The Matchbox Project (matchboxproject) wrote, @ 2009-05-27 20:41:00

Each week, a decorated matchbox with a tiny present hidden inside is left by a girl (and sometimes willing friends) somewhere in her travels. It's a random act of semi-artistic kindness aimed at disrupting someone's day in a tiny but positive way. That's if they dare to pick it up...



I convinced myself for a total of two seconds that this recent spate of blurry photos was kind of endearing because it gave the boxes a nostalgic feel. I then resolved to take my two broken SLRs to the repair store on my next day off, hopefully next matchbox will be in focus!

It's been a lovely busy week with lots of matchbox activity. This project has legs :) It was nice to meet everyone who came to the zine fair on Sunday - thanks for coming and introducing yourselves. I'm always chuffed to find out that people follow this site. The latest box was actually found at the zine fair and comes from a girl called Riyo who has recently moved from Japan to Australia. The stamp is actually handcut and I was torn as to whether to keep or give away. But only for a little while because Tina Tran, of the Popperbox family who we were sharing a table with, ducked across to buy me one for myself.



The Readers Digest in Australia has just published a little page about me in this months issue. I did the interview a little while back and on Friday found myself sitting across the aisle on the train from a girl who was reading the article! So surreal! Am really thankful for the write up, my grandfather will be so proud. Tony's taken to carrying a copy around in his bag so he can show it to people at any given moment. On the right is the zine I made - a collection of my written work from the past year or so, mainly art/design profiles and features. I have a few copies left, email me at sonya.gee@gmail.com if you want a copy and I'll fill you in with more details.

And for some strange reason, I'm missing the cat that used to hang out in my bedroom in Lewisham. Baxter, he'd just show up out of the blue, wonder into my room when I was busy typing and generally freak me out. I liked him in the end, he was fat, furry and stubborn.



Also! Creative Sydney started this week, a winter festival of free creative activities - talks, shows, events etc at the MCA and the Roxy. And there's been word that they're going to include a few pics from this site in the Salon bar at the MCA!

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