tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61910008848583651472011-12-05T21:51:04.273-08:00welcomeBeautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-40522331058130952282009-01-06T05:30:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:41:17.290-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNdbDF12FI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/EAMA9P5jvX4/s1600-h/park_nov08_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNdbDF12FI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/EAMA9P5jvX4/s400/park_nov08_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288173106730752082" /></a><br /><br />Here are some pics from Drøbak, Norway...<br /><br />This is one of the nice parks in the little town we live in, the park is by the sea and there are a couple of traditional house which are used as ice-cream-bar in summer. People hang out here, kids play and swim. In winter people take walks there and experience the quite and the light. We put up you posters on the red house, on a tree and under the shower (very popular in summer after swimming). The pictures are not "shouting" their presence, but are impossible to miss...<br /><br />Photos by Luca Roncoroni, Norway 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4052233105813095228?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com42tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-2304940885478773512009-01-06T05:26:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:40:43.715-08:00Some more pics from Drøbak, Norway...<br /><br />The light has changed since last month, and the snow has covered the poster by the shower: Tina finds it pretty quick...the posters are still there and we'll go back several times during winter, and maybe they'll still be there in spring?!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNcXJlyuMI/AAAAAAAAAPI/4DCydUGt-Wc/s1600-h/park_des08_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNcXJlyuMI/AAAAAAAAAPI/4DCydUGt-Wc/s400/park_des08_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288171940244273346" /></a><br /><br />Photos by Luca Roncoroni, Norway<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-230494088547877351?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-81901658633063698412009-01-06T05:24:00.001-08:002009-01-06T05:34:51.792-08:00More pics from Drøbak, Norway...<br /><br />This was fun. Tina was having a photo-shoot for a book cover at some friends' barn just outside town. I had your poster with me and we thought it could be a nice setting for some shots. Old farming gear and tools, Tina's red boots and some great looking tractor tires...I like those pictures. And the owner thought it was a fun project as well...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNb1Iyo5_I/AAAAAAAAAPA/IxT28oqcV2A/s1600-h/barn_oct08_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNb1Iyo5_I/AAAAAAAAAPA/IxT28oqcV2A/s400/barn_oct08_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288171355914168306" /></a><br /><br />Photos by Luca Roncoroni, Norway 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-8190165863306369841?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-36918934936065461932009-01-06T05:23:00.001-08:002009-01-06T05:36:36.032-08:00Again some pics from Drøbak, Norway...<br /><br />Again, the blue winter-light is great, and the poster still welcomes us when we get to the bench...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNbdxguXRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/wBx-BNSfQqU/s1600-h/seaside-bench_des08_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNbdxguXRI/AAAAAAAAAO4/wBx-BNSfQqU/s400/seaside-bench_des08_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288170954528021778" /></a><br /><br />Photos by Luca Roncoroni, Norway 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-3691893493606546193?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-88411383370464796462009-01-06T05:19:00.000-08:002009-01-06T05:38:26.496-08:00These beautiful images are from Luca and Tina in Drøbak, Norway...<br />THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR CONTRIBUTION, THEY'RE WONDERFUL IMAGES!!!<br /><br />A nice walk by the sea ends up at this bench, great views and very quiet. We you poster looked nice behind the bench, welcoming anybody getting there. The light and the "poster's transparency" make a nice pattern on the picture...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNa9-03tRI/AAAAAAAAAOw/b5UjLDGqPek/s1600-h/seaside-bench_nov08_small.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 86px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SWNa9-03tRI/AAAAAAAAAOw/b5UjLDGqPek/s400/seaside-bench_nov08_small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288170408346367250" /></a><br /><br />Photos by Luca Roncoroni, Norway 2008<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-8841138337046479646?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-84854577669725212152008-09-07T05:36:00.000-07:002008-09-07T05:42:15.850-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SMPMDPWU5DI/AAAAAAAAALE/JHVWaFwPkCg/s1600-h/BE+poster+austria.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SMPMDPWU5DI/AAAAAAAAALE/JHVWaFwPkCg/s320/BE+poster+austria.