1. family and parenting
2. children

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Eleven wonderful things 4-6
Everyone’s lovin lilac 8-9
Art - Toshiyuki Fukuda 10-13
Art- Meredith Gaston 14-19
Photography - Samantha Everton 20-23
Let’s go shopping 24-25
Imagination 26-27
DIY fun with Maja 28-29
She comes in colours everywhere 30-39
House tour - Little piece of Paris 40-43
Australians we love 44-47
My world 48-51
Sugar and spice 52-53
Frogs and snails 54-55
Start collecting 56-57
Roll up roll up 60-67
Little trend..quirky 68-69
Handmade 70-71
Recipes for preserving children 72-77
Haunted summers by Barbara Berrada 78 -87
Thanks to Barbara Berrada for The Haunted Summer
www.zigouis.blogspot.com
papier mache is produced by THE CONVENIENCE STORE
We are Beck, Alice and Paul
Paul does the graphicky stuff
Alice does the drawings and photos
and Beck is the dreamer
Thanks
Rachelle Napper, Otto, Tovalisa, Nael, Indigo, Noe, Sam
from the Ruby Slipper, Mari & Kati for the inspiring
DIY project www.jujubook.com Stephanie Tetu, Amy
from Cake with Giants, Simon Cardwell
Biggest Thanks
Matt, Matilda, Indigo, Frankie, Lila
(Sundays will be loads more fun from now)
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Simple little bohemian hideouts
www.bianca-and-family.com
The kooky Our
Crazy fun with Little Red Stuga
www.littleredstuga.com
Lovely lights
www.roseandradish.com
BOOKS BOOKS BOOKS
www.enfantterribleshop.com
Childrens Gorilla www.ourchildrensgorilla.com
Cameras for kids ..Love them
www.lomography.com
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The imaginative SweetPea
www.sweetpea-home.com
Home
Beautiful rugs
www.reuberhenning.de
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Calm Play
www.kidonyc.com
Awesome Arne Jacobsen chairs
www.spunkysprout.com
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Left to right...Donuts www.donnawilson.com Necklace www.smallable.com
Floral dress www.noaddedsugar.com Star scarf www.zef.eu
Love T-shirt www.dandystar.com Waistcoat www.nixieclothing.com
Shoes www.trippen.com Butterfly top www.florahenri.com Trousers
www.caramel-shop.co.uk Dress Triozenfant from www.littlefashiongallery.com
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art
Toshiyuki Fukuda
When did you start seriously becoming an artist?
父親がカメラマンだった影響もあり、その分野での仕事への興味は子供の頃からあり
ましたが、真剣に考えたのは18歳前後です。
When I was 18 years old, I started to think about becoming an artist. My father
was a photographer and that has always influenced me ever since I was a child.
How would you best describe your style?
懐かしさと違和感と安定の調和。
A sense of Nostalgic Harmony.
Where do you find your inspiration for your interesting characters?
全ての物事に影響を受けていると思いますが、趣味で外国の古い絵本や雑貨をよく集
めています
I think I have been influenced by all things around me, I am collecting some
foreign children books, misc. things as my hobby.
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Did you have a favourite book when you where little?
水木しげるの漫画全般
鈴木大拙の「禅」
中沢新一、細野晴臣の「観光」
日本の本ばかりでごめんなさい。
All Japanese books cartoon books ( generally ) by Shigeru Mizuno
‘Zen’ by Daishi Suuki ‘Tourism’ by Shinichi Nakazawa.
What are you working on at the moment?
6月に作品集がでます。
永井宏というアーティストに詩を書いてもらい、それに絵をつけました。
その展覧会が東京、奈良、大阪、広島で順次開催予定です。
オーストラリアでもぜひ（笑）
My portfolio will be issued in June.
The artist Mr. Hiroshi Nagai wrote his poem and I illustrated it .We have a artist
exhibition soon here in Japan….I wish it would happen in Australia as well!
www.to-fukuda.com
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art
Has it changed you as an artist?
I think being in a different place gives the imagination a whole new set of
pictures and ideas. You sometimes forget to be a tourist in your own city but it
is an important thing to do. Here daily things still feel like adventures because
everything is different. I love the swans down on the river in Kreuzberg that have
inspired lots of swan-themed pieces, as have the old kaputt houseboats with their
lovely shapes and unusual little windows that became ‘Mr Houseboat Horse’.
