Take me to The Zine Society!

Photo credit: The Zine Society

Whoooooosh! That's the sound of Seam hopping on a plane and heading to The Zine Society as part of the Sydney Finders Keepers Markets today! The Zine Society is a new initiative supporting local and international zine makers, and we're super excited to check it all out. We'll be having our very own little stall (read: table) chock-full of our very first issue. If you haven't yet picked up a copy, we'd really like it if you pop on down to CarriageWorks in Eveleigh this evening from 6-10pm and Saturday 10am-5pm to say hello. The usual crafty handmade goodness that is FK will also be on show, along with a bunch of workshops (zine making, lomography learning), In An Instant Photography polaroid booth, and the On The Wall exhibition curated by Leeloo. See you there in all your handmade cuteness?  

Arty, Crafty, Artifice

Photo Credit: Artifice

There's a crafty little event happening on the north island of New Zealand from tomorrow, just in time for some christmas shopping! Artifice is a celebration of Hamilton fashion and craft culture running from Saturday evening at 6pm until December 3rd. It's one of those wonderful combo events, mixing part exhibition with part market. Instead of merely displaying art for local indie folk to buy, the artworks have functions of the cute, creative variety, perfect for gifts or a keepsake of your own.

Similarly in Sydney is the On The Wall exhibition, curated by the lovely ladies over at Leeloo. The artists have just been announced, and the exhibition will feature opposite the Leeloo stall at next weekend's Finders Keepers Markets at Carriageworks - so if you see something you like you can scoot across the masses of people and to pick up a print. Easy peasy take-home packs of art and craft, how swish!

Riding along on my pushbike honey

Photo credit: Barbug

Get your spoke cards ready because the Bicycle Film Festival is coming to Sydney! This festival brings together all aspects of cycling with a wide variety of films and a bike basket full of art and cultural events. It kicks off tomorrow in Darlinghurst with a street fair of stalls, games, art and craft, coffee, food and a whole bunch of enthusiastic treadly lovers to chat to. Take a peek at the program so you can best plan out the films you want to see and cycling times to get there. And to get you even more revved up, here’s a little tune to hum while you consider your best coasting outfit... chhh, uh, uh, chhh, ahh.

Cutting Edge Creativity

Photo Credit: Nia May

Here at Seam Magazine we never tire of seeing a simple two-dimensional element transform into a multifaceted piece of art. So we’re incredibly excited to tell you about artist Nia May's paper cuts exhibition currently showing at the Sweets Workshop!

The Paper and the Blade exhibition features a collection of Paper Cuts made by Nia over the past year, all created using only paper, a knife, and “the gentle disarray of my mind.”

As told to Sweets Workshop, Nia says she is inspired by the benign humour of children’s stories with her images derived from the tales of Hans Christian Anderson and the Brothers Grimm.

"I like to think of these images as postcards or snapshots from a sweet and slightly strange world rendered into 2D by my trusty little knife," she says.

"This world is inhabited by a motley cast of little girls and skeletons, birds, bears and tea pots."

For an eerily beautiful paper sensation drop into Sweets Workshop in Summer Hill, the exhibition runs from 17th September – 5th October.

Get your culture fix.

Photo Credit: The Will 

If you’re heading south this month to the lovely city of Sydney, why not take in some local culture?

The Sydney Fringe is an independent festival showcasing a wide variety of performing and visual arts. Whether you’re interested in gazing upon some modern art, treating your ears to some unusual melodies or if you’re looking for a laugh, this festival is sure to satisfy your entertainment hunger.

The exhibitions and performances will be showing at a selection of venues around Sydney over the next month, so make sure you dedicate some time to see some of Australia’s best and brightest in action!

The festival runs from September 9th to October 2nd, for more details on visit The Sydney Fringe.

Off we go!

Photo Credit: Linsey Rendell.

Seam Magazine is going on a little trip from today and while organising it has been rather stressful and tiresome, it will mean bringing back lots of amazing stories and great photography for issue one.

Firstly we’re headed to Canberra to meet one very artistic and fashionable lady who’s going to show us around her hometown. Then we’re off to Sydney for some reviews, knitting and seeking out little boutiques to stock Seam’s first issue! Then we pop on over to Melbourne for a not-long-enough stay where we’ll be doing more reviews, interviews with some very interesting fashion peeps, checking out some street art, and more boutiques visiting.

And of course, eating lots of delicious food! If you want us to pop into your shop/gallery/café say hello on our facebook or twitter. À bientôt Brisbane!