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243258747221238834" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-8485457766972521215?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-14731481674476901072008-07-26T00:13:00.001-07:002008-07-26T00:14:45.582-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SIrOvLnCCCI/AAAAAAAAAK8/PCthNsqsdPY/s1600-h/BE+poster+lyon+chateau.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SIrOvLnCCCI/AAAAAAAAAK8/PCthNsqsdPY/s320/BE+poster+lyon+chateau.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227217627482556450" /></a><br /><br />In Lyon, traditionally the textile manufacturing hub of France...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-1473148167447690107?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-84572018572731039692008-07-20T14:26:00.001-07:002008-07-20T14:33:22.053-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SIOttDCwHjI/AAAAAAAAAK0/CIJfrdG6YM0/s1600-h/tara%27s+twofourtwo+window.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SIOttDCwHjI/AAAAAAAAAK0/CIJfrdG6YM0/s320/tara%27s+twofourtwo+window.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5225210982102474290" /></a><br /><br />This shop window is an amalgamation of Beautiful Empire and Tara Badcock Paris + Tasmania, hosted by Two Four Two in Charles Street, Launceston, Tasmania (Australia).<br />Many, many thanks to Katie and Alan Livermore for their support with this and for showcasing our work so wonderfully!<br /><br />Two Four Two is a great boutique accommodation, wine and design business which supports local and interstate Australian designers and artists. Alan is a furniture designer and Katie has an eye for quality print works, jewellery and textiles.<br />You can visit their website at: www.twofourtwo.com.au<br />Email: stay@twofourtwo.com.au<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-8457201857273103969?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-4770460391429102452008-07-12T16:35:00.001-07:002008-07-12T16:48:42.282-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlBIZqhIFI/AAAAAAAAAKs/tBF4rpAx2vM/s1600-h/DSCN5297.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlBIZqhIFI/AAAAAAAAAKs/tBF4rpAx2vM/s320/DSCN5297.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222276855496777810" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlAnARApYI/AAAAAAAAAKk/wo80O_A07ws/s1600-h/DSCN5296.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlAnARApYI/AAAAAAAAAKk/wo80O_A07ws/s320/DSCN5296.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222276281743222146" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlAcC64TVI/AAAAAAAAAKc/UH0UpS8yAZY/s1600-h/DSCN4839.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SHlAcC64TVI/AAAAAAAAAKc/UH0UpS8yAZY/s320/DSCN4839.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5222276093477145938" /></a><br /><br />Many thanks to Sus Mira in the US for sticking these posters up for us, and she said:<br /><br />" the two on the car were in Moncure, North Carolina<br />the studio one was at the Elsewhere Artist Collaborative, Greensboro, <br />North Carolina<br /> <br />I meant to tell you before what waves that skirt with the white cross <br />made...the girls in Greensboro went wild!"<br /><br />www.susannahmira.com<br />www.elsewhereelsewhere.org/artists.html<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-477046039142910245?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-5450429715437697952008-07-02T03:02:00.000-07:002008-07-02T03:05:38.376-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtSkJBdiHI/AAAAAAAAAKU/GqnqyDSL-Ic/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+in+collioure.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtSkJBdiHI/AAAAAAAAAKU/GqnqyDSL-Ic/s320/Beautiful+Empire+in+collioure.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218355374089668722" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtSa_Sqb3I/AAAAAAAAAKM/1vdNLroovcs/s1600-h/Beautiful+empire+poster+collioure.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtSa_Sqb3I/AAAAAAAAAKM/1vdNLroovcs/s320/Beautiful+empire+poster+collioure.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218355216858640242" /></a><br /><br />Collioure...fabled artists' holiday hang-out (Picasso, Matisse....), near the Spanish/Catalan border of Southern France...a Beautiful Empire itself!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-545042971543769795?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-62509445957472472582008-07-02T02:58:00.000-07:002008-07-02T03:01:12.760-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtRed83W3I/AAAAAAAAAKE/1ywrsr0bxt4/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+poster+toulouse.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtRed83W3I/AAAAAAAAAKE/1ywrsr0bxt4/s320/Beautiful+Empire+poster+toulouse.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218354177116691314" /></a><br /><br />This was such a splendid opportunity to be part of some pomp and circumstance!! You can just see the poster on the barrier thing next to the door of the Toulouse Town Hall (Hotel de Ville).<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-6250944595747247258?