The feeling of being a spectator makes me want to record things and document
new experiences through drawings and diaries. I have been gathering together
different elements like new papers, old German stamps and found objects from
flea markets, and translating these into ideas and art.
We are guessing from your work that you must have the most beautiful
dreams!
Yes sometimes I dream too vividly for my own good and I wake up exhausted! But
my dreams are wonderfully colourful. Last night I woke up laughing out loud!
meredith gaston
Hi Meredith! Nice to finally meet you! How’s living in Berlin?
It’s fascinating - you can feel the history and the stories all around you. It is
such an eclectic city where old and new things exist and age together in amazing
harmony. I still pinch myself occasionally that I am here!
Kreuzberg, where we live in central West Berlin, is a very bohemian and charming
place with cobblestone streets, beautiful parks. In summer, when the sun sets at
around 10 pm, the Berliners flock to the parks and rivers to eat dinner picnics.
Berliners are far more relaxed and eccentric than I had imagined and the dress
code here is more than cool. The little ones must learn it from their parents
because they also look amazingly trendy - with knitted leg warmers, patterned
gumboots and headbands all sported with great individual flair!
What did you dream about when you where little?
Mountains turning into animals, mountains opening up into oceans, being stuck
overnight in supermarkets (I loved those ones!), carnivals with people in strange
costumes..
Did you always want to be an artist?
My father is an architect and my mother is extremely clever with textiles. I grew
up in a creative environment which was fostered early by the creative principles
of Steiner schooling in my kindergarten years. I was always into craft, always
making things, writing love letters to family and friends and making collages with
magazines and my little glue stick. I think it was written in the sky and etched
into my bones! But I have a few other passions, and amongst those is writing. I
have studied for five years at the University of Sydney, diving into English, Art
history and Cultural studies. I hope to keep studying and one day perhaps teach
in the university. But I know that I will always be happy with a pencil, pen or
brush in my hand and I am grateful for the gift that this is. I reflect on this every
time I pack my little watercolours into my bag.. the portability of creativity is a
wonderful thing. continued on page 16
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meredith’s work is available at www.kindergallery.com
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If you could choose something that your art best represents what
would it be?
Perhaps Bjork’s album ‘Vespertine’ that I have long loved for its etherial beauty
and whimsy. It is beautiful painting music and the lyrics make for gorgeous
images. Also the idea from Albert Camus that artists simply reproduce the first
few images that touched them as children or that first accessed their hearts. I
can really relate this idea to my work and the images and patterns that I always
return to and love: birds up in trees, wobbly patchwork mountains, naughty
animals, and rosey cheeked faces. I also think these words signify the importance
of art in children’s lives. I remember in great detail all the drawings, cross stiches
and works of art hung in my childhood bedrooms, and vividly recall the beautiful
illustrations in my most favourite picture books.
What are you working on next-what should we expect to see next from
Meredith Gaston?
I will be working on new watercolour pieces about kites (my new love!), some
large linen and canvas pieces, and perhaps some more hand painted tea cups!
I am slowly but surely organizing my own little picture book of drawings, small
watercolours and poems. This has been evolving over a few years and weaves
together my dreams, my travels and my favourite words and ideas. I wanted the
book to suggest learning, changing and moving, so I have been letting it grow
slowly as I have been. I would like to make postcards, work more with textiles
and make some large scale swan installations one day. I would also love to keep
illustrating books because the collaborative experience of working with writers is
something I really enjoy.
Finally if you where any colour what would you be?
Red
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photography
I recently read that somewhere between the ages of 8 and 10, Samantha
Everton stumbled upon the works of Salvador Dali and was never the
same again.
Looking through her latest series of hauntingly beautiful work titled
‘Vintage Dolls’ there are certainly visible hints of Dali lingering in every
image.
Growing up in a large multicultural family in outback North Queensland,
she lost herself in her imagination whilst fossicking for gemstones in towns
with names like Emerald, Saphire and Rubyvale.
