On Talking and Responses
Pic by Mickie Flick You talked again, this time at Sydney’s. It was an horrible storming evening, you expected no one to show-up, but instead WeedyConnection and Iriz-A-Mat projects were introduced to an healthy, articulate and attentive crowd of 15 people. The night starting off with welcome warm infusions of Wild Fennel, Raspberry Leaves and […]
On A Weed Man From New York
There is a man in New York who you admire a lot. He is funny, witty, knowledgeable and community oriented. His name is Steve Brill, but most people and media knows him by “Wildmanâ€. He describe himself as a ‘naturalist’ (whatever that means) and runs tours of city parks and accessible forests teaching people how […]
On A Weed World Talk
Come one, Come all to “A Weed World”!!! As part of the ongoing InfoTainment night at Sydney’s, local Nobody and german duo Iris-A-Maz will share their weed experience! Nobody’s ongoing project to reconnect people with plants (i.e. migrants with weeds) in an attempt to remind us all that the romantic view of an “Idillic Australian […]
German Weedy Connection!
Two artists from Germany are in Sydney at the moment. A common friend made you aware of their work. They are the most post-victorian (see below) artists you know at the moment, even worse then yourself. Their project consist of humorously follow the steps of early colonial botanists in this country, with the aim of […]
Emma Dusci’s Weed Textiles
Lucas gave me a present, a weed print by Emma Dusci! It’s funny that since i re-started doing projects about weeds (never stopped really, just acted in different forms) friends keep coming back to me with stories and suggestions, advises and warnings, and sometimes even weedy presents! Emma Dusci is an undergraduate from Edith Cowan […]
Malthus nightmare, a short story
I came across this short story on my wide searches for weeds-related material, and i loved the recepies in it, very ironic! Written by Guillermo Ramos and published in his Blog in August 2006. This is a work of fiction. Any similarity to characters and events in this story is purely coincidental. The author is […]
Roxy Paine’s Weed Choked Garden
Roxy Paine is concerned with beauty and the appreciation of beauty, in things which are often not necessarily considered beautiful. The principles underlying and guiding his work are expressed through the use of robotics, computers, and inorganic materials simulating and masquerading as nature. Weed Choked Garden (2005), for example, uses stainless steel, thermoset plastic, and […]
Tetsuro Kano’s Burgeoning Weeds
Since 2004, Tetsuro Kano has been scattering seeds around places – such as galleries and art museums – where the sun shines bright but no one would expect to find weeds. Kano gives them a new life as they are reborn as artworks. “Burgeoning Weeds”, the tatami and my memory of cinema. by Aneta Glinkowska […]
A little Poetry
Found this one by searching blogs around, thought was lovely… Democracy by Ann Zelenka I’ve spaded up a garden But I haven’t planted seeds, This one’s going to be kept Exclusively for weeds – There won’t be distinctions Or uptilted noses, And Queen Anne’s lace is lovelier Than lilies or roses.
Natural Sequence Farming
Peter Andrews, is a third generation farmer who has been involved in farming and horse breeding for 60 years. He grew up on a property near Broken Hill area and spent much time with his stockman father and members of the Aboriginal community learning to read the country. He believes that heavy grazing of streambed […]
