THE 52 DAYS PROJECT I am so excited to share with you some of the pages from my 52 DAYS Project - some of these you may have seen at markets I have been at as they are starting to appear in my WHIMSY SOUL print collections. And I have had such an amazing response to when people ask me about the project. It is interesting to hear how the project resonates with so many … Continue reading 52 DAYS PROJECT [a September reveal]
The other day I was packing for River and Wren, when behind a stack of boxes I found a painting that I hung in my exhibition last year, but that I had never actually shared with you all! I have had these largish square panels in my studio for absolutely ages now - I think I may have even bought them in my very first art supply orders. During the big canvas clean out of … Continue reading The Sea Nymph
THE 52 DAYS PROJECT At the end of last year I was tapped out. On every level - physically, emotionally, mentally and spiritually had totally and utterly exhausted myself. The well as they say was not only dry but arid. I joked with Mac a couple of times that come December 26th I would just collapse in a heap and not move for a month or two. I didn't realise at the time how true … Continue reading THE 52 DAYS PROJECT – connection, creation and comfort
There is a part of me every year that dreads June and July, because I know in the 'Market' world, this is when I have to start planning for Christmas. You should know something about me. Although I love Christmas, I am not a "all year round Christmas" gal. I hate seeing the Christmas trees up in my local Target before we have even hit Halloween. And I am not organised enough to buy presents … Continue reading CHRISTMAS IN JULY
ASCENDANT If you read my post last month title 'JUST BE' you can tell that there was a lot of shit swirling around in both my life and in my head at the time of that painting. And because of the clarity I found after painting JUST BE, I made a real commitment to include a lot more painting and art journalling into my everyday life. And to take pleasure from it again, not paint … Continue reading Ascendant
JULY 2019 It seemed logical for me to combine my love of Bullet Journalling, my love of Hand Lettering and my love of mixed media to create a monthly spread that I would use to both keep me on track and to inspire me to create and play. I have had this on my to-do list for a while now, with the thought of sharing my page with my newsletter gang, which they could down … Continue reading Journalling and Art [july 2019]
half-done adjective 1. unfinished or only partly completed. "the job is now half-done" THE POTS A few years ago now, I was in Kmart looking for some teacher gifts for the girls teachers and I found these super cute terracotta pots. No taller than 6 or 7 centimetres, I thought the girls could decorate them and pop in a plant for their teachers. But as always the end of school also coincides with dance concerts, … Continue reading Half-Done Projects [the pots]
"the pressure in my chest is like a storm building in a silent scream" Late last year there was a moment when I thought the pressure inside of me was going to just explode in an ugly and violent storm that would spew all over me and everyone I held near. I hindsight I know the pressure was a volatile combination of grief, uncertainty, anxiety, disappointment, unworthiness and just day to day life shit, … Continue reading JUST BE
Around the time that I finished Llama's Kiss I found a long ago stashed poster that I had bought that was a study of butterflies and moths. I had bought this specifically to be used in my mixed media work, but in the studio move I had placed it somewhere 'safe' only to be found at the very back of a draw, while I was searching for a roll of wrapping paper! At the same … Continue reading ARIA
I want to share with you today one of my favourite paintings from 2018 and one that is so popular that the prints from this painting sell out at almost every market! This is a painting that I wasn't sure that I would actually sell. At the end of August last year, I was accepted to my very first River and Wren markets and I also had my exhibition on at the Japanese Gardens, so … Continue reading Llama’s Kiss
