The language of the odd

I know a clever, stylish, inventive man.

He has the ability to hear the language of the odd bits and pieces that inhabit our lives. 

These are the strange but endearing objects, pieces of fabric, little drawings, etc.
that we simply cannot throw away because they speak to us.

We often leave them in a dark corner with other more recent purchases placed in front of them. Or they are shoved into a drawer, where they wait patiently for their day in the sun.

TR Keller has the gift to hear and intrepret all the whisperings and hummings of these 

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eclectic  'thingamagjigs' and assemble them in such a way that they sing like a choir.

Visual music to our eyes.

And he does it with great easy.

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What a clever talented man. He is always an inspiration.

Seasonal Concepts 122 Redfern Street Redfern Sydney 2016 Australia

Tarlo and Graham : A Rosie Touch

Shiftazine loves Melbourne…especially Fitzroy. When Shiftazine’s feet hit the pavement of Gertrude Street after a too long an interval, it was like being home.

The store fronts, the contents inside the store fronts, the ‘too many things to love’ stuff that jammed the fashion stores, let alone the galleries,
the cafes, object’art and tat stores, all filled shiftazine’s giddy glaze.

It was like wearing rose tinted glasses, as even the posters on walls, the wallisms, and the graffiti are all worthy of a gallery exhibition.

There is one store amongst the kaleidoscope of this area that stands alone in its sense of style and curation.

Tarlo and Graham sits closer to Smith Street than Brunswick Street. 
It occupies a fine Victorian building, which has seen better days, but still generates a sense of grandeur.
It is what is within the ever-changing landscape of this establishment that excites and inspires.

Behind the counter a delightful rosy haired woman, called Rosie greets you.

It is her eye and deft touch that takes these disparate pieces from past times

and combines them into a tableau of the contemporary.

It is not just the object, full of its own history, that will bring the ambience to a space, it's the way one creates a dialogue between the arrangements of objects and furnishings,
and Rosie has that touch.  

Tarlo and Graham 202 Gertrude St, Fitzroy VIC 3065 Phone:(03) 9417 7773

Beauty Unrecognised: JoyDay

#shiftazine and a street surprise. #lookaroundyou #rubbishthatain’t #beautyunrecognised #Joyday.

Yes its here. That important day of the year where joy is your main consideration.
A piece of plastic from a construction site caught on some barbed wire, shredded and dancing in the wind.
Beautiful.
Joyful.
A street surprise.
It is ever present in out urban lives.

JoyDay: 25th November...every year.

Spinster Bar: Hip Bars of Athens: No.2

Bar No.2: Spinster.

Shiftazine likes this bar very much as it is opened morning, noon and night.
Athens in the past few years has had a renaissance of groovy, user friendly bars that one can go to, sit and drink a great cocktail and
it is not all about loud music and people’s arms being waved in your face while wildly dancing.

These bars are about kicking back and just chatting and relaxing.

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Spinster Bar is a welcoming, relaxing, sophisticated haven, which is perfect to hide from the Athenian noon heat or to start an evening out.

You will find Spinster Bar just behind the Athens Town Hall, around the corner from Fresh Hotel.