A couple of months ago I signed up for the Art House Co-op self portrait project. They shipped me out a tiny little canvas and I set about painting a self portrait. I knew it probably wasnt going to ...
I havent had a lot of time to send snail mail since we moved to San Diego, but last weekend I set aside some time to paint a few cards for friends and family. The weather was beautiful, and wed just ...
Ive decided to participate in the Photo A Day project run by Fat Mum Slim (seeing as I spend my life on Instagram these days anyway). Are you doing it? Here is the list for May, and you can find me o...
We only had three suitcases each, in which to put all our worldly possessions, for our move from Australia to San Diego, California. This meant that a lot of art supplies and stationery had to stay b...
Before wed even moved from Australia to San Diego Id been looking for a drawing or illustration class to take once we arrived. I enjoy taking classes because they force me to try new things I might n...
Weve been living in San Diego for a couple of weeks now, and are starting to get settled in. Weve bought the important pieces of furniture and are trying to make the new apartment feel like home. I w...
Image courtesy www.missivemaven .com Im sorry for being so quiet on the blog front lately, but weve had some exciting news that has taken over our every waking minute! Were leaving Australia for ...
I spent a bit of time last night putting together some little mail packages, thought Id give you a sneak peak inside. There are letters written with invisible ink, watercolor bears and fish, leaves, ...
A friend at work wanted a line drawing avatar for use around the place, so I whipped this up last night. Then I was feeling the itch to do some watercolor, so I colored it in. Which one do you prefer...
Are you feeling generous today? Nominate www.fashion-illo.com for a Micro-Blog Shorty Award. Why do I think the blog deserves to be nominated? Because, without agenda, it aims to build community, enc...
Ive had a ceramic Starbucks travel cup for the past couple of years, that I lugged back in my suitcase from New York, but unfortunately it met an untimely end recently. So on another trip to New York...
I recently ordered Natsuki Otanis collaborative zine. And check out all the goodies I was sent! Stickers and badges and postcards, oh my! If youd like your own zine, head over to Il...
Ive been a fan of Bespoke, and a subscriber, from the very first issue. The latest edition just reached my postbox, and boy is it lovely. Bespoke is an Australian zine put together by the lovely Jess...
Its 2012, can you believe it? In order to get the year off to a rocking start I thought a little giveaway was in order. THE PRIZE: A copy of my 2012 Illustrated Fashion Calendar Head over to my ...
Ive been a bit slack in the mail art department lately, what with Christmas, family visiting, and three Sketchbook Project books to finish. But Ive still been receiving some lovely things in my post ...
With limited creative outlets for young people in Canberra Australia, two lovely young ladies are trying to make a difference. They are launching a magazine called Us Folk: Us Folk is a new independe...
A few months ago I posted up a video of the Wacom Inkling which had yet to be released. Ive been having a lot of trouble finding an Australian seller, but a friend lent me hers to have a play with. S...
This year Ive tried to make a lot of my Christmas presents, including this little notebook / sketchbook for my sister. Im pretty sure she doesnt read my blog, so I think Im pretty safe showing you. B...
Lately Ive been hand-binding a lot of notebooks and sketchbooks as Christmas presents. I almost exclusively use Coptic binding because I love how the book opens completely flat on every page. On the ...
Recently I was introduced to Peerless Watercolours on The Bliss Artworks blog. They are highly pigmented paint applied to paper, which makes them really convenient for location painting. Have a look ...
To continue on from my last post, here is the finished product of my stamp-carving. Ive popped these mini Moleskines up in the Brown Paper Bunny store too. They make nice little stocking stuffe...
We are doing a Secret Santa at work and the theme of the presents is water. So last night I carved this little Narwhal stamp and have been testing it before I use it to make a little set of Narwhal n...
This month I participated in the Creative Collective Christmas decoration swap. I sent off my little stocking ornaments, and check out what I received in return! This awesome crocheted tree ornament ...
My new avatar, by Mike Perry The very talented folk from the ACT (Australian Capital Territory) Comic meetup group are putting together an anthology. The finished product will be: Sized to fit into a...
Yesterday I sent off my little hand-made Christmas ornaments as part of the Creative Collective November swap. I had loads of fun making these little guys! I used red and white felt, beads and red/go...
We had a late Thanksgiving dinner on the weekend, so I just had to make these little turkey finger puppets as party favors. I originally saw the idea on the Martha Stewart website but I didnt like he...
Here is the latest Moly_X to come my way. This one was started by Courtney, with the theme of flowers. There is some really lovely work in here. Have a look at it all together in the video. My contri...
With Christmas coming up Ive decided to run a little competition over on my fashion illustration blog IllustrateurOnline.com. Send in your favourite fashion image and Ill pick one to use as inspirati...
Over the last few months Ive been sent a number of lovely moleskines for the collaborative Moly_X project Im participating in. The latest little book to cross my desk is the one started by Lindsay Wr...
Although Thanksgiving isnt something that is usually celebrated in Australia, some American friends and I have decided to have a little Thanksgiving dinner party. I needed to quickly whip up some inv...
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