Front cover by: Gabriella Barouch

Featured: Bec’s Hummingbird and Swallow in Flight.

Left: Moth Spots. Right: Luna Moth

Like everyone else, it’s not often something other than bills arrive by mail but, today a little treat arrived. I’d been waiting for it’s arrival for a few weeks so I was really excited to paw over it in the flesh. DPI magazine is a well known Taiwanese Art magazine. And I was lucky enough to be asked by Fran Chen, the Editorial & Creative Director of DPI Magazine, to participate in the Meticulous Art II Edition. I’ve really enjoyed flicking through the pages as DPI always has a high calibre of artists pack in it.

- Julie Evans -

One of my personal favourites featured in this quarters DPI Mag is NYC based Julie Evans. I’m utterly in love with her 2011 – 12 artworks. The textures and the suggestive natural forms are amazing and so inspiring. You have to check out her website you will also be amazed.

Julie Evans, Big Hair-Do, 2012, painted mylar and pencil on panel, 48″ x 68″

Julie Evans, Installation: Tending Toward the Untamed, Wave Hill, The Bronx, April 2012

Other news: I’ve officially moved to Melbourne and have settled into my new temporary studio home at Ink and Spindle. It’s great to be sharing with friends. Lara and Teegs have been very supportive and accommodating and I’m feeling very loved by them. I also get to share the studio with the talented Addy Seymour. It’s refreshing watching them all do their creative thing, I use to share a studio where we all tended to hide behind our computers as that ‘s what our projects required at the time so there wasn’t much creative process going on to observe.

On other news, which is admittedly a little late in telling. I raised another $77.80 for the Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal. Which brings the combined effort between Kelly Smith and I to $877.80

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Continuing on from my previous post – and in an attempt in wanting to do ALOT more for my home state which, has been battling a number of horrific fires. I’ve worked in collaboration with fashion illustrator and pal Kelly Smith to create a limited edition print with all proceeds going directly to the Redcross – Tasmanian Bushfire appeal. Kelly contacted me earlier in the week to propose working together to create a piece for the appeal. I obviously jumped at the chance to help and I’m also an admirer of Kelly’s talented works.

There have been a number of bush fires in my little state. The worst-hit was Dunalley.

I have friends that are stranded. Friends that are worried for their homes and loved ones.
And the fires are still out of control in some areas.

To help support the people and animals effected by the Tasmanian Bushfires. I’ll be donating 40% of all purchases via my etsy shop to the Red Cross Tasmanian Bushfire appeal for the next two weeks.

Thanks to all the Firefighters out there.

If you’d like to donate the the Red Cross, Tasmanian Bushfire Appeal independently  please go here.
There is also more information over here.

I’m having a little sale on my Etsy store to celebrate the New Year.
40% off selected A3 size prints.

Thanks for all the support this year. Happy New Year to you all and see you in 2013.

As a creative I know the time and consideration that it takes to make something from scratch. The dedication that you invest in creating and the ups and downs you face while doing so. It’s a lot of time and effort that’s behind closed doors that not many people see and this is why most creatives are attached  and protective of their works. As they know the journey they’ve had to face, it’s not always an easy or glamours job.
Sadly, it never really shocks me any more as it happens SO to often these days.

A big company sees a remarkable design and copies it and usually poorly at that.

*Although I’m not certain if this is true in this circumstance but lets us it as a debate. Added 18/12/2012

Although, I’m not to shocked it always leaves me with more deeply rooted feelings of disappointed and anger.
Meg Perkins is a dear and talent friend of mine and I’m really disappointed that her necklace resembles quite a likeness to Lovisa’s necklace. work has been copied, BADLY. I know how long it takes her to make one of her hexagon pieces as I was helping her sand (by hand) the copper she uses as the base for the enamel only last week while watching movies. And that’s only one of the many processes she goes through to complete each piece. Her price point reflects the value of the time and effort that goes into each piece.

The most disappointing thing of the Lovisa cheaper badly made version, other than that, is the price point. It completely devalues any effort that Meg has put into developing her range. How does she compete with this? How does any artist/creative compete with this completely unethical way of doing business.

I’ll be here on the w/end with many prints and cards. Plus some special limited edition items like the pillowcases in the previous post. If you’re in Melbs please come by as there’s much to see from other talented creatives. And if you’re anything like me and have left your Christmas shopping to the last minute you’re sure to find many things at The Big Design Market. That’s my masterful plan.

Other news.
Facebook Beth-Emily page!
I finally got around to having a facebook page for general news and updates about my artworks. If you’re interested please go here and like.

This weekend Udessi is taking a selection of my prints to the Brisbane Finders Keepers market.
I get a few requests asking if I’ll return to Brisbane for the FK markets so here’s the chance for those who have been asking.
Udessi is an online store that stock a beautiful range of Australian creatives work. The nice thing about them being in a market is that you’ll get to see the items in the flesh.
Happy weekend to all.