mambi's adventures in the inner west
Written by:
Samatha Kasprowicz
Occupation:
Freelance Graphic Designer
Lives:
Sydney, Australia
Rides:
Globe Live 2
Get in touch:
sam@spikeandmambi.com
Summer relief!
08 january 2012
The weather has been muggy all day so a late afternoon storm was a welcome relief, I feel like 2012 has now begun.
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New Work - Logo Design Savvy Cakes by Lena
01 december 2011
Take a look at my latest creation for Savvy Cakes!
About the logo:
Savvy Cakes by Lena needed a bright and zingy identity for their newly
established cake business. Collecting inspiration from both traditional
and modern cake decoration, the colours for the logo were drawn from
both sugar icing (bright and vibrant) and butter icing (subtle pastels)
icing. These were matched with the base colours (almond and brown)
inspired by traditional vanilla and chocolate sponge bases.
If you want to get in touch with Lena and see some of her fine creations visit her facebook page.
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Friday Photo - Purple Rain
12 november 2011
I love Spring, it's such a gorgeous time of year, the sky is bright, the sun shining, and even the odd afternoon storm has been a welcome relief to some of the muggy days.
The Jacaranda trees are in flower at the moment and every time I see one of the flowers fall Prince's 'Purple Rain' starts playing in my head! So I thought I'd share my Spring finds.
Purple rain, purple rain
The sky really was this blue, the colours are amazing this time of year.
Beautiful Jacaranda season
Late afternoon sunshine
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Friday Photos - Sculpture by the sea Bondi 2011
04 november 2011
Well I missed last weeks Friday photos but hope to make up for it this week.
As it's Chris's last Friday of freedom (so to speak) before he starts his new role, we decided to head over to Bondi for the start of the Sculpture-by-the-Sea. On weekends this event is usually rammed so getting over there today was a real treat and not too busy!
For those who haven't been to Sculpture-by-the-Sea, it is an annual event (this year 3rd Nov-20th Nov) where the Bondi to Tamarama section of the coastal walk is transformed into a
2km long temporary sculpture park featuring over 100 sculptures by
artists from Australia and around the world. It's a great walk for everyone and around every bend there's something new to discover. So here's a little of what's in-store if you decide to go:
zebras by the beach! and a massive pin.
Chris loved the Stag, the bottle with wings was also nice.
Couldn't help applying a retro filter to my images of the Old's! 
Chris's other fave the Submarine Whale, oh and the surf was really rough... Shame.
Such a beautiful mosaic was lush from every angle and Buddha on his beach holiday!
A tired turtle (Chris's joke) and onlookers from above
Elephant and the mouse
One of my favourites - Heads Up
I liked this too, probably because I recognise the Sydney Festival banners they've recycled!
I'm sure the school kids we saw out liked this one, skeleton on a ladder.
But to be honest maybe this was my favourite... I love the way this makes me feel!
I apologise for a lack of explanations for the photos I've included but I forgot to grab the programme! However sometimes it's just nice to enjoy them for how the appear.
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Lens Flare + Bokeh = Friday Photos!
21 october 2011
Spring is here and not a cloud in the Sydney sky today, pure bliss. Unfortunately, I spent most of it looking after a friend's shop, so I didn't enjoy it till gone 6pm (but I did get to try on some vintage wears!). Once home, I grabbed the camera and 100mm lens to catch the last rays for this week's Friday photos. Inspired by Angie Muldowney's recent post on lens flare, I thought I'd give it a quick go. 
I had about 5 minutes before the sun disappeared behind the buildings, the wind was dancing with the leaves making it a little hard to focus, but regardless some fun results!
p.s You should check out Angie's website it's full of lovely photography and handy tutorials.
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Oh, these are just wonderful - I can feel the warmth of that sun! Thanks so much for the shout out :) x
Angie
You're welcome Angie!
Mambi
