As a kid Madeleine Stamer didn’t really like school, but she did relish day-dreaming and aspiring to draw like Dick Bruna, collecting swap cards and watching Ray Harryhausen's phantasmagorical movies. Ray's portrayal of supernatural skeletons, beasts and mythological creatures paved the way for her love of fantasy, parallel worlds and all things surreal. These days Madeleine is dead keen on all things Mexicana, natural history, skeletons, traditional folk art, vintage print and pattern and things that are nice to touch. She also likes holding little exhibitions in cool shops. Victorians can see her latest stuff at Bob’s Boutique in Bendigo from May 2nd to June 18th. The rest of us can shop online.

Random Collective is happening tomorrow people! The exhibition of up and coming artists will be held in regional Victoria in a small town called Leongatha in South Gippsland to be precise, at Mushroom Crafts (40 Bair Street, Leongatha). Random Collective is a collection of varied styles and mediums from illustration to textiles and stencil works. The exhibition is on from Saturday 30th May (2pm – 4pm) till Saturday 27th June.