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Humans:4 Daschunds:3

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, passed cows and chooks and there under the peppercorn tree were 6 tiny puppies waiting for us. 3 boys. 3 girls...how clever is that?

We couldn't exactly go home empty handed. And one didn't feel right.So here are my newest babies, Sesame and Sizzles. One of each. Both very cheeky in their own ways. Both so very tiny. Both being (to quote my daughter) "tortured with love".


Now we are a family of 7. Humans:4 Daschunds:3

Modern times

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 I'm keen again to get some work done. I have a a few big things happening. A commission for a painting, more orders going OS, a few local shops showing interest in consigning some work too. I'm very keen.

But today I delivered some work to Melbourne pop up shop, MODERN TIMES. I'm so excited about this.

Duo Joel and Amy Malin open their third pop up shop in Collingwood this coming Friday where you will be able to find a mix of contemporary art and handmade objects from Australian artists and artisans, and a range of recently imported mid century Danish furntiture.

Door open Friday the 20th April and close in late June. All the details are here on the website.

In the meantime I will be adding new works to both the Etsy and Bigcartel shops....with the latter adopting a brand new look.

this top image is titled Saturated 6.

 

Easter Feaster

last weekend was spent with family. My inlaws visited and we decided to have an early Easter lunch as we won't be seeing them this coming weekend.

I spent a lot of time in the kitchen cooking and cleaning. Here's a snippet of our ongoing feast.

there was...

leek and rosemary soup;

poached pears in red wine with vanilla pod icecream;

bottled sugo from nonna and nonna...yes they hand pick the tomatoes;

freshly picked cherry tomatoes from my back step;

home made tortellini. My 7 year old perfected the twisting technique after her second attempt;

roast pork with a pomegranate sauce and crackling;

and hot cross buns.

the piles of dishes were worth every minute in the kitchen.

what are you eating this Easter weekend?

 

 

 

and the winner is...

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 to get one of my children to choose a number.

So Carla, consider yourself lucky that my son's favourite numbrer is 3, because you are the winner.

I'll email you to let you know and also to get your postal details.

Well, one day out from the first school holidays for the year, and potentially one sick child staying home tomorrow. But I am looking forward to hanging out with my poppets.

I've been spending quite a lot of my spare time looking at artists' works, borrowing amazing books and watching videos about artists. 

Amy Clarke, a fellow Queensland artist posted this link on her facebook page and it really sang to me. The video is about Australian artist, Ildiko Kovacs and her processes and journey to a body of work she has created over the years. She is being interviewed by Peter Sharp. If you like this one, then click here too for another perspective and see her working in her studio. It isn't so much her work that I love, but her expression and thought process behind it all. Thanks Amy for sharing.

 

Happy Easter everyone. Buon Pasqua tutti.

 

give - a - way

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 that's where I'd like to be. Somewhere tropical with a beach and a book.But no rain please.

Ground hog day is in full swing. Homework, yoga, jujitsu classes, soccer training, school runs. I am seriously looking for Easter.

I need new slippers.

I've been having lots of lovely online exposure of late. Not the naked kind. Heather Smith Jones of Blue Sparrow Press asked me to be apart of her Poppytalk post, 'Sharing the Process'...you can read it here.

And  Monique from Elkhorn has been stalking me online and wrote this lovely post about my work.

I'm constantly working on new originals and prints and am about to release some new things to my shops and other online stores, so stayed tuned. To celebrate I have decided to offer an A4 print of a new work. The work is called, "Nature Sticks" and it will be available as a limited edition print in A3 size (420mmx 297mm) and printed onto lovely, thick digital art paper.

The A3 print is available here right now

I'm even thinking of producing more greeting cards. It's been awhile.

So, all you have to do is make a comment and  I'll announce the winners on the 29th March. (Australian time zone) Good luck.

 

random. handmade.

work -

it's been ahwile since I've 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. 

Hop on over and see the collection. Right now I'm managing to produce smaller works on paper and a few larger works are also lingering about my studio in various stages of completion. Like this snippet of one at the bottom.

life -

well I thought 2012 was going to be a great year. And it started well, but now it seems to be the opposite. Plenty of bad news going on with friends and family. Sickness. Death. Changes. So much sadness around me, but hopefully all will remain healthy and happy within my walls. My two munchkins their usual cheeky selves, and even their bad moods are few and far between.

random -

random is the word of the month according to my 9 yr old son.

corn chips from a packet are not a good lunch food.

loving all of these right now.

 

to infinity and beyond

to infinity and beyond, well....this week anyway...

Things have changed around here. Personal, family changes that will increase  my working opportunity. 

It's a very yay moment for me. Fingers crossed it will last.

I'm planning in my head and on paper what I will seriously and realistically attempt to achieve this year. God it feels so good.

Today was a non painting day...but I did paperwork people!!! That's a biggy for me. Usually I have to be asked over and over again by my husband to action something. Not this time.

And I photographed lots of new works that I picked up from the framers. Remember the Season's Delights Series I did? I now have the originals framed and a few other similar pieces. I'll be uploaded all this week into my shops or putting new works in my folio here.

 

blogging juices sapped

A quick hello

i'm busy working on so many ideas, projects and goals for the year. Revisiting old ideas, remember these?

Can't quite get into any big paintings just yet, but plenty of smaller works heaping up around my studio space some of which are available online.

I feel like this blog has become quite boring.I'm struggling to write. Maybe my obsession with instagram has sapped all my blogging juices.

Can't believe it's February already. I'm ignoring all talk about Easter...it's just too early to mention.