We went on a road trip yesterday. A very special road trip with the possibility of cuteness and cuddles to bring home. We drove through the familiar country side, up a dirt road full of potholes, pas...
This week sees the beginning of term 2 of the school year. I seem to base my entire work life around the school calendar. Holdiays were really great, but Im keen again to get some work done. I have a...
last weekend was spent with family. My inlaws visited and we decided to have an early Easter lunch as we wont be seeing them this coming weekend. I spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking and clea...
Before I announce the winner, I really want to say how blown away I was by your comments. All of them. Thank you so much for taking the time to write such lovely words. So in all fairness I had...
hello there. Not much happening here. Well you know there is, but nothing positvely significant just yet. Drizzle every day. Mouldy smells. Mugginess, like being in Asia somedays. Yes thats where Id ...
work - its been ahwile since Ive been apart of the Handmade markets run by Poppytalk. But here I am participating the Spring and Easter markets. Feels slightly strange as we are about to enjoy Autumn...
to infinity and beyond, well....this week anyway... Things have changed around here. Personal, family changes that will increase my working opportunity. Its a very yay moment for me. Fingers crossed ...
A quick hello im busy working on so many ideas, projects and goals for the year. Revisiting old ideas, remember these? Cant quite get into any big paintings just yet, but plenty of smaller works heap...
I cant believe its that late in the day. I was thinking it was more like 12 something. Oh well. Good excuse to write a post...tyring my best to keep up the momentum. Today Ive been working on some ol...
This week, I am taking myself to see the Henri Matisse exhibition at GOMA. All by myself. No children to tag along and tell me how bored they are. No friends at my side to chat to about life. Just...
Well I am alive. The last month seems like a blur. I just wrote a entire spiel about it all, but decided to sum it up like this. busy with work.....busiest Ive been in a long time. Last minute quilt....
Hello. This week Ill be posting each day on The Design Files, guest blog section. Theres even a giveaway to be had. A big thanks must go to Jenny and Lucy from The Design Files for asking me to be...
in my last post I mentioned there was nothing nicer than a quick getaway.... well I came back and had a very flat week emotionally and felt a little overwhelmed with how I would manage to get everyth...
Nothing nicer than a quick getaway to Melbourne around this time of year. Just spent two days enjoying fabulous shops, food and friends. Walking the city and suburban streets, discovering new artists...
pop on over to Little Paper Planes blog if you would like to read a mini interview I did re how my surrounding environment influences my work.
Ive been working on some rather large prints for Little Paper Planes in the US. Kelly asked me if I would like to be apart of the Fall Collection. The collection includes 12 artists, each with 2 prin...
Summer has arrived. I have turned on the air-conditioning for the very first time. I was melting in the heat and falling into a non creative slumber. All around me Im noticing golden hues. They are s...
I finsihed another quilt. yay for me. Happy with this one. I used mostly scraps of cotton and Japanese kimono offcuts. Must replenish my Kimono stash! Sometimes I think that my quilts are like my pai...
this week.... things are changing. good things. things about time AND work AND goals AND balance. things that will make me happier AND nicer to be with. things that will no doubt make me feel slightl...
An easy, happy weekend. the kind you need occasionally. Just being at home with your family, catching up on home stuff.
its nice to finish. Ive had a little bit of that this week. Finishing paintings like this big piece, "Drifting in the Depths". Im not really sure if Ill sell it or not. It needs to sit with...
Im currently obsessed with native flora from the Southern Hemisphere. Im on the search for a good book or two. Leucospermums, Proteas, Kangaroo Paw, Gum Nut flowers...... Please someone tell my husba...
Back in April someone in this house turned 7. This year is the year of the party {I dont do them every year}, but due to moving and a mountain of other things that seemed to keep me busy, I...
old peoples flowers. Hippeastrums that is. Well at least I think so. I often see them in gardens that look like they are tended by old people. Until I moved here. The lady, {who was uhum, a few years...
playing.... with watercolours and paper. I just cant seem to connect to canvas at the moment. caring.... for a little friend who has been sick. drinking... lots of tea with my mum and lots of coffee ...
I dont have much to say. Life is just chugging along in its same old usual way. One routine followed by another. Enjoying school holidays. Enjoying spring. Working when I can on some new paintings. A...
now thats two good weekends Ive had in a row. I was so happy to sell three paintings on Saturday night. Three, even before I walked in the door. It really gives me a boost to leave all the laundry...
What a great weekend. Spent with friends. Going here, and here and here. Good food, good laughs, good margaritas. I even sold a painting. And an easy fathers day just hanging out with the family. Fee...
i came in to clean up the table and before I knew it I was painting. then Mr A came in to paint. then Miss M came in to paint. Mr A left the room. Miss M talked and talked...
Im just posting quickly with some pics of Daryl Warks lovely shop, du Monde. I have some smaller works on paper and wood available for sale this coming weekend. The shop is small but filled with an e...
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