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-27829789218717262792008-06-29T15:22:00.000-07:002008-07-02T03:02:29.107-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtRJUD6nfI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/HFd8uFw-ao8/s1600-h/Beautiful+empire+poster+le+bugue+marche.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtRJUD6nfI/AAAAAAAAAJ8/HFd8uFw-ao8/s320/Beautiful+empire+poster+le+bugue+marche.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218353813684657650" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtQ3AgoFVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5oiuYpgpKIc/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+le+bugue+fromagerie.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtQ3AgoFVI/AAAAAAAAAJ0/5oiuYpgpKIc/s320/Beautiful+Empire+le+bugue+fromagerie.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218353499198723410" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtQxkhLJFI/AAAAAAAAAJs/t8htK_4XaKc/s1600-h/Beaitiful+empire+le+bugue+fromagerie+detail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGtQxkhLJFI/AAAAAAAAAJs/t8htK_4XaKc/s320/Beaitiful+empire+le+bugue+fromagerie+detail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5218353405785482322" /></a><br /><br />The poster is under the road signs...and the other is on the Fromagier's stand at the local market...he was most obliging and the cheese is heavenly!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-2782978921871726279?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-6321813194577287722008-06-28T16:33:00.000-07:002008-06-28T16:38:21.733-07:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGbLVm-MVXI/AAAAAAAAAJg/6TZQqlbYLTE/s1600-h/DSC03695.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGbLVm-MVXI/AAAAAAAAAJg/6TZQqlbYLTE/s320/DSC03695.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217080790454392178" /></a><br /><br />A dear friend Jo Roppolo took this photo at the Fruit Markets in Sydney.<br />Thank you Jo, we love you beyond measure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-632181319457728772?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-79823383553041612032008-06-27T06:53:00.001-07:002008-06-27T06:56:29.931-07:00I gave the town of Figeac a gentle workout with the posters last week...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxZ4qwhcI/AAAAAAAAAJY/D5CMhX8PeLA/s1600-h/figeac+poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxZ4qwhcI/AAAAAAAAAJY/D5CMhX8PeLA/s320/figeac+poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216559695412626882" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxSotjvEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/WT7e0imHbVE/s1600-h/figeac+poster+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxSotjvEI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/WT7e0imHbVE/s320/figeac+poster+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216559570870320194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxH0tRgvI/AAAAAAAAAJI/a7VPRuwF98Y/s1600-h/figeac+poster+2+tara.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTxH0tRgvI/AAAAAAAAAJI/a7VPRuwF98Y/s320/figeac+poster+2+tara.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216559385111790322" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-7982338355304161203?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-2112955082989281102008-06-26T09:01:00.000-07:002008-06-27T06:52:52.743-07:00In and around the delightfully summery environs of Lauzes, in Southern France...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTwmLBfJbI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IjMFwr4EC3k/s1600-h/poster+lauzes+fields.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGTwmLBfJbI/AAAAAAAAAJA/IjMFwr4EC3k/s320/poster+lauzes+fields.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216558806986597810" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-0xHZdfI/AAAAAAAAAIw/kS0VPI2iV6s/s1600-h/poster+lauzes+signposts.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-0xHZdfI/AAAAAAAAAIw/kS0VPI2iV6s/s320/poster+lauzes+signposts.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216222607172007410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-ipKSFgI/AAAAAAAAAIo/8fEVvph3bL8/s1600-h/poster+Lauzes+poster.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-ipKSFgI/AAAAAAAAAIo/8fEVvph3bL8/s320/poster+Lauzes+poster.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216222295798978050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-VDvRXXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/s5cg5hTRIqY/s1600-h/poster+lauzes+phonebox.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-VDvRXXI/AAAAAAAAAIg/s5cg5hTRIqY/s320/poster+lauzes+phonebox.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216222062415273330" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-Dgh2yGI/AAAAAAAAAIY/Uvd_D95bNxs/s1600-h/poster+lauzes+crossroads.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SGO-Dgh2yGI/AAAAAAAAAIY/Uvd_D95bNxs/s320/poster+lauzes+crossroads.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216221760905988194" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-211295508298928110?