31 Wednesday Jul 2013
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B & W photography, balmain dogs, Bergomasco shepherd dog, dog blog, dogs inner city, street photography, Sydney dogs, the doggy sartorialist
Bergomasco Big Hair Day…..molto bello
Ci vediamo sulle strade….until next time
© Elizabeth O’Donnell 2013
28 Sunday Jul 2013
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B & W photography, dog blog, dog photos, dogs in art, dogs inner city, Match Box projects, pop up art Sydney, street photography, Sydney, Sydney art, The Rocks Sydney
Well we totally agree….good things come in small packages and when it comes to art, big is not necessarily better. Scout and Dogs Inner City have been involved with Match Box Projects and we had so much fun…..just how small can an artwork be….well as small as a stamp and not bigger than a match box. We recently travelled into Sydney to the pop up art space of Match Box Projects the initiative of sisters Leanne & Naomi Shedlezki. They’re creating a multifaceted portrait of Sydney and it’s simple…you pick up a match box from the girls at their pop up space in The Rocks Sydney, take it home, create a portrait of what Sydney means to you in the box and return it completed to become a permanent part of the travelling exhibition ‘People make Places’. A little artwork in the box….fun and challenging to do…just what do you put in something as small as a match box? The results in their exhibition are fascinating..magical and quirky little artworks by the hundreds….the girls have been to Tokyo, Melbourne, Sydney and Deniliquin and display the artworks in portable perspex suitcases….small is good and we love it.
Match Box Projects – artwork in a box
We decided that Sydney to us meant dogs in the city, bats flying across the city at sunset and music in the house….and this was the result…
Dogs Inner City, bats flying at sunset and music in the house…
Scout’s friend J J von Dog has gone on to bigger and better gigs in the US and now lives permanently in Connecticut.
Our friend Tom created a beautiful little Sydney artwork in a box as well…
Sydney..the Opera House, a waratah and a crazy little bird that laughs…the kookaburra
You can still visit Match Box Projects at their pop up space at 79 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney until 31st July or find out more from their website here.
You can’t go wrong with an empty match box and a big bit of imagination…try it and see for yourself….
Match Boxes on the move…
© Elizabeth O’Donnell 2013
Adios and see you on the streets…
19 Friday Jul 2013
Posted in About Town, B & W Photography, Photography, Roaming Inner City
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B & W photography, dog blog, dogs inner city, event photography, street photography, Sydney, Sydney blog, Sydney events, Sydney monorail
It’s one of those things…you live in a city for a long time and you think you know it intimately, all the little nooks and crannies, the ins and outs of all the touristy things to do and see and yet there are some things you just haven’t experienced….why? Perhaps it’s because we couldn’t take dogs on there…. You tell the visitors who come to stay what to to see and do…best food, best wine, great museums, music, art and if you live in a harbour city the best and most interesting ways of getting around by boat, bus & rail. And in the case of Sydney one of our anomalies was the Monorail…a little light rail system that weaved it’s way above the streets up high and didn’t really go anywhere…it was one of the things I didn’t tell my visitors to go and do and yet a couple of weeks ago when it was due to close Sydneysiders became nostalgic about losing something that a lot of us had no real attachment to…..I had twenty five years to travel the monorail and I just forgot to do it…..until the last couple of weeks and then the last day and then the queues were soooo long it was reminiscent of living in London in the 80’s where queues were out of control, that a part of me simply rebelled…I could not queue for something I had had the opportunity to do for twenty five years and just didn’t do….it reminded me of the play The Mousetrap, playing in London for more than twenty six years and I didn’t go and see that either….I’m sure it was good and then again maybe not…it was just there…like the mono. But Dogs Inner City still felt just a little pang of nostalgia…we had to go and say goodbye even though we weren’t really acquainted…..the little train that didn’t really go anywhere and was meant to make such an impact on our transportation system….but in spite of that we love her. On her last day people queued, bands played, we photographed and waved farewell to the mono….she’s being put out to pasture and happy retirement in the country where the little trains go and her tracks will be dismantled. A new light rail system is being developed further to carry many more passengers around Sydney and it’s on street level. Farewell Sydney Mono….one thing we didn’t do in Sydney….here’s what we found….
Last Chance…
Little train in the sky…
Our mono..
Weaving through the city..
Going nowhere..
Above the streets…
We queued…
We danced….
And said goodbye…
Bye bye mono ….it could have been good great…..
All aboard and see you on the streets…
© Elizabeth O’Donnell 2013
16 Tuesday Jul 2013
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B & W photography, Bastille Day, Bastille Day Sydney, dog blog, dog clothes, dog photos, dogs inner city, French Bulldogs, street photography, Sydney dogs, the doggy sartorialist
Ooh la la …
Hope you had a great day to all our Francophile friends out there…..
Au revoir until next time…
© Elizabeth O’Donnell 2013
15 Monday Jul 2013
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B & W photography, balmain dogs, dog blog, dog photos, dogs inner city, Jack Russell Terrier, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, Pet O, pet rescue, pet warehouse, Roaming Inner City, street photography, Sydney blog, Sydney dogs, Tony Abbott
Walking into a large pet warehouse is rather like stepping into a stationery shop or a fabulous hardware emporium whereby you just can’t help yourself and become powerless to that exquisite rush of consumerism that travels from your tippy toes all the way up to your devouring eyeballs….it can be a life changing moment for some where lugging home the 25kg pack of dry food on your shoulder as you try and walk the dog seemed like a good idea at the time. Warehouse is the operative word too, as it can be wearing on your own house when you come home with the new beds, toys and designer outfits and dogs too for that matter after their wax and pedicure on the way out and trip on the sixty five toys your dog already has as you walk in the front door and try and find space for all the rest. The disemboweled squeaky toys on the floor a testimony to former glory and happy times….
Dogs Inner City went roaming inner city on Sunday to discover just what one of our inner western pet warehouses had to offer. Choice is what we found…choice, choice and more choice…big things, little things, soft things, edible things and squeaky things….lots of things…..for dogs, cats and other little critters….
So much choice…
It’s called Pet O and we think the O stands for ‘Ohhh my gosh’ so many things to look at….we bought chicken necks and some liver treats and went window shopping to see what else they had….
Diney, piggy or T Rex?
I’ve always loved that soft spot behind Miss Piggy’s ears…
Think I need a new soft beddie…
Pet O offer all the usual consumerables, grooming, training and friendly staff to answer your questions….
Scout opted out of the wax, pedicure and blow dry but we were delighted to meet our ex Prime Minister Julia Gillard on the way out….
Just how many Julia’s are there?….
And in case you feel there might be a little bias, Tony Abbott Leader of the Opposition will be arriving in about three weeks….and you never know … perhaps a certain K Rudd our Prime Minister (second time round) shortly after….
You can find Pet O and your very own Julia or Tony or squeaky toy to donate to your favourite pet rescue at 1A The Crescent Annandale 2038 and their website here.
Adios and see you on the streets….
© Elizabeth O’Donnell 2013
