Ear-wigging from Tasmania to Ireland and a few places in between var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-15984870-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Tumblr (3.0; @the-earwig)http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/27a6f54d9bf757f34ed166241d813bef/tumblr_mnaj3nMlSH1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Melbourne</p> <p>Running in clogs - like running with scissors - very dangerous</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292817348http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292817348Sat, 25 May 2013 11:17:04 +0100Clogs<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/2c9eb907e452265b8c88d263892bc01b/tumblr_mnaj2dmnbn1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Melbourne</p> <p>“There’s a dead rat in the air conditioning poisoning us all and that’s how resident evil started, you know”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292814482http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292814482Sat, 25 May 2013 11:16:58 +0100RatsIllustratedRatZombie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/873e50b1b7bf9f2b9a1cdf3b4477dfbc/tumblr_mnaiygqlb81qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Wool Shop, Tasmania </p> <p>“I need your advice - I’ve knotted this jumper for my son twice and the arms just keep growing! He’s not a gorilla!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292727028http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51292727028Sat, 25 May 2013 11:13:58 +0100GorillaKnittingJumperHand-knittedIllustrationLucy Gouldthorpe<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6f2397b4d7cfb6a663fcb701cc440050/tumblr_mnaix5cg7x1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Margaret - “My grandma Blossom said to me ‘You don’t need a bra for those little half lemons dear!’”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51210764107http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/51210764107Fri, 24 May 2013 07:48:00 +0100lemonspuberty bluesBoobs<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7an1vjZ9A1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Gertrude Street, Melbourne, June 2012</p> <p>“Wow, you’re looking floral today!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27542295172http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27542295172Thu, 19 Jul 2012 07:49:30 +0100Looking floralMelbourneFloral printFlowersFeeling floralIllustration<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7ap9wdd0Z1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>George Street, Melbourne June 2012</p> <p>“Carrot Man strikes again”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27500841239http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27500841239Wed, 18 Jul 2012 20:52:14 +0100Who is Carrot Man?Melbourneyes there is a man who walks around carrying a giant carrotCarrot<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7amrbDu3l1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Fitzroy, Melbourne, May 2012</p> <p>This was tucked under my windscreen wiper after I parked in Melbourne for the first time.</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27470166950http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27470166950Wed, 18 Jul 2012 08:08:00 +0100IllustrationMelbourneNiceNoteRoad RageparkingCome on! It wasn't that bad!<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7aogjXZRx1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On phone to my 85 year old Grandma</p> <p>“I think I pulled my neck doing a shoulder stand”</p> <p>Me - “You do shoulder stands?!”</p> <p>“Yes, I had to stop doing head stands though”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27426983040http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27426983040Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:51:42 +0100Yogiyogaillustrationyoga poseshoulder stand<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7amx8Y6V11qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Smith Street, Melbourne, May 2012</p> <p>Big issue vendor “She’s kept me alive for the last 10 years”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27403427734http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27403427734Tue, 17 Jul 2012 13:17:34 +0100BitserI love dogsSmith StreetMelbourneBig Issue<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7amdm885T1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Self portrait at work, throwing sausages at a star</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27394751366http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/27394751366Tue, 17 Jul 2012 08:05:43 +0100on setGroove HighSausagesHot dogHand drawnIllustration<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vq1inm0y1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sydney, March 2012</p> <p>“Mummy, I’m just busting to show Nannie and Poppie my library monitor badge!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21863156117http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21863156117Thu, 26 Apr 2012 21:02:46 +0100SydneyAustraliaBookworm<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vpxcgcDM1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Salamanca, Hobart, Tasmania 2012</p> <p>“I tried rehab…but it kind of killed my night-life!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21797494386http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21797494386Wed, 25 Apr 2012 21:01:05 +0100HobartTasmania<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vptwCwYg1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Cat and Fiddle Arcade, Hobart, Tasmania 2011</p> <p>“Hey diddle diddle, we did a piddle!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21729939388http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21729939388Tue, 24 Apr 2012 21:03:31 +0100Cat n fiddleOh HobartTassie<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vppklMA91qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dog Park, Hobart, Tasmania, December 2011</p> <p>“We don’t normally dress him up”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21662069128http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21662069128Mon, 23 Apr 2012 21:01:43 +0100Parents can be mortifyingDogTasmaniaDog Elf<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vpi6MDcD1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>MONA, Hobart, Tasmania 2011</p> <p>Woman looking at anal kisses by artist Wim Delvoye</p> <p>“Oh. Oh! OH! NO!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21594336082http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21594336082Sun, 22 Apr 2012 21:01:34 +0100ContemporaryArtMONAWim DelvoyeTasmania<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2vp2rdYFh1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Walking through 1st Class, Dublin Airport, December 2011</p> <p>Woman to fellow 1st class passengers - “I’m just apologising early for my loud laugh HA HA HA HA! I promise I won’t watch a comedy HA HA HA HA! That would be your worst nightmare HA HA HA HA!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21564090400http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/21564090400Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:25:39 +0100The EarwigAnnoying travellersTravel rage<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybn35Kq2K1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Dublin, dance school performance of <em>The Nutcracker</em>, November 2011</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16567769325http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16567769325Fri, 27 Jan 2012 06:08:03 +0000BalletThe NutcrackerDublinDancerstu-tuSnowflake fairys<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybmyvJPzL1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Clara, school parade through the town, Ireland, October 2011</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16556442133http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16556442133Fri, 27 Jan 2012 02:24:44 +0000HalloweenIrelandCatCostumeDress-upsWitches<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybmuwT0Bd1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Off-Licence, Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 2011</p> <p>To me - “Excuse me, can you please take your hat off, in case we get done while you’re in here and can’t tell which one you are on the CCTV”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16504757540http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16504757540Thu, 26 Jan 2012 03:48:15 +0000BelfastBottle ShopIrelandNorthern IrelandBalaclavaIrish Cider<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lybmoyJs8a1qazyiwo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>On set, Ireland, September 2011</p> <p>Director - “OK, time to shoot the baby!”</p>http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16422620867http://the-earwig.tumblr.com/post/16422620867Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:07:46 +0000IrelandIrish TelevisionAmerican DirectorOn SetOverheard on setDirectors chair