In 2007 we did this thing called The Love is My Velocity Cookbook. The idea behind it was to use the cookbook genre to write about Perth music and to showcase Perth art and design. It made people shit themselves so hard that we realised that combining art with everyday objects can be a good way to get people interested in art and to create work for emerging artists. So to follow up, we present the Love is My Velocity Plate Project. 

The deal here is that we commissioned a group of Perth artists to submit designs to be printed onto melamine plates which were produced in editions of 10 each. The works that poured in spanned the spectrum of fully realized images to hastily cobbled improvs from artists who are either on their way to the art scene establishment or just now testing the waters. All the profits from the plates go to the artists. You can see the designs and learn about the artists here. 

This is waaay better than just buying a boring old print (having said that, please also buy our boring old prints). As a plate, the work is with you when you’re eating, when you’re washing the dishes, and when you’re opening up the dishes cupboard to fetch the cheese grater. It incorporates art into all the crevices of your routine, rather than limiting it to an brief moment marked out for cultural appreciation. Get them while they’re hot (that is, until the end of this month) at Loveismyvelocity.com.

What else is happening in LIMV-land? Well, we are plotzing over vanity pets, being posthumously mesmerised by Ol' Dirty Bastard's lazy eyelids and quasi-modern dance moves and planning on going to this thing. Yes, we are partially located in New York at the moment. More importantly, we are preparing ourselves for the Stina/Tigers split 7 inch single launch on November 29 at the Bakery on November, as well as the Lakes/Circle Pit/Wasted Truth tour coming through town at various venues from November 19 to 22. Until then, good luck following the US election. You'll probably need it.