Frankie Issue 116 – Nov/Dec 2023

frankie Magazine

It’s a sunny Saturday morning in Melbourne.

dear frankie • HI-DEE-HO, FRANKERINOS. WHAT’S ON YOUR MIND?

frank bits

enigmatic anatomy • MEET THE BRISBANE ART STUDIO GIVING LIFE DRAWING AN EXPERIMENTAL EDGE.

linda marigliano • THE BASS-PLUCKING RADIO PRESENTER.

forget me not • ben geier documents abandoned spaces.

colourpuffgirl • BELLA CAMERON’S CHEERY, CAMP CROCHET IS MAXIMALIST TO THE MAX.

food lies and squashed flies • PHOEBE THORBURN HAS LEARNT TO THROW OUT AND REWRITE THE FOOD RULEBOOK.

light again • ANGIE MCMAHON IS RELINQUISHING CONTROL.

love is in the hair • clips, claws, and everything in between.

on the job • MEGAN SYPEK MENDS AND PRESERVES HISTORICAL BITS AND BOBS.

these boots are made for scootin’ • FOUR WOMEN ARE BRINGING SOME COUNTRY FLAIR TO MELBOURNE.

isn’t it iconic • INGREDIPEDIA CO-HOST EMILY NAISMITH SHARES SOME KOOKY TIDBITS ABOUT FIVE ICONIC AUSSIE FOODS.

no regular joe • A ROAD TRIP IS JUST WHAT CASSIE WILKINS AND HER RESCUE CAT, JOE, NEEDED.

playing by the rules • four writers dissect the social etiquette rule that needs to die.

glaze and gold • ARTIST VIPOO SRIVILASA INJECTS JOY INTO ALL HIS CERAMIC CREATIONS.

women of a certain age • HOLLYWOOD’S LEADING LADIES TEND TO FIT A CERTAIN AGE BRACKET, BUT THERE ARE A FEW GOOD FILMS THAT DEFY THE OUTDATED NORM.

whisky business • A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE WHISK

call me, maybe • PLEASE DON’T ASK EMILY NAISMITH TO CHAT ON THE BLOWER. (OR DO?)

a world of pure imagination • RHEA MACK IS AN ARTIST WITH A PROCLIVITY FOR CREATING SURREAL VISUALS OF A PRETTY FANTASTIC WORLD.

everybody has a story • CREATING ART HELPED AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AMANI HAYDAR HEAL.

diy day spa • FINDING THOSE SMALL NUGGETS OF CALM AMONG THE CHAOS CAN MAKE A HUGE DIFFERENCE, INSIDE AND OUT.

i’ll be watching you • DELVE INTO THE SCIENCE BEHIND ONE OF LIFE’S SIMPLEST PLEASURES – PEOPLE-WATCHING.

one-stop shop • LETA KEENS HAD TO PART WITH HER BELOVED BELONGINGS, SO SHE SET UP AN AT-HOME OP SHOP.

to the mountaintops • peru took new zealander yvette scott by surprise.

the illustrative archivist • THE LITTLE KRUMPET COLLECTION DOCUMENTS ALL KINDS OF KNICK-KNACKS.

the career conversation • two writers ponder the controversial conversation-starter: “so, what do you do?”

the book club • THINK STARTING A BOOK CLUB IS EASY? THINK AGAIN, SAYS TIARA SWAIN.

homebodies • fashion designer osha shealey shares her breezy byron home with her family (and a giant wild python).

living fabulously • INTERNET ICONS GINGER AND CARMAN ARE HERE TO HELP YOU MASTER THE ART OF GETTING DRESSED.

holy mackerel • THE LITTLE BLUE FISH IS BONDI-BASED ARTIST SILVIA RUBBOLI GOLF’S SIGNATURE.

i love my shop • MELBOURNE STORE STUPID VINTAGE IS PACKED WITH SARTORIAL TREASURES.

so bad it’s good • RHIANA JAY FINDS NOTHING MORE COMFORTING THAN A CLICHÉ-FILLED HORROR FILM.

the worm pole • AN EASY-PEASY DIY TO KEEP YOUR GARDEN WELL-FED.

make a toast • TANTALISING TOASTIES, FOUR WAYS

pristine condition • LONDON DESIGNER KATHRYN HEWITSON’S GARMS ARE FOR LOVERS OF GLITZ AND GLAMOUR.

the holes in the wall

it’s the card that counts • SHOW YOUR CHUMS HOW…