Any element becomes important when it’s connected to another.

A palette of colours can be so reflective of the period in which it is used. 
It can tell the future viewer much about the psyche of that particular time. 
At the same time, a particular palette of colours can be perennial and can connect very different times, places and viewers in a universal way. 

The above imagery shows a 2013 painting by Australian artist Ross Laurie, entitled ‘Berlin’
which engages the same palette of colours as ceramics created in the mid 20^th century by Australian ceramist Martin Boyd.

Unexpected colour combinations have an enduring resonance to the eye and the soul regardless of when they are used.

Street Details

This image is a perfect example of how many details are waiting for us on the street.  These funny little metal stools with their quirky leg design.  
The odd wooden table / cupboard that compliments the stools.  
And then there is the divine colour scheme of the blues, blue greys, browns, biscuits tones, and warm greys that is out of this world.  It's all there.

The world is made up of billions of details. 
They are all important and can give us so many ideas, and resolutions to many different types of problems. 
Keep your eyes and mind open and embrace and consider not just the bigger picture  but the details.  

As ‘they’ say both god and the devil live there. 

Conversation_January's Wallism

The power of Wallism is that it opens up conversation for all those who might notice it.
It is an opportunity for anyone, who has something to say, either verbally or visually, non sensical or extremely focused and current, to say it loud and proud.

Greece Colours: No.3 The Colour of Life

The colour of olive oil says it all.  It glows. No need to wax lyrically about its qualities, 
the smell, the taste, the feel, you just know when you taste it how wonderful good olive oil is.
The best olive oil in the world (in shiftazine’s opinion) is found in the beautiful island of Crete,
but then again maybe all of Greece is equally blessed.  After all it is the land of the gods.

Taking it all in

Taking it all in, is not just about seeing what’s around you but truly absorbing the experiences, 
the feelings these experiences have triggered, allowing these places, experiences, objects that have been apart of your summer, to become apart of you is not tiring, 
it’s enlivening.

This summer Damien Minton Gallery in Redfern held 14 exhibition openings over 14 consecutive nights showing a total of 93 artists.  
It was wonderful!  
A full moon glowed with its silvery light over us all on the balmy nights as we walked back from the gallery to one of the many eateries, such as Tapieo, 
which have fantastic huge paper stencil owls populating their walls. 
Every moment was a memory. The pictures speak for themselves.

Waste is a Black & White issue

Upcycle, recycle, reinvent...whatever you choose to call it, it is about not wasting stuff.

Not throwing something out because its primary function is no longer relevant in your current life.  

This is a black and white issue and it gives all of us a wonderful opportunity to show how much imagination we have.  

The English design company reestore is a leading light in inspiring us to see a thing a different way.  

A shopping trolley turned into a groovy chair, wow!  

A new year, a new way of thinking...go to it and shift a little.

Peace and Harmony

Thank you to all the readers of shiftazine. 
You are all a very important and necessary part of shiftazine's reason for being.
Happiness, harmony and peace is shiftazine's wish for you all. See you soon and often.  

The Simple Life

It always amazes me how inexpensive it is to create a beautiful space.  
So what are the ingredients that generate this magic? 
I think it is down to not trying too hard.  
The hardest thing to do, is not to over do. 
White walls, old floorboards, a table with ‘character’ and a glass water jug acting as a vase for some beautiful peonies (they are the key) 
all go to creating a welcoming entrance space.

Greece Colours: No.2 The Soft & The Sweet

Greece is known for its strong sun light. 
Around the world, people reflect on the bright white walls sparkling in the noon day sun.
 But no one speaks of the sweetest of lights and the softness of colours  that the sunrise and the sunset brings. 
These are the most precious hours of a day in Greece.