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-10304716026465016612008-06-19T04:49:00.001-07:002008-06-19T04:51:25.252-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SFpIDe2GDHI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/Opun88tzIks/s1600-h/IMG_4230.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SFpIDe2GDHI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/Opun88tzIks/s320/IMG_4230.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5213558743291530354" border="0" /></a><br />On the metro...<br />More to come from many parts of France and Europe...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-1030471602646501661?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-34239155605574122672008-06-01T00:37:00.000-07:002008-06-01T00:51:10.412-07:00<div style="text-align: center; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:100%;" ><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSar7QL4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/hyprJh9LtSI/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+010.jpg">Dear Emma Mathieson from Tasmania has been living in Sri Lanka for the past few years. Emma has taken some great photos for us with our work and her friends in town. Emma makes the gorgeous Warm Fuzzies range that can be found in stores all over. </a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSar7QL4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/hyprJh9LtSI/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+010.jpg"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSar7QL4I/AAAAAAAAAHo/hyprJh9LtSI/s320/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+010.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206814737615040386" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSa77QL5I/AAAAAAAAAHw/9XG3uoS4AYw/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+011.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSa77QL5I/AAAAAAAAAHw/9XG3uoS4AYw/s320/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+011.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206814741910007698" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbL7QL6I/AAAAAAAAAH4/UpInx3MuUNQ/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+012.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbL7QL6I/AAAAAAAAAH4/UpInx3MuUNQ/s320/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+012.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206814746204975010" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbb7QL7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/Virv54aj2N0/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+016.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbb7QL7I/AAAAAAAAAIA/Virv54aj2N0/s320/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+016.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206814750499942322" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbb7QL8I/AAAAAAAAAII/zXQHIANbwfs/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+020.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SEJSbb7QL8I/AAAAAAAAAII/zXQHIANbwfs/s320/Beautiful+Empire+-+Sri+Lanka+020.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5206814750499942338" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-3423915560557412267?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-43854922153713830852008-05-20T04:36:00.001-07:002008-06-01T00:52:23.820-07:00<div>This glorious display is courtesy of Leah at Milly Sleeping, which is a beautiful fashion store in Melbourne, at 157 Elgin Street, Carlton.</div><div><br /></div><div>(The pink bird camisole top in the images is actually a different one from the one which features in one of the posters, and has a hand embroidered imaginary bird with Macaw (blue parrot) feathers for a tail...I'm so in love with making these camisole tops, I can't wait for the next batch of feathers from my neighbour who breeds them!)</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7U5GDpeI/AAAAAAAAAHg/sTQHG3oA3g0/s1600-h/tara+b+bustle+bird+011%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7U5GDpeI/AAAAAAAAAHg/sTQHG3oA3g0/s400/tara+b+bustle+bird+011%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202426487164347874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7OZGDpdI/AAAAAAAAAHY/7FoE-50tQdk/s1600-h/tara+b+bustle+bird+010%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7OZGDpdI/AAAAAAAAAHY/7FoE-50tQdk/s400/tara+b+bustle+bird+010%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202426375495198162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7FJGDpcI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/y5ly06idiG0/s1600-h/tara+b+bustle+bird+001%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK7FJGDpcI/AAAAAAAAAHQ/y5ly06idiG0/s400/tara+b+bustle+bird+001%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202426216581408194" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK68JGDpbI/AAAAAAAAAHI/2o0NkER1CFc/s1600-h/tara+b+bustle+bird+005%21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK68JGDpbI/AAAAAAAAAHI/2o0NkER1CFc/s400/tara+b+bustle+bird+005%21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202426061962585522" border="0" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4385492215371383085?