June is here and that only means one thing to me......................it's my birthday in 3 days!!!!!!

Ahhh 1974 what a year :o )

Richard Nixon resigns after the Watergate scandal, smallpox kills 20000 people in India. The largest series of Tornado's ever seen hit the US killing 315 people and Gasoline shortages throughout the world cause problems in most western economies?

What’s changed I hear you ask?

Well The Six Million Dollar man was a big hit in 1974 and good luck trying to build anything that cheaply again, let alone some hairy chested over sexed robot that ran in slow motion..

Dolly Parton was big but not as big as she is now, Deep Purple and Barry White were knocking around but apart from that I think we maybe stuck in a time warp. Has life got easier? Not for me now I am technically an adult. Confusing social media, $9 bottles of beer and reality food TV has definitely contributed to a life of uncertainty.

So as it is both me and Liz’s birthday this weekend I might squeeze into my lemon coloured jump suit and go annoy a couple of corgis.

One more thing.....what the hell is going on with the weather? I was in shorts and a t shirt in the weekend. Is it just me or are we nearing some kind of apocalypse. I just feel sorry for the polar beers....oh and frozen Margaritas and maybe persian cats?

I have just created my first piece of artwork called 'Villarrcia' in my new Chilean series. I am currently working on a few more from areas I visited around Chile. I managed to take some great photos of the Chilean landscapes and objects in and around the same areas which I have used to lay over the photos in various transparencies. To purchase this canvas print please go to www.tantrum.co.nz

Loving the new Fresh Up Commercial

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q2mja5yNNk

If you are looking for the most fantastic meal in Santiago. Go to Pasta e Vino. The food is an incredible fusion of modern Italian.The setting is amazing, situated in a beautiful courtyard underneath The Aubrey, a unique boutique hotel in the heart of Bellavista.

Chile

Recently went on an amazing trip to Chile and was so surprised at the amount of Graph Art and small galleries scattered through Santiago and Valparaiso. Some really original stuff especially on around the streets.