El Mar, Mi Alma } The Sea, my soul
“The sea is the richest thing, you have to respect the sea” So I’m probably a little late on the train for this one but have just been so moved watching the previews below, with my heart strings singing from the sounds of Chilean folk artist Manuel Garcia and incredible scenes from Chile, that I reckon [...]
Sculpture by the sea 2011
Like a gazillion others, I took the annual Sculpture by the Sea pilgrimage along the spectacular Bondi to Bronte coast walk this year. Did you go?
Surfing? Toxic? Get out of town!
Did you just groan to yourself like I just did, thinking: ‘not something else to feel guilty about!? I thought I was out there loving mother nature when I surf, not killing her with my board, sunscreen or wetsuit?!’ Sadly the stats ain’t pretty. Check out the infographic below by EnviroSurfer and you begin to realise [...]
Branding 10,000 Lakes
Don’t you just love those unexpected gems your web travels can bring?!…. browsing one of my fave blogs this week, Lanalou Style, I came across this project that I suspect you guys will LOVE! Minnesota based Art Director, Nicole Meyer, has set herself the ambitious, 27 year (!) task of Branding 10,000 Lakes across the US [...]
VintageDictionary Art
Vintage style illustrations printed on old dictionary pages. Recycled + nature inspired + stylish = two Cohabitaire thumbs up! Based in Sacramento, USA, VintageDictionary Art cleverly combine the printed word with a range of beautiful imagery using this brilliant method of reproduction.
Sweet sunshine returns
The sunshine returned to Sydney this weekend in a big way. After weeks of gloomy skies, spring time turned it’s sparkly light on – glistening on the sea and through the leaves – leaving us all feeling the glow knowing Summer is upon us… hooray!
Surfing the Mediterranean
Hi guys, I know aussie people only go to the ocean shores when you come in europe, far away overseas from your sweet australian breaks. You’re probably going to laugh a bit as well as the whole surfer world has been doing for the last twenty years – I’ve been practicing and addicted to this [...]
the sea life } Matt Johnson Photography
Ok, ok – so I know I said I was going away for a while – and I have – but thanks to the magic of scheduled publishing I’m here to say what an absolute thrill it is to have the photographic brilliance of Matt Johnson right here on Cohabitaire! You might otherwise know Matt as [...]
Live vicariously } The Goodwin Project
The world is an amazing place full of natural beauty, life and love. The Goodwin family certainly thinks so: Hit Refresh if clip don’t show first go // Or CLICK HERE to visit source Incredibly captivating, isn’t it?! I’ve watched it around seven times it’s just so superbly soft and powerful. How are those flyover [...]
Sailing Turkish seas
I’ve never felt so much like a pirate than a few years ago when I found myself aboard a boat with a group of fine ladies and a few other unbeknown passengers, sailing the incredible south western coast of Turkey. Not that we sailed the boat ourselves, wore eye patches or even journeyed on un-chartered waters: [...]
Super close-up sand photography
Like sands through the hour glass, so are the…. oh hi there! Don’t mind me, just reciting my favourite poem as I ogle these incredible zoomified sand photos by Dr. Gary Greenberg. Magnified up to 300 times, these tiny grains of sand reveal their true forms, captured perfectly under the microscope. We all know sand is tiny bits of [...]
photo set } Seaside souls
Hey hey and happy weekend! Don’t know about you, but things for me have been heckers this week. So, I’m planning to seriously unwind with two of my fave gals of all time to do the east side sea side walk just like we did last Saturday. Hope we see whales again this week! I’ve [...]
Remembering LeRoy Grannis, surf photographer
If you live around Hermosa Beach you might have been lucky enough over the weekend to have joined the memorial paddle out for legendary surf photographer, LeRoy Grannis. I just love the poster that was designed by Phil Roberts for the event (above) – a stunning painting mixed with hand designed retro typeface, oh so appropriate for [...]
Joni Sternbach } Tintype surf photog
Joni Sternbach is an innovative photographer, no, not from the 1900′s but from these present times. You wouldn’t think so looking at these though would you? Sternbach achieves this moody vintage look using an age old photographic technique called Tintype. As it’s name suggests, Tintype is the art of processing a photograph onto a piece [...]
Billabong Pro Rio
Watching the Billabong Pro Rio this week has given me serious flash backs… being the pro surfer I am and all. Ha ha, I wish! You might recall from a previous tale that I left my heart in Rio. Indeed I did. And why wouldn’t you fall in love with a magical, tropicalia city that [...]
Photo set } Bondi to Bronte
Sitting here this week you wouldn’t believe it was above 20ºC on the weekend – it’s sooo c-c-cold!!! I guess sometimes we don’t realise how good we have it in Sydney, really, when the sun comes out the coastline turns on a magnificent show, just like it did last Sunday. The Bondi to Bronte walk is a [...]
Surf/Shower } Sustainable art
Will & Jane Fowler save old surfboards from the doom of landfill. Reusing them as a canvas, they create bold mosaic masterpieces that serve not only as works of art but as a functioning shower. Excellent idea hey?! “We explore art that is not just aesthetically pleasing but functional and eco-conscious” – Will & Jane [...]
Underwater sculpture } Jason deCaires Taylor
It rained so much in Sydney last night this is what happened to the city…. Te he he OK, terrible joke to start the week, sorry guys! Still, you can’t tell me the Underwater Art Museum in Isla Mujeres National Marine Park near Cancun, Mexico isn’t pretty darn kewl. Jason deCaires Taylor is the creative mastermind [...]
So said the sea…
I don’t know about you, but the sea seems pretty spooky when it all turns south. It’s been a rainy weekend here in Sydney and it culminated in a big downpour yesterday afternoon. The biggest, blackest clouds rolled in over the coast and it sent a shiver up me timbers (ha ha sorry, that’s terrible) [...]
Wavegarden
Imagine living so far from the ocean, never thinking for a second you’d get the chance to learn to surf. Imagine being able to surf but your only choice is in shark infested waters? Now, say goodbye to those thoughts and hello to Wavegarden. [rss-cut]
Swimmingly…
Thoughts of swimming consume me… 40 degrees turns your brain to water. When the sweat wees off your elbows, there’s nothing better than plunging under ze sea….. We’ve had some lovely early morning/evening dips lately (and cold midday showers). Submerging yourself in liquid is just darn heavenly when it’s really bloody hot! [rss-cut] Images via: [...]
{wallpaper} Sandon sunrise
There’s a heavenly spot that sticks out the right side of the map of Australia just above Wollongong called Sandon Point. Yes, yes, I have posted about this place before…. there’s a photo set here and a story about checking the surf here. Rainbow colours were always a strong suoot of mine which is why [...]
Surf into Yoga with Rochelle Ballard: Part I
Rochelle Ballard‘s connection to nature formed at an early age. Growing up on the Hawaiian island of Kauai, she spent most of her time in the ocean and it’s no secret what happened from there. For those out of the loop, Rochelle’s passion carried her through [rss-cut]17 stellar years on the ASP pro tour, with [...]
Mission Blue: protect our oceans
I’m not one for making new years resolutions, but did I mention anything about new years missions? Nope, especially not when they’re saving the planet kinds. So I’ve joined National Geographic’s Mission Blue: a commitment to protect our oceans. A very worthy and crucial cause indeed. In case you didn’t know it, the seven seas [...]
