| Pretty Things |

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| Sublime Nature |

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sublime – of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

It’s SPRING yay!
| Inspiration |

Kingfisher image found here.
How amazing is this photo! It takes my breath away every time I look at it.

Image found here.

Image found here.

| Ninny & Theo |

Ninny is my cat, she’s the one on the left.
Theo is my partners sisters cat and obviously the cat on the right.
They’ve been friends lately which, is a nice change from them trying to claw each other.
I found them earlier this week talking to each other through the window. I think this means there official friends or something like that.

| New Illustration |

I finished this image last month and thought that I should at least show it to the world.
I’m hoping to use this little illo for something later on down the line,
but it’s a bit of a secret at the moment and very much a work in progress so watch this space.

Lately, I’ve been obsessed with embroidery and thought it was about time that I gave it a go.
They’re so much fun to do but I think it’s very much a hobby for me.

| Exciting Things |

You can’t imagine how excited I was to see one of my birdies in the September/October 2011 issue of Inside Out Mag.
The talented Glen Proebstel (Styling) & Sharyn Cairns (Photography) teamed up to do the photoshoot and styling for the fearture.
You should definitely take the time to have a look at both of their websites, they have some very impressive works which are very inspiring!

If your in Melbourne and you have some spare time come and see my store at the Design Made Trade market. The ‘trade’ side of the market is happening right now and finishes tomorrow. So if your an design entrepreneur come and see the wonderful wares on display. Otherwise it’s open to everyone from Saturday to Sunday 10am-5pm.

I was lucky enough to sneak away and have a look around this morning – Wow! there are some talented people out there. Here are some of my favourites just from my quick look around:

Right next door to my stall is the lovely Jessie Fairweather of Foundry. Her work is superb!

The wonderful Ink & Spindle who I met at Bowerbird earlier this year. Love their beautiful textiles!

Tom & I spent a little time over talking and being entertained by the troops at Shillington College. They even got us to confront our inner typeface by scrawling on an awesome carrier satchel – we got to keep it :)

I’m fortunate enough to look at Ari Prasetya’s inspirational reclaimed and rebuilt furniture from behind my storefront. Such beautiful work.

I loved Mrs Fairweather’s submission in the Treadlie bicycle exhibition. Look at those custom mud guards – epic!

Come and enjoy the market. Hope to see you there (here)! x

Leeloo is an online community for upcoming Australian designers and emerging artists to have a web based environment within which to sell their goodies whilst continuing their focus on their practice.  The web site can be found here : http://www.leeloo.com.au  We are based in Sydney, NSW, Australia and are a very small community business.
Words from here – indiegogo

Angela and Renee are two lovely ladies who avidly support our creative community. They have organised many exhibitions and supported many established and new upcoming talent. Drawn From Fashion is one of their most recent exhibitions and I had the pleasure of being one of the exhibitors.

They are trying there very most hardest to raise funds to get to the FIRST EVER ETSY CONFERENCE, which will be taking place in Berlin, Germany.

‘Hello Etsy: A Summit on Small Business and Sustainability is a hands-on gathering for small business owners who want to connect with their peers, learn the skills to find success and independence, and be part of the movement to build human scale-economies.’
Words from here – etsy

Just imagine the insight and knowledge that Angela and Renee will gain from attending. By supporting these two ladies you will be supporting Australia’s creative community.

Visit HERE to donate and help Angela and Renee get to Berlin.

I’ve been doing some research for my comp illustration give away and these are the things that I have come across. I’m super keen to incorporate all the elements into one drawing. I’m thinking a nice little nature theme based on ‘the romantic with in us’.
Hopefully all goes to plan and Kristin will have herself one lovely image.

{INSPIRATION THURSDAY}
Amazing pics of Earth. Images courtesy EROS/USGS/NASA via National Geographic.

Winter Is Ending, 2010, 22 x 22 cm.
A bear cub has been awake for a while because something is tickling him. Maybe it is the spring.

Spring Is About to Happen, 2009, 15 x 14 cm.
Ink on paper. T-shirt illustration for Holmes.

Stollinn, 2009, 38 x 36 cm.
“Chair” mountain lies in the valley of Svarfaðardalur in Dalvík, Iceland. Sometimes it hides behind strong weather.

Apple Blossom Meadow, 2010, 31 x 36 cm.
Summer sounds like emerald green birch tree leaves,
snow as apple tree flowers and scent of clover.

I have a new art crush – Finland based illustrator Anna Emilia, works are beautiful have a look for yourself.

*It’s the second last day of my Etsy sale. All open edition prints are $21.00 normally $30.00. So if you want to purchase a bargain better get it now.

Three posts in one day – That’s unheard of for me.
I couldn’t wait to share the news. : )

The delightful people at Panelpop have made panels out of my ‘Love Birds’ illustration for Valentine’s day. We changed the colour to a nice lovely red for the occasion as well.
The timber used for the panels is jarrah which, were floorboards saved from a renovation in Yarraville, Victoria. I love the fact that Panelpop use recycled timber in all their panels. Clever cats!
For those that don’t know – Panelpop is a shop located at 117 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy in Melbs.
You’ll want to be quick if you’re keen to get one as only 5 were made.

Very very very, excited and honoured to be participating in the Drawn from Fashion exhibition along with these talented, lovely lasses.

:: Courtney Brims, Pilgrim Lee, Sarah McNeil, Racket, lalita lu, Meeri Anneli, Elisa Mazzone, Erin Flannery, Emma Leonard, Kelly Smith, Catherine Campbell, Jessica Singh, Lauren Carney, Pippa McManus and Bec Winnel. ::

The exhibition coincides with the amazing Finders Keepers markets in Melbourne and the L’Oreal Melbourne Fashion Festival. I’m even thinking that it’s a great excuse for a weekend holiday up to Melbs.

^Kelly Smith has out done herself yet gain with the brilliant illustration on the front of the poster. I think it’s incredible – just look at that detail on the dress.
- Thank you Ladies and Lads from Leeloo for organising such a great event. -