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-20801655832652384122008-05-20T03:58:00.001-07:002008-05-20T04:35:31.961-07:00<div>These posters are up in Perth, Western Australia...thanks for that, Jo! </div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK235GDpaI/AAAAAAAAAHA/av3DjWFONVM/s1600-h/P1000916.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDK235GDpaI/AAAAAAAAAHA/av3DjWFONVM/s400/P1000916.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202421590901630370" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDKwY5GDpZI/AAAAAAAAAG4/c1SYq_xmKSQ/s1600-h/P1000914.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SDKwY5GDpZI/AAAAAAAAAG4/c1SYq_xmKSQ/s400/P1000914.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5202414461255918994" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-2080165583265238412?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-3032154631331013322008-05-14T22:33:00.003-07:002008-05-15T06:04:28.725-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCw0f5GDpYI/AAAAAAAAAGw/RQwHafq33kk/s1600-h/raincheck+cafe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCw0f5GDpYI/AAAAAAAAAGw/RQwHafq33kk/s400/raincheck+cafe.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200589392212895106" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This poster bears the scrawled message, "More Birkenstocks than brains"...we think it probably bears more resemblance to the person who wrote it!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">A comment like this is very much a site-specific statement...Hobart, the land of Birkenstock shoes and a small creative-social gene pool.....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"> I'm very flattered that anyone feels compelled to graffitti our posters, at least we're getting noticed!! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">********************************************************<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">And then....In the sanctuary of the Waverly Woollen Mills outlet shop, one of my favourite haunts, our posters sit next to rolls of Tasmanian wool fabircs and blankets used in the construction of some of our garments...its a lovely touch and I'm so honoured to be able to use home-grown products! Waverly Woollen Mills is only now one of two woollen mills still in operation in Australia, and my father always sold his wool to local buyers, so I like to think I'm carrying on some connection with the local wool industry and promoting quality Tasmanian produce....which is being threatened by plantation crops of trees which will eventually feed the proposed pulp mill north of Launceston (see older posts below for protest images). <br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;">We will include more content and information on this blog site about the environmental issues on this island which inform our creative inspiration and intended outcomes, to promote Tasmania as a culturally productive and open-minded environment and social site of interaction...rather than the introspective and conservative place our collective and isolated heritage seems to promote.<br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCvOFpGDpWI/AAAAAAAAAGg/davFvemsU70/s1600-h/waverly+smaller.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCvOFpGDpWI/AAAAAAAAAGg/davFvemsU70/s320/waverly+smaller.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200476791055295842" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Time passes....and nature will always triumph.......<br /></div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCvLdZGDpVI/AAAAAAAAAGY/7sjlKLLtQ8c/s1600-h/waverly+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCvLdZGDpVI/AAAAAAAAAGY/7sjlKLLtQ8c/s320/waverly+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200473900542305618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">www.waverlyaustralia.com.au<br /></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-303215463133101332?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-57063747047275412132008-05-14T17:29:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:42:25.677-07:00<div><br /></div><div>We're getting our message out to the world...</div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCuE-JGDpUI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/RrEc4YCoCFQ/s1600-h/Maag,+Zurich.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCuE-JGDpUI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/RrEc4YCoCFQ/s320/Maag,+Zurich.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200396397857449282" /></a>This poster is in an elevator in Zurich, Switzerland (thank you Simone!)<div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCuEzZGDpTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/oDfVWJJBjYg/s1600-h/poster+in+perfecto+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCuEzZGDpTI/AAAAAAAAAGI/oDfVWJJBjYg/s320/poster+in+perfecto+2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200396213173855538" /></a>This poster is on display in Perfecto Interiors in Launceston, Tasmania...</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-5706374704727541213?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-10124571032730201332008-05-13T18:11:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:41:33.128-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC_JGDpSI/AAAAAAAAAGA/0JyvbqOW5rA/s1600-h/n534544679_473458_1544.