tHe GloriOus fAilure by Matt Zurbo   Loopie one day decided, good enough was pretty bad. Only doing something great, would make this small girl glad. First up, she tried billycarts. That is, making her own. She saved for timber, wheels, worked her skin to bone. Angles were tricky to learn, so were hammers and … Continue reading Day 85: tHe GloriOus fAilure

Viva by Matt Zurbo In loving memory of Jillian 'Viva' Gibb   Lucy lived next door to Viva. (Worker’s cottages joined together. Only 3ft fence between them. Lucy sitting on her steps of plain cottage, pigtails, wearing footy gear. Viva, a bit stumpy, in her 50s, has a long, velvet dress on, beads, there is … Continue reading Day 84: Viva

The Honest Frog by Matt Zurbo   The pond was a great place for liars. (Bush pond.) The lyrebird was king of lies. It would mimic other bird’s calls. (Three lyrebirds, each with a talk bubble with an image of the bird it is mimicking, lots of sound effects; "Tweet!" "Squawk!" etc...) 'Interesting,' thought the … Continue reading Day 83: The Honest Frog

If Everything Could Talk by Matt Zurbo   (Sometimes it’s good to just have fun. Art direction up to artist on this one.) Imagine if everything could talk like you and I. If your sandwich could say: “Please, I don’t want to die!” If traffic lights could shout: “Hey jaywalker! I said stop!” Then give … Continue reading Day 82: If Everything Could Talk