Not the most interesting of topics but something I should probably write about for those folks out there who take a mild interest in the lives of team Smedes-Riga.Jem and I have worked from home for the last six years. Computers side-by-side in our tiny cupboard of an office, I have laboured away at translating everything from work contracts, architectural reports, banks' annual reports and web pages, but mostly art and design related publications for a local art publishing house. It's certainly...

Thanks to Mara & Joel for the new dolls and thanks to Mara Francis for the boxes. The doll family are now settling into their new ho...

Was it really ten years ago? That day in our front yard up on the hill? If you were there, your first memory is probably of the heat - I think everyone secretly hated us for picking the hottest day of the year to get married. Or maybe you remember the view - the gum trees and the Ipswich pink and dusky in the evening light behind us. Maybe it's my vintage frock you remember - my mum's wedding dress which had been altered? I'll bet you can't forget the Pullenvale old-time dance hall where we...
Ok - So you might be wondering what the heck is a Rube Goldberg Machine (see sidepanel under Matiss' favourite things)? Well here is an explanation and an example. Will it wo...