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appreciation goes a long way

The best thing about doing what I do is the appreciation people have when they like something of mine. Sometimes it is in words and sometimes it is in photos. This morning I received an email from a customer who purchased an ABCme poster earlier this year.  Rachel lives in the US and sent me some photos of her little boy's nursery where the poster hangs proudly on her wall. Isn't it the most amazing room?

I've been working on some more commissions of late. These three are finished and I have another still to do. I really enjoy making these.

And last but not least I will be joining a group of local ladies in Brisbane for a Christmas Twilight market this coming Friday the 27th from 6pm. If you are in Brisbane and would like to come along, please email me and I can tell you the details. I will have a few new prints and originals there, including new Kokeshi dolls which are also in my etsy shop.

turn up the music and sew

you know when you start cleaning and all of a sudden you discover all the projects you started months ago and want to stop your cleaning in order to finish them. Well.....on the weekend I finished one of them and have almost finished the other.  AND DID SOME CLEANING!!!!! This quilt I started last year using scraps from my stash. I took it away on holidays to the beach back in January and as of today I only have to hand stitch the back of the binding! YAY.

I have decided that it is going to be my thing to do whilst the kids are splashing in the pool. So I sit here and watch over them, turn up the music and sew. Agghh, summer!!!

And the painting is another wooden original now in my shop. I hope to be painting as much as I can over the next few months.

And what music am I listening to now? Well I've just discovered the sounds of Pete Yorn & Scarlett Johansson and when I want to chill out I've been listening to the Anouar Brahem..beautiful Arabian styled music with jazz influences.

new and free

well, I have new greeting cards in my Etsy shop.

A new little birdy painting in the Bigcartel shop.

Amanda from Swish and Swanky is having a giveaway on her blog. Pop on over and have a look and you could win yourself my print of  'Nigel the Robot'.

In the meantime I have lots of orders so fill and finish. I'm so glad to be busy, it must be Spring!

new works on wood

I'm really struggling to find what I want to do with my creative self. I have had my hand in a bit of everything. From graphic design, product design, surface design, illustration, personalised works for kids and more. But now that the kids are at school I have been really wanting to paint.

So far this year with all the sickness we have had in the house, I have stopped and started my ideas about 20 times. I feel that with painting, I need to be in a certain frame of mind. Infact I could easily be a hermit. Locked away in my studio, never talking to anyone, still in my pjs eating peanut butter sandwiches. (geez I hope I'm never single because that description certainly won't win me any hot dates) But the reality as we all know isn't like that. But I have this feeling that there will be more time for me to self indulge in some painting time.

This of course means that I need to stop other creative pursuits. I'm not sure what yet, but certainly I will spend the next few months with the lead up to Christmas thinking seriously about what it is I really want to concentrate on and how I will endeavour to go about it.

I really need to make up my mind, because I'm sure my friends are sick of hearing me harp on about it as if it is the most tragic dilemma in the world!

So for now I have a few new paintings in my shop. There will be changes to both my Etsy and Bigcartel shops too. I'll be phasing things in and out over the next few weeks hopefully.

the cushions stay on my couch

A big working day ahead of me.

Missing the kids, but enjoying having a clean and tidy couch.

I've been painting again. For friends and for the shop.

new little stitches

I'll be uploading the shop/s throughout the week, infact I'll be making a big effort to keep on top of some works for the next few months. I spent yesterday with a friend of mine selling some bits and pieces at a local country market. The joy of just being out of the house before breakfast rush hour was a treat and away from coughs and sniffles.

I've decided to have a stall at the Mathilda's markets here in Brisbane on November 1st, so if you are in town, pop in and say hello.

Here are some of the new Little stitches....

Yay a day

yay, a day, a whole day for me
Ordering stock.
Printing editions.
Illustrating new works
Updating the shop
Sending files.
Making ABCmes.

Yay a day, a WHOLE day for ME!!!!

ABCme personalised art for kids 20% off

Now, until the end of August, you can receive a personalised ABCme on paper at 20% off the recommended retail price.

Paper or mounted with matboard only. Sorry, this does not include framed images, or canvas prints.

IF you would like to order, please make sure that you mention this promotion in your email. See the site for all the image and colour choices and details on how to order.

8 days a week

do you have artwork in your laundry? I do. but I'm a little tired of it. I try to spend as little time as possible in the laundry, but it just so happens to be the brightest and often warmest place in winter. Maybe if there was more in the laundry to entice me to stay.  A masseur perhaps!

Well, lately I've been feeling very domestic and have been working on some early spring cleaning. (mostly I'm buying new stuff to clutter my house and I'm moving furniture again)
So I decided that my laundry needed something new and fresh on the walls. Hence this new print. Or should I say, prints. I can't decide which colourway I prefer.
The print is called '8 days a week' and it will be available in my shop within the next few days. It is an A3 limited giclee print in either blues or earthy tones.

And my sale will be finishing sometime Friday night, (Australian EST) so get in quick if you are still thinking about it. Thank you to all who have bought something. You certainly have kept me on my toes and in my local post office. :)

new dolls for the shop

I have just added some new items into the shop. Two new matryoshka softies and a new giclee limited edition print.