THIS POST WAS ORIGINALLY SENT TO THE LILLIBEAN DESIGNS COMMUNITY. IF YOU'D LIKE TO BECOME A MEMBER SIGN UP HERE. ·R O U N D . H E R E· Last year I enrolled in a drawing class. When I told a lovely customer about this he laughed and asked why - you can already draw. But it was through my local TAFE and I thought it was only a day or two, I love … Continue reading ROUND HERE
·WHAT I AM WORKING ON IN THE STUDIO· Since finishing Rogue Angel (read about her here) I have been frantically working on the Sea Priestess and a small new collection of Guardian Beasties. T H E . S E A . P R I E S T E S S E S. These wee beasties were inspired by our summer holiday on the beach and my compulsion to collect shells when ever I am on … Continue reading NEWS FROM THE STUDIO
·WHAT I AM WORKING ON IN THE STUDIO· There is a lot happening around here at the moment and it is not only the studio that is a hive of activity. We decided to renovate our bathrooms this year, so in the studio the usual music that plays all day has been accompanied by the sounds of jackhammering and grinders. In the studio however I have so many exciting ideas in the works, and I … Continue reading NEWS FROM THE STUDIO
Hi Loves, So apparently there is an arctic blast hitting southeast Australia and I can tell you that from my little studio in central west NSW we are definitely having an arctic blast and feeling the cold to our bones. Looking out my window this morning and seeing the sky thick with heavy black clouds I said to the terrible trio that if we lived just a little higher (as in elevation) we would have … Continue reading Studio Update [June 2022]
It's was perfectly cold and miserable mid winters day when I wrote this, but I love this time of year. Against the back drop of heavy grey skies everything seems much more vibrant and alive with colour. I find myself constantly stopping on my walks trying to capture the vibrancy and darkness with my phone’s camera, only to find myself disappointed with the results. (Although this could definitely be due to user error!) I used to … Continue reading Tiny Little Things + Joy
On Sunday I sent out an update to all my studio snippet readers regarding the current crisis happening around the world. you can read the entire email here ⇨ So what now? I can confirm that River and Wrens April Market has been cancelled. I can also confirm that Canberra Handmade are proceeding with a virtual market this weekend where you can shop from the comfort of you home in your jimjams. (winner … Continue reading News from the Studio
What is this you ask? A super secret page? And exactly what do you have on a super secret page?? For a very, very, very long time, I have wanted to reward my loyal customers and newsletter readers. Every now and then in my emails I would send them a free download or a discount code to use in the online shop. But I wanted to do more. So I created a page on the … Continue reading A SUPER SECRET PAGE?
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
HELLO 2019! Will you be the year that people remember as one of the best ever? Or just another year of shit that seems to be surrounding everyone I speak to including me? I used to be a person who would sit down on January 1st and plan everything to the nth degree. And if I didn't do this right on Jan 1st I felt disappointed, like a failure and almost that my entire year was over so … Continue reading DEFIANTLY (2019 here we are!)
I always say to my class participants that there are three rules in art There are no rules in art There are no mistakes in art (just beautiful blunders) If at first you don’t succeed smoosh some paint and start again!! SMOOSH is such a great word. SMOOSHING PAINT. It sounds like what you are actually doing. Smooshing, playing and creating . The beauty of the smoosh is that it doesn’t have … Continue reading If in doubt Smoosh some paint and start again….
