaurs, and photos we took ourselves.





Hopefully some of these postcards will be making it out into the world soon.

Tiny Loveletters

Finally, a Smallest Art Project got finished!


You remember way, way, back in the old days, when I put in a request for funding for The Smallest Stories? Well, I did that thing, now, except it became awkward little fragments of loveletters written to strangers I've never met.

I did not love my writing for this, but then I sternly reminded myself that Perfect Art is not the point of this project. The point is Making Art Happen!


So remember:


Many thanks to the sponsor of this project and to my partner in crime who helped me put these up around Northbridge. There are more photos on our Facebook page.

Request for funding: Clothespeg messages

From Claire:

"i'd like five dollars to buy wooden clothespegs, i will then write an inspirational word or message (like "You're beautiful" or "Be happy") on it and clip it to unsuspecting pedestrians, public places, dog collars, and the like. My goal is to spread a little bit of joy in the world, one clothespeg at a time."

Request for funding: The Smallest Stories

Project summary: I will write sentence-long stories about the places that I go on stickers that are easy to remove, and put them up in the appropriate locations.

Amount requested: $6.40

Materials required: stickers, ink.

Funding breakdown: I meant to go to a newsagent to check how much stickers cost, but I didn't, in the end. And now I am impatient to get this done, and put it out there, and see what comes of it. Let's pretend that a roll of stickers costs $5.80, and my careful breakdown of the ink required comes to $0.60. $6.40 sounds far more official and well-research than $5, yes? Yes.

Artist biography: I write less than I should, but I have so many stories in my head. None of them have a beginning or a middle or an end. They are all about moments when the world becomes more wonderful or more terrible than you thought it was, quite unexpectedly.

[EDIT: This project has been funded by Jarrad!]