You make a social contract with every piece of art you interact with or create. Are you holding up your end of the bargain?

Also, what’s happening with the insane amount of cringe on Instagram music reels?

Do you need ambition to make ‘something of yourself’? Do you need to ‘make something of yourself’? What’s the difference between drive and ambition as an artist?

Can you turn on your creativity like a tap? Have you given yourself enough time to just sit in your creative space?

How do you get back to that place of curiosity, after you've finished a project and again at a crossroads? And more importantly, should you just let yourself rest?

Some rambles on such topics today

New music out from Melbourne hip-hop duo, Melbourne Sympathy Orchetra (Jason & myself)

https://www.instagram.com/user.name.unknown.jason/

https://www.instagram.com/rhath_music/

Hope you enjoy!

Original cover art by myself

Are you actively consuming art and media or passively? How can you connect your work to the world around you in a deeper way? The mentalities of old-school scrapbooking could help.
Also, what's all this about a “blood book”?

New prints available! ‘Birds Like Us’ Jeremy & Esmeralda

So bloody happy with these drawings and how they come out printed. Hound & Bone Printers do such amazing work!
Also got Honey Pot & Brisk restocked. Only two of each available.

My mum trusted me to design a tattoo for her of the Glastonbury Tor! Had a blast doing this style!

Thanks Ma

The majority of people don't enjoy the majority of the time they spend making - Mikey Shulman, CEO @Suno

Why do you make art? How do you find your passion and curiosity? I've got three questions that I ask myself for new projects and mediums that might help you as well

New single out by my new hip-hop duo, Melbourne Sympathy Orchestra!

Duo is myself and Jason. Enjoy some odd ball hip-hop.

Some birds are just like us

Which service or platform have you seen fall prey to A.I slop? Is this the end of the internet as we know it or just the end of a chapter?

Do you play difficult video games for the storylines? Is the experience of those storylines and lore improved by the game being difficult? Rambling about Nine Sols, Dark Souls, Pathologic 2 and difficulty in video games.

My hip-hop band, Rhath & Superstructure has it’s debut EP out now!

Featuring production from STNZA, guitar from Mat Farry and bass & vocals from myself.

Hope you enjoy!

Original cover photo by the true legend, my mum.

Going to try doing some very short-run prints of my favourite pieces as I go. Available through the Vibe Union store!

Two of each of these are up at the moment. If you like my stuff and would like to grab one, it would mean the world!

A place of rest

How many times can it go wrong? Will you ruin your reputation or just be forgotten, allowing you to try again?

Do you feel a semblance of guilt in disconnecting from social media and personal contact? How does that play into your creativity and focus?

Little snow scene trying some rough brushes.

I wrote a Christmas folk song…. and Kelsey and I decided for it to be the debut of our duo, The Merri Creatures.

Have a listen. Hope you have a good holiday season full of beer, food and turmoil.