• Astronomy a cloud of gas and dust in outer space, visible in the night sky either as an indistinct bright patch or as a dark silhouette against other luminous matter.
(in general use) any indistinct bright area in the night sky, for example, a distant galaxy.
Source: New Oxford American Dictionary
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I took these picture last September. They are from a camping trip that I went on with my partner and a close friend of ours. The magical place that they were taken is on the East Coast of Tasmania, near Mt William National Park. I hope to travel up there again this spring but, this time I am going to take my journal to draw the amazing scenery. : )

‘Loop connects a love of modern design with an appreciation for nature. By creating useful art in a way that respects our planet’s resources, Loop acknowledges the connection
between people and the planet.’
Source: http://www.welcometoloop.com/story.html

Loop products are beautiful, organic, hand-drawn patterns, shapes and forms. Apart from being visually stunning they also use eco-conscious materials. Loop gift cards and wrapping paper are printed on recycled kraft stock with soy inks. The other amazing thing is that Loop donates 1% of their sales to environmental organisations worldwide, through an organisation called One Percent for the Planet. Which is a growing global movement of 857 companies which exists to inspire positive environmental change.
The message is simple: 1% for the Planet exists to build and support an alliance of businesses financially committed to creating a healthy planet.
Source: http://onepercentfortheplanet.org/en/aboutus/mission.php

Another collection crafted by Elissa, founder of Loop designs, is Doodlespark. Doodelspark is a collaborative drawing process between mother and daughter.
Rather than writing letters to each other Elissa and her mother sent letters with drawings. The outcome of these ‘draw’ letters are a collection of drawings and paintings which you can buy online here.

Another very clever artist is Amy Ross. The pictures above are details from two of her images. Check out her blog it’s called Nature Morph and it has even more of her amazing illustrations!

Fontaine Anderson is an Australian Illustrator and Graphic Designer from South Australia. Here are a few of my favourite pieces from her portfolio. I especially like the 4th image of the cat.
*Fontaine Anderson is inspired by her dreams, Japanese textiles, Egyptian gods, 1980’s clip art, fashion and music.

This is my image created for Blanket Magazine, in the recent Consumer Issue # 17
Its purpose was to bring awareness to the serious problem concerning the disappearance of the honey bee globally.