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC_JGDpSI/AAAAAAAAAGA/0JyvbqOW5rA/s320/n534544679_473458_1544.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042372293174562" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC6JGDpRI/AAAAAAAAAF4/bgI4hfD7Ds8/s1600-h/n534544679_473449_9407.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC6JGDpRI/AAAAAAAAAF4/bgI4hfD7Ds8/s320/n534544679_473449_9407.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042286393828626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC1JGDpQI/AAAAAAAAAFw/50llwX_qzus/s1600-h/n534544679_473445_8486.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpC1JGDpQI/AAAAAAAAAFw/50llwX_qzus/s320/n534544679_473445_8486.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042200494482690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpCw5GDpPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/c-jLsSzQ1nk/s1600-h/n534544679_473444_8214.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCpCw5GDpPI/AAAAAAAAAFo/c-jLsSzQ1nk/s320/n534544679_473444_8214.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5200042127480038642" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><strong>An estimated 15,000 people marched through the streets of Hobart recently in a clear message to the government and major financial institutions that community opposition to the pulp mill project is building despite the inadequate and fast-tracked government approvals.</strong><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-1012457103273020133?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-49627076264612483772008-05-13T18:02:00.000-07:002008-06-01T00:55:17.460-07:00<span class="a"><a href="http://www.wilderness.org.au/tas">www.wilderness.org.au/regions/tas</a><br /><br />Go to the above link for more information about Tasmania's threatened wilderness<br /><br /></span><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4962707626461248377?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-13566689343598812052008-05-10T23:45:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:43:02.695-07:00Monique took some photos last week in Tasmania...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaW0ZGDpII/AAAAAAAAAEw/LLCYIgMtT1k/s1600-h/IMG_7037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaW0ZGDpII/AAAAAAAAAEw/LLCYIgMtT1k/s400/IMG_7037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199008646679471234" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWvJGDpHI/AAAAAAAAAEo/7nchDewOfsU/s1600-h/IMG_7033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWvJGDpHI/AAAAAAAAAEo/7nchDewOfsU/s400/IMG_7033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199008556485158002" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWnpGDpGI/AAAAAAAAAEg/FNJTn-d_w9U/s1600-h/IMG_7013.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWnpGDpGI/AAAAAAAAAEg/FNJTn-d_w9U/s400/IMG_7013.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199008427636139106" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWhZGDpFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/eu93cxTrTn4/s1600-h/IMG_7027.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaWhZGDpFI/AAAAAAAAAEY/eu93cxTrTn4/s400/IMG_7027.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199008320261956690" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-1356668934359881205?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-43919101667179683092008-05-10T23:31:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:43:17.647-07:00Laura in Chicago has displayed some posters for us at the De Paul University, where she is Professor of Business Ethics.<br />Thanks Laura!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVjpGDpEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/avruAbRTMvI/s1600-h/IMG_2325.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVjpGDpEI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/avruAbRTMvI/s400/IMG_2325.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199007259405034562" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVc5GDpDI/AAAAAAAAAEI/aK8AK-J7H-0/s1600-h/IMG_2326.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVc5GDpDI/AAAAAAAAAEI/aK8AK-J7H-0/s400/IMG_2326.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199007143440917554" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVUZGDpCI/AAAAAAAAAEA/UBkJ3g9W7Ow/s1600-h/IMG_2331.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SCaVUZGDpCI/AAAAAAAAAEA/UBkJ3g9W7Ow/s400/IMG_2331.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5199006997412029474" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4391910166717968309?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-27262362123875974202008-04-25T19:52:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:43:32.992-07:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaqS1XxTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/kJpDwouEsBc/s1600-h/0803empire0203.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaqS1XxTI/AAAAAAAAAC8/kJpDwouEsBc/s400/0803empire0203.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193383371712480562" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOS1XxOI/AAAAAAAAACU/Wqi9zrmXXGg/s1600-h/0803empire0184.