She started as a photographic artist in 2003 after graduating from RMIT
‘Vintage Dolls’ is her 3rd solo exhibition. Preparing this work, from initial
sketches and storyboarding, to sourcing materials and location’s even her
friends black cat, took 18 months. “The house was by far the hardest prop
to find. I spent weeks searching all across Melbourne Australia for just the
right place, to finally find a house a few streets from where I lived. Then I
had to convince the owner to allow me to smash holes into the walls, strip
wallpaper, rip carpet up and install a tree into the living room,” Samantha
says. “The owner was very accommodating!”
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Samantha is now about to stage her fourth solo exhibition in 2009. Since
her graduation, she has won a number of awards including the Px3 Paris
International Photography Awards (People’s Choice). Her work has been
published and reviewed in numerous books and magazines around the
world, including The NewYorker, Photofile, Harper’s Bazaar and Blanket
magazine.
www.samanthaeverton.com www.dickersongallery.com.au
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Arthurs Circus
is the vintage lovers dream. In their store (both online and
in Melbourne) you will stumble upon hard to find quirky vintage collectables,
including toys, lighting and our favourite, their awesome photographic prints.
You can catch up with the Arthurs Circus folk at www.arthurscircus.blogspot.
com or checkout the online store www.arthurscircus.bigcartel.com and if you’re
super lucky, pop in and visit them at 631 Queensberry St, North Melbourne 3051
Victoria, Australia.
Mini Rodini was founded by Cassandra Rhodin a Swedish fashion illustrator
and artist. The designs are fashionable, modern and full of humour and creativity
for children between 0-11 years. Ranging from basic cotton t-shirts to luxurious
leather jackets and cashmere sweaters.
As well as stocking to over 80 stores world wide Mini Rodini have our own
boutique on Nytorgsgatan 36 in Stockholm
www.minirodini.se
Couverture
has long been a favourite haunt of ours when in London! They
specialise in one off designer pieces for the home and stock an amazing collection
of children’s clothing from the likes of Mina Perhonen and Quincy. They have
loads of accessories, exquisite toys and endless finds. A highlight is the collection
of ever changing vintage treasures that mix so well with sharp in store styling.
Couverture, 188 Kensington Park Road, Notting Hill, London W11 2ES.
www.couverture.co.uk
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Imagination
is the child’s own room
A child sees the home with different
eyes to we adults; they can find caves,
hiding places and sneaky creepycrawlies in the corners and under the
tables. Little humans thrive and feel
the home as their own place when their
creativity is fed and given space.
creates delicious memories and makes
everybody feel needed.
The bedlam of family-life can be
made easier by being a creative adult.
You can get more breathing time for
yourself if you sow little seeds of stories
around your children. They can use
them as starting points for their games
and plays. A messy and quarrelsome
afternoon can be turned into an exciting
trip in the woods in your own living
room, or a crazy racket can be turned
down when you ask your little agents to
sneak around quiet as mice while they
are on their important secret mission.
The instructions in Maja do not need
a fat wallet, bottomless arsenal of
materials or special skills either. Every
home has the suitable ingredients.
When you play a game or build a hut
it is good to forget making it perfect.
The result does not really matter, the
most important thing is that everybody
is having fun.
It is great to be an explorer in your own
home, make toys from materials lying
around, find and invent. It is so much
better then buying into a ready made,
plastic world. The goods sentenced
The pictures in Maja are ideas, gateways to the rubbish bin can hide lots of
to games and stories. The ideas of this amusement in them if you just know
book can work in every home, spacious how to look for it. Old mattresses, toilet
or tiny.
paper rolls, strips of sheets, old kitchen
equipment can make your imagination
The setting does not really matter, blossom. The single sock is not a
because in his fantasies a knight rides nuisance after all, it can be used as a
his horse on the whispering moor.
material for a SWINGING VINE.
