Hello Grasshopper
I can’t go past a good bit of typography – and not just on the page or screen. I’m also a shameless copycat, though I prefer the term ‘grasshopper’. One Sunday back in January when I was visiting the Freo Farmers Market, I met a girl on a bike with a custom made plywood basket-box. It was big enough to fit all of her groceries, and it had a love heart carved in it – cute as hell! I couldn’t help myself, and soon enough I was pedalling around with my own custom made bike box, with the playful ‘k’ from my logo carved in it. I’m a two-wheeled pack horse now – I can fit a lot in that box!
If you feel inspired yourself, grasshopper, it’s locally made by Ashley who does all manner of handcrafted modular boxes.
Check it out at BoxHeads. Photo by Miles Noel Photography
Working in freelance design has its ups, downs and definitely its moments of LULLS. I confess I don’t mind these in-between-job moments as I literally get to swivel my chair, go off-line and make some-thing. I am a sucker for upcycling so I get a kick out of turning useless into useful. This week I had scrap ply (amongst other things I discovered in our rubble-reno-backyard), one tube of Derivan Matisse paint in Australian yellow green and one tube in cadmium orange. So I made some labels for the veggie patch, and now I don’t have to rely on guess work when seedlings start poking their heads above the soil.
Who can ever remember what they planted where?
I like sweet potato [kumera], but you know what’s really working hard for me in the kitchen at the moment? Sweet potato leaves. They’re really easy to grow (I grew mine in a hanging basket from a tuber) or you can forage from an overgrown verge patch – it’s a very giving and forgiving plant! They look and taste great. Stick them in a noodle soup or stir fry. You can eat the flowers as well, and the potatoes themselves, of course. But if you haven’t tried the leaves, I highly recommend it – super yum.