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOS1XxOI/AAAAAAAAACU/Wqi9zrmXXGg/s400/0803empire0184.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193382890676143330" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOS1XxPI/AAAAAAAAACc/vvdAB4y8LFs/s1600-h/0803empire0165.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOS1XxPI/AAAAAAAAACc/vvdAB4y8LFs/s400/0803empire0165.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193382890676143346" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOi1XxQI/AAAAAAAAACk/6Uhh9hdbYHU/s1600-h/0803empire0146.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOi1XxQI/AAAAAAAAACk/6Uhh9hdbYHU/s400/0803empire0146.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193382894971110658" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOy1XxRI/AAAAAAAAACs/m08YiZ7MJoc/s1600-h/0803empire0115.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOy1XxRI/AAAAAAAAACs/m08YiZ7MJoc/s400/0803empire0115.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193382899266077970" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOy1XxSI/AAAAAAAAAC0/_5r4FbPPJrQ/s1600-h/0803empire0085.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKaOy1XxSI/AAAAAAAAAC0/_5r4FbPPJrQ/s400/0803empire0085.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193382899266077986" /></a><br /><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKZRS1XxNI/AAAAAAAAACM/sH61OitBBcg/s1600-h/0803empire0052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/SBKZRS1XxNI/AAAAAAAAACM/sH61OitBBcg/s400/0803empire0052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5193381842704123090" /></a><br /><br />For Design Island 2008 Tara Badcock &amp; Monique Germon have undertaken a collaborative project titled 'Beautiful Empire'. This project consists of the creation of a series of photographic works which showcase our design work in Tasmania. We have chosen to explore the ability clothing has to communicate ideas and opinions within a natural landscape or constructed environment.<br /><br />We are exhibiting these images within a context which will allow the viewer to see images of our work within the Tasmanian landscape, which, as a potent and inspiring environment, informs both of our design aesthetics.<br /><br />We also have incorporated a national &amp; international audience for our project and will exhibit the images in cities such as Amsterdam, Paris, Zurich, Kuala Lumpur, Dublin, London, New York &amp; Dubai, where we have made contacts from previous travels and previous design projects.<br /><br />Tasmania's exotic reputation, both nationally and internationally is a potent source of marketing potential and through innovative styling of our images we aim to draw as much attention to our natural environment as possible. 'Beautiful Empire' collaboratively weaves together our individually developed aesthetics to create a bridge between one another, across the island from north to south and to further then out into the world, whereby promoting Tasmanian design on a mass scale, literally 'crossing hemispheres' to continue to uphold Tasmania's growing reputation as an island of innovative &amp; inspired design.<br /><br />For further information and where to find our designs, please contact us through the links on the left hand side.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-2726236212387597420?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-75545178801291941352008-03-26T01:09:00.001-07:002008-05-14T17:43:49.158-07:00The following images are a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes preparations for the Beautiful Empire photo shoot last Monday. More images will be uploaded as they become available and during the Design Island Crossing Hemispheres 2008 event, for which we will produce posters of five images taken by our photographer Alan Moyle, <a href="http://www.photobat.net/">http://www.photobat.net/</a>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oFBFerI8I/AAAAAAAAACA/87pME5T8PRc/s1600-h/IMG_6474.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181959837452018626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oFBFerI8I/AAAAAAAAACA/87pME5T8PRc/s400/IMG_6474.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monique and Tara's clothing creations on the rack awaiting the photo shoot to be worn by models, Anoushka and Mandy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-7554517880129194135?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-43764879625022209422008-03-26T01:05:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:44:03.916-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oEIVerI7I/AAAAAAAAAB4/JCwEAgQQXzM/s1600-h/IMG_6470.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181958862494442418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oEIVerI7I/AAAAAAAAAB4/JCwEAgQQXzM/s400/IMG_6470.jpg" border="0" /></a>Coffee order for the beginning of the shoot before embarking on our afternoon of image making.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oECFerI6I/AAAAAAAAABw/Q2xfwlThPA0/s1600-h/IMG_6465.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181958755120260002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oECFerI6I/AAAAAAAAABw/Q2xfwlThPA0/s400/IMG_6465.