Children’s rooms do not need to be
like deco magazines. It is, as the name
says, a childs own space. It is room for
the imagination, hide-and-seek games,
Maja inspires the whole family to room for a secret agent to pry into
create fantasy worlds. Working and things and creatures to romp about.
playing together refreshes team spirit, Enjoy….....www. jujubook.com
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www. jujubook.com
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blouse mamapapa
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blouse bonpoint from arabella jacket trelise cooper
dress vintage lace blouse vintage skirt big by fiona
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blouse seed waistcoat vintage belt boo foo woo trousers bonpoint from arabella
dress bonpoint from arabella jacket seed deer brooch love/hate
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top (worn as dress) antipodium bow stylist own
blouse bonpoint from arabella jacket trelise cooper
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Photography by Alice Elliott-Pimm
Shot on location at the Ruby Slipper
Thanks Sam
clothing as before dress vintage scarf vintage liberty necklace meet me at mikes from kido store
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A sneak peek around the home
This little piece of Paris in the heart of Sydney belongs to the wonderful
Virgine Batterson. Maman to 3 beautiful children Kenyon, Ella and Liam.
Wife to the lovable Scott. Virgine is the creator of MamaPapa and coowns the adorable Manon et Gwenaelle (www.manonetgwenaelle.com)
a children’s boutique in Darlinghurst, Sydney. Busy as this all sounds
everything in Virgine’s world is immaculate.
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My favorite things to do
Hang out with my
husband and children.
I love knitting, reading,
and bookstores.
Weekends away with my
family. I love my camera
to capture moments.
I love bags, love
shopping for my
children. Going to the
movies. Having a nice
dinner with friends.
A day at the beach,
going to the markets.
Travelling .....
www. manonetgwenaelle.com
virgine@mamapapa.com.au
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Sister
Suffragette
Australian illustrators we love
and you may have missed.
Our daughter’s daughter’s will adore us and
they’ll sing in grateful chorus.
“Well done Sister Suffragette!”
Mary Poppins
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s n a pped b y k i d s
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sugar and spice &
all things nice
jess brown for wovenplay www.jessbrowndesign.com
felt tipis www.vanillabug.bigcartel.com
nathalie lete snowdome www.lapinandme.co.uk
extract from play all day www.gestalten.com
sue london booties wwww.enfantterribleshop.com
tambourines www.arthurscircus.bigcartel.com
alexander girard wooden dolls www.unicahome.com
paper garlands www.sophiecuvelier.com
marilyn neuhart dolls www.houseind.com
extract from play all day www.gestalten.com
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slugs and snails &
puppydogs tails
salvor giraffe www.designpublic.com
switches and gauges poster www.ourchildrensgorilla.com
kidimo letters www.littlefashiongallery.com
construction site by taro miura www.shop.textalk.se
kids doc martins www.drmartens.com
cardboard castle www.annwoodhandmade.com (visual reference only)
tin sheriif badges www.rompstore.com
lewis rabbit #7 www.letrainfantome.bigcartel.com
eiffel tee www.atsuyoetakiko.com
extract from play all day www.gestalten.com
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start collecting - posters
lumi www.letrainfantome.bigcartel.com
fifi lapin www.fifilapin.bigcartel.com e.soule www.kidostore.com
vintage lamb www.lapinandme.co.uk
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dress mamapapa
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milo tee big by fiona scanlan jeans boo foo woo
indigo leotard vintage skirt trelise cooper
dress mamapapa necklace ey grif….
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velvet jacket trelise cooper skirt trelise cooper
milo jacket paperwings tee wornfree
jeans boo foo woo boots isle jacobsen
indigo playsuit vintage jacket trelise cooper
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velvet clothing as before
tutu woven play
headpiece big by fiona scanlan
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Little trend..
quirky
(curiouser & curiouser)
Left to right...mushroom lamp bianca and family mouse headband
littlefashiongalllery dress nicola edeler from lillibulle hat little fashion gallery
talsiman necklace red spotted purple fake moustache lupin handmade
anything muchacha bag dragonhouseofyuen/etsy
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Feltidermy So funny and cool..... we love it www.girlsavage.com
Meet the interesting folk
from Cocon
www.littlecircus-shop.com
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Recipe for preserving children
1 x grass-grown field
Half a dozen children (or more)
Several dogs (if available)
1 x stream
Pebbles
Into field pour children and dogs , allowing
to mix well. Pour stream over pebbles
‘til slightly frothy. When children are nicely
brown, cool in a warm bath
When dry, serve with milk and
a fresh baked gingerbread
jacket bonpoint jeans boofoowoo dress miss haidee from kidostore
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tee dandystar from larkhandmade dress as before
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Photography by Alice Elliott-Pimm
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