Hidden Spaces #1 (Robert Juniper)
Before talking about the Perth Fashion Festival designers there are a few other things to let you know about.Having lived with an artist for several years, I’m immensely aware of…
Browsing: Inspiration
What does it take to be in Perth Fashion Festival WA emerging talent collection?
The Ponder Room loves profiling people who are out there having a go at reaching their dreams or trying to make a difference. Likewise we’re always interested in organisations or…
Come in # 99 your time is up (Act-Belong-Commit Avon Descent)
Ask yourself this. Would you … get out of bed on a Sunday morning, a 2 degree winters Sunday morning, don a wet suit, then head on to the river to…
Australia’s obesity epidemic linked to the cunning ways of 1970s year 5 students
Years ago (somewhere between the advent of mobile phones and the demise of the horse and cart) Governments of the day decided to improve the health of West Australian primary…
Wisdom comes with age … maybe (I am Eleven by Geneviene Bailey)
Wisdom comes with age or so they say, but as I left the movie, I am Eleven, I pondered whether this saying needs a bit of re-gigging.I am Eleven is the first feature…
Superman on Ice (Fremantle Winter Festival)
And I guess the final word should go to Superman … fly Superman fly!!!I hope this rink comes back again next winter. © The Ponder Room © The Ponder Room
Market Segmentation on Ice #3 (Fremantle Winter Festival)
While at the 2012 Fremantle Winter Festival I also pondered how much people changed when they stepped on the ice. The ice really leveled things out, and it was wonderful to…
Market Segmentation on Ice #2 (Fremantle Winter Festival)
Next came …The you’re never too young or too little especially when mum is just infront of you© The Ponder RoomThe oblivious duelling photographers …with eyes in the back of…
Market Segmentation on Ice (Fremantle Winter Festival)
In marketing and consumer psychology we’re often asked to segment markets for clients. A recent trip to the 2012 Winter Festival in Fremantle had me pondering some rarely seen segments,…
Beachside House for sale … free milk
Things I know …. (1) The global housing market has been down of late (2) Way out West in W.A. our isolation means we often do things differently and don’t conform to normal…
The King Is Dead Q&A with Rolf de Heer
Before showing The King is Dead at Cinema Paradiso, director Rolf de Heer (Ten Canoes, The Tracker) was asked to explain the movies genre. He declined saying he’d prefer people watched…
Sometimes one shade of grey is enough
In summer I reassured myself it was too hot, and winter had me pretending to lament the fact it was too wet. Sadly though todays beautifully sunny conditions meant there…
Interested in house sitting a Caribbean Island? (Reasons not to jump #2)
If you read the post Reasons Not To Jump #1, and marvelled at the extraordinary trajectory of Ian Ushers life after standing on a freeway overpass pondering life, then you might like…
Reasons not to jump #1 (Ian Usher)
Hopefully you can’t imagine standing on a freeway overpass and jumping, or know someone who might. Just in case following is an example of how you never know what’s around…
Two degrees of football improved by mum stealth
The prospect of going to a night football match in 2 degrees left me a tad cold ….groan, sorry. However I’d forgotten my secret weapon …. mum power. Our party…
Me Time Sale at The Inspiration Factory
Quick note to let you know The Inspiraton Factory in Subiaco is having a half price sale today, Sunday 24th June. So if you’re after a cheap copy of Me…
Nip and Tuck at Art Gallery WA
When I first saw this image at the AGWA MoMA Picasso to Warhol exhibition I pondered …Was it an old Master tired of being inundated by Rubenesque models? Was he…
Second album syndrome (MoMA at AGWA)
Having exhausted myself trying to find all the hidden faces in Jackson Pollock’s Free Form, and Shimmering Substance, I moved onto his next offering Easter and the Totem and was instantly perplexed.Shimmering…