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tara having her hair done by Shaun Andrews for the Monique and Tara portrait for Beautiful Empire.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4376487962502220942?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-41221059081711039242008-03-26T01:02:00.005-07:002008-05-14T17:44:21.801-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oDVlerI5I/AAAAAAAAABo/Cy-bUMdbLkE/s1600-h/IMG_2807.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181957990616081298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oDVlerI5I/AAAAAAAAABo/Cy-bUMdbLkE/s400/IMG_2807.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monique getting ready to document the shoot next to Alan who is directing the lighting...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oDNlerI4I/AAAAAAAAABg/98UKwXHpvmg/s1600-h/IMG_6496.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181957853177127810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oDNlerI4I/AAAAAAAAABg/98UKwXHpvmg/s400/IMG_6496.jpg" border="0" /></a>Tara holding the potential main prop symbol of Beautiful Empire in case it's needed in the shoot.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-4122105908171103924?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-75176542440667482832008-03-26T01:02:00.003-07:002008-05-14T17:44:37.057-07:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-7517654244066748283?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-88785967456616221962008-03-26T00:58:00.003-07:002008-03-26T19:02:55.654-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oCclerI3I/AAAAAAAAABY/dOh5uL3xwAU/s1600-h/IMG_6561.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181957011363537778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oCclerI3I/AAAAAAAAABY/dOh5uL3xwAU/s400/IMG_6561.jpg" border="0" /></a>Getting in place for the last photo session for the day.<br />Anoushka and Mandy walking down the beautiful, disused train tracks outside the town of New Norfolk in Southern Tasmania.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oCVVerI2I/AAAAAAAAABQ/T95SkESl35Y/s1600-h/IMG_6610.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181956886809486178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-oCVVerI2I/AAAAAAAAABQ/T95SkESl35Y/s400/IMG_6610.jpg" border="0" /></a>Rainier lending a hand with the lighting and flash equipment...he's a treasure.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-8878596745661622196?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-30990531664340167012008-03-26T00:27:00.000-07:002008-05-14T17:45:07.841-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-n7hlerI1I/AAAAAAAAABI/irmmvA9F_VA/s1600-h/IMG_6602.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181949400681489234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-n7hlerI1I/AAAAAAAAABI/irmmvA9F_VA/s400/IMG_6602.jpg" border="0" /></a>Alan Moyle, photographer extraordinaire, catching the light at one of our locations in Southern Tasmania. <a href="http://www.photobat.net/">http://www.photobat.net/</a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-n7YVerI0I/AAAAAAAAABA/MErUyEONSSo/s1600-h/IMG_6630.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5181949241767699266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R-n7YVerI0I/AAAAAAAAABA/MErUyEONSSo/s400/IMG_6630.jpg" border="0" /></a>Done for the day...wandering down the tracks in search of a well-deserved afternoon tea at the end of our photo shoot for Beautiful Empire.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-3099053166434016701?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-64617170534725577462008-03-05T20:29:00.001-08:002008-05-14T17:45:23.751-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R89zVkDxdlI/AAAAAAAAAA0/gMXsaaTFwuM/s1600-h/Beautiful+Empire+image.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174481311165937234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_fYIKvZmcs48/R89zVkDxdlI/AAAAAAAAAA0/gMXsaaTFwuM/s400/Beautiful+Empire+image.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div>BEAUTIFUL EMPIRE</div><div><br /></div><div>Design Island - Crossing Hemispheres May 3-5th 2008</div><div><br /></div><div>Monique Germon &amp; Tara Badcock</div><div><br /></div><div>(The) Beautiful Empire is a new identity.</div><div>It is an aesthetic based enquiry involving art &amp; design which explores Tasmania's mythology, its relationship to the rest of the world &amp; our individual relationships with these stories.</div><div>www.paristasmania.com</div><div>www.moniquegermon.com</div><div><br /></div><div>This project is supported through the Minister for the Arts, Tourism and the Environment.</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-6461717053472557746?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6191000884858365147.post-79932772153521388762008-03-02T22:03:00.000-08:002008-03-02T22:04:31.768-08:00For more information contact Monique or Tara at beautifulempire@gmail.com<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6191000884858365147-7993277215352138876?l=beautifulempire.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Beautiful Empirehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14206167760948853132noreply@blogger.com0