say hello to jaimee fryer,
aka poolshop
Describe your tunes in five words, please. Dreamy, poppy,
shoegaze, emotive loops. What do you do for a crust?
I work for my sisters, mostly: Charlie Grainger, who owns
a specialty coffee joint called The Tiller in Brisbane, and
Theresa Grace Fryer, an incredibly talented videographer
who I write scores for any chance I get. For a side crust,
I paint animal portraits and also take the odd commission
for larger wall murals. Where’s a good spot to pop your
feet up in Brisbane? The German Club. It has a ripping
trivia night, $5 beers and schnitzels the size of your face.
A heavenly way to carb-load, but beware of the pork
knuckle – I’ve seen it give people meat sweats. Who do
you go to when you need to have a whinge? My partner.
She can hack it. How do you go about writing a song? Has
to be in my bedroom, door shut, with nobody home – quiet
enough that the neighbours won’t hear anything. The riff
comes first, usually, then the main chords, then the lyrics
come after the atmosphere is set. Any irrational fears?
Monkeys. I don’t want to sound like a kook, but they just
seem so unpredictable and put me on edge. Where did
the name Poolshop come from? I’d drive past this old
pool shop every day on the way to work, liked the typeface,
and thought the word matched the vibe of the music. It
makes you think of the colour blue, or being in water. For
some reason I felt an attachment to that. Do you have
a life philosophy? In everyday life, religion and politics,
peacemaking is more important than power.
gone fishin’
If this is what our gill-
sporting pals see when a line
is dangled in their subaquatic
home, we can understand
why they take the bait. After
all, the Gone Fishin’ print
fromLucky Horse Press
has lured us in, hook, line
and sinker. That vintage feel;
those fluoro hues – yep, we
wouldn’t half mind pinning it
up on the wall. Snap(per) it
up atluckyhorsepress.com
for around $30.kindling
The latest collection from
Melbourne brand Kindlingis
named after the Japanese word
komorebi, which refers to the
way light passes through a tree’s
leaves. That could be why we get
the urge to sprawl out in a sunny
park whenever we see it – either
that, or because it looks so darn
comfy. Whatever the reason, you
can cast your eye over the range
at kindling.com.augive us a ring
Sure, it may look like a simple hexagon, but this
unassuming hunk of geometric wood is actually
a multi-talented tool for your kitchen. Need
somewhere to plonk your egg so it doesn’t go rolling
off the counter? No worries! After a napkin ring to
keep your table setting nice and neat? Sure thing!
Pop a few together and they’ll even form a handy
trivet for hot dishes. Oh, little fellow – what can’t you
do? Around $14, pana-objects.comscoops
offlower
“Four helpful spoons
masquerading as
flowers” sounds
like the set-up to a
particularly lovely
Enid Blyton tale,
but it’s in fact the
description of this
measuring scoop
set from giftware
enthusiasts One
Hundred 80 Degrees.
Ranging from 1/
to one teaspoon, the
ceramic foursome
will lend a hand in
the kitchen, and look
quite dashing while
doing it. Around
$37,modcloth.com/
shop/180-degreesfrank bits