tsk tsk

2.10 already

I can't believe it's 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 I've been working on some old paintings and trying to loosen up my hand a little with some small studies on paper. The grey skies give the river a real silver appearance. Here's what I can see and here's what I produced.

And here's what's for lunch. Now that the kids are back at shcool, I need to remember to eat before I pick them up otherwise I will just flake.

 

 

preface to chapter one

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 me. Time to myself to refocus on ideas. It's the first full week I've had since early December.

I'm a little excited.

And right now in my head, I've been thinking about still life, reading about Giorgio Morandi, dreaming about white objects and shadows, vessels, wishing I could draw for 2 hours each day, and wanting to spend more time in the garden recording and researching nature.

Why can't I stay up to 2am doing all of this? Why does school have to start so early in the morning?

In the mean time, our rainy summer has really set in and I've been in the kitchen cooking more than I would for this time of year. I'm kind of enjoying it too, the cooking not the excess of rain or mushrooms growing on my external walls.

 

(top two images are by UK artist, Geoffrey Robinson)

 

 

 

 

 

2012

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 I've been in a long time.

Last minute quilt made for my nephew...hope he likes it.

Disocvered new fabric shops...always a good thing.

Nic's birthday....best meal out in Brisbane for ages.

Migraine Christmas day....very sick.

Friends from Melbourne hung out with us....theme parks on school holidays aren't pretty.

New Year's Eve.....food poisoning for Nic....20 years together and I've never seen him so sick.

Summer heat...finally kicked in yesterday.

School holidays.....still going...and going and going.

2012.......Starting to get back to work in small steps...what will this year unveil?

Guest Blogging

Hello. This week I'll be posting each day on The Design Files, guest blog section. There's even a giveaway to be had.

A big thanks must go to Jenny and Lucy from The Design Files for asking me to be apart of an amazing site, always been a favourite place to venture.

I have been reading some of the comments just now and have to say I'm very flattered by everyone. Thank you. I'll be adding a few new things to the shops during the week also.

And also thank you to my friend Anjanette who took some of the pictures of me and my working space. She has a lovely website too and fan page.

 

nothing nicer

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 everything completed before Christmas.

And then,

Nonna saved the day. A last minute "i'll take the kids for the week if you want" had me jumping for joy.

Nothing nicer than an entire week of no interruptions . Nothing nicer than working from 6.30am to 6.30pm. I'm getting work finished, and new work out on paper. It's going to be another rainy summer, so I am happy to be indoors working at my desk...well for this week at least.

A few shop things to mention.

My 16 pebbles print is selling fast. As of today I only have 3 prints left in the edition.It is available in both the Etsy and Bigcatel shops.

I have two new A3 prints I have just added to the etsy shop. Synergy 6 and Black Foliage.

In Bigcartel I have added an original painting on canvas, Misty Spring.

There's a few more on the way too.

If you need something sent to you for Christmas then please let me know via email and I'll try to do my best to get it to you.

 

getaway

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 and designers and saying hello to familiar faces...so nice.

Whilst there I popped into 'a shop called MILTON' in Prahran to hand over some of my prints for sale. Thanks Amy. So if you haven't been there, or haven't been there for awhile, go and have a look. Really Melbourne people, we Brisbane-ites crave for more of these type of shops here. 

But no time to spend here just now, I have just two full days left this week to complete all my immediate jobs before school ends for the year. 

{bottom image: ceramics by Tara Shackell available at Potier}

 

interview

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.

 

Big Exclusive Prints

I've 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 prints each.

My two prints are...

Top: Wishing Stones Blue.

A similar print to Wishing Stones. Except this one is 42" x 42" (about 107cm x 107cm). I think I want one. They are printed with a Six Color Inkjet printer on 46lb. Matte paper. There are only 50. US$225.

Bottom: Seed Pod Banksia. 

36" x 36" (about 91cm x 91cm). I think I want one. Printed with a Black and White Laser printer on 20lb. Matte paper. There are only 50. ONLY US$40. Considering the size, I think that is pretty good!

Check out the other amazing works on their site.