The Staples

STAPLES QLD, Australia. Zinester, Off-grid container home builder, Vegan, Cultural Seed Planter & Bicycle adventurer. thestaples.com.au

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Community library at High Street Plaza. Great to see a shopping center host such a initiative. Will bring back some books the next visit up the hill #community #library #Toowoomba #books (at High Street Plaza)

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About to post off my owner builder permit for my…. Single storey new dwelling consisting of 1 x 40” ft hi-cube shipping container with bedroom, living, dinning, kitchen and bathroom connected by a patio (rooted) to 1 x 20” ft standard shipping container, raised on stumps with a pitched roof over both containers and cladded externally. Has been a massive learning curve, with many tears and beers in-between. But so close to submitting my plumping permit, then submit them all for building approval! #ownerbuilder #shippingcontainerhouse #shippingcontainers #lastnamestaples

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Copoer Jam! Officially opens tomorrow at the Childers Arts Space as part of the Childers Festival from 10:30am. Get along early for Dailies - Comic Art Anthology giveaways, YOU zine and the launch of #5 OiOiOi! exclusive to the exhibition. Plus @philipdearest & Andy Paine will be running workshops through the day. Hope to see you tomorrow. (at Childers Art Space- ChArts)

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Huge day at the Childers Arts Space installing #CopierJam​ Officially opens this coming Sunday at 10:30am as part of the #ChildersFestival

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Sorting through all the Copier Jam! boxes at #BRAG #CopierJam opens 26 July as part of the #ChildersFestival15 10:30am @ Childers Arts Space #CHARTS #Childers #zines & #indiecomics (at Bundaberg Regional Galleries)

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Yard Sale is a go! 36 Pearson st Kangaroo Point Brisbane. Today till 2pm. Sun 7 till 2pm.

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Next weekend i'm having a Mega Moving Yard Sale! Selling: Vinyl records, toys, random housewares, office and art supplies, bicycle parts & spares ............loads loads more.   Will post pictures here shortly!

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Living out of a campervan will be a smooth transition. My 1st adventure with Baloo. #motorhome #visitbundaberg (at Bundaberg Qld)

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Guess who's a little excited? #jurassicworld @jurassicworld (at Jurassic World)

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Nobody likes a tourist @first_coat #firstcoat2015 #toowoomba @lrocka750 (at Toowoomba, Queensland)

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Aren't kids cute?

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This is what has been keeping me busy for the past 6 months, Copier Jam!

www.copierjam.com #copierjam

Copier Jam! is an  exhibition showcasing current zine and   independent comic creators, collectives and  distributors from across   Australia. The exhibition will include the  publications alongside   original art, layout pages, workings and even a vending  machine that   distributes zines.

Copier Jam! will commence touring in 2016 with the debut showing at the Childers Arts Space (CHARTS) from the 21 July to 27 September 2015. The official opening will take place during the Childers Festival on Sunday 26 July.

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Solar powered under bridge gig. (at William Jolly Bridge)

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Craft peanut butter, not Kraft. All use peanuts sourced from Kingaroy! Even @fixandfogg from Wellington. #peanutbutter #peanutbuttersnob #kingaroy

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Traveling with little money and space, postcards are the perfect collectible souvenirs. Here’s 2 of my favourites that I picked up on my travels throughout regional Australia. Both from Tasmania.

Adina Place 50 York Street, Launceston, Tasmania (top)

Hi! I’m a Tassie Devil (bottom)

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Bizoo zine postcard, Brisbane, Australia c/o Jeremy Staples & co.

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Created by @slickstringstrummed for the Bizoo zine QLD launch and workshop tour

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Paper Cuts Collective Zine Co-op founders Bianca Valentino & Jeremy Staples facilitated zine workshops as part of the Museum of Brisbane’s The Stoke - A History of Brisbane Skateboarding exhibition earlier in the year. Bianca has written a blog post about the experience at her blog: Conversations with Bianca. Enjoy & share! :)

Photo (l to r): Staples, Johnny Kwala (one of the originals/greatest hearts & souls of Brisbane skateboarding), Bianca & skateboarder/artist Darren O’Brien

Many thanks to all at the Museum of Brisbane especially one of PCC’s favourite people in the whole world – Anne-Marie Te Whiu. Photo courtesy of the Museum of Brisbane.