Happy January!  Happy New Year!  Happy Hooray I am updating my blog at last!

What exciting things have I been up to?  Well, sorting out the kitchen drawers for one thing.  I know it might not …

Listen up Canberra people!  I will be at the Handmade Upmarket this Saturday 21st November at Albert Hall from 10am to 6pm and I really hope to see some of you there.  Pop in and say …

I have done a few more spreads in my new art journal so I thought I would do some more show’n’tell.  I have really been enjoying my art/collage class with Rebecca Vavic and have been …

I have been taking a class with Rebecca Vavic called “Mixed Media and Collage” which has been sparking my creativity.  From reading the info about the course and checking out Rebecca’s blog and flickr, I …

Live more, do more.  Why is it that I am not taking my own advice?  Of course, I have time.  It’s just how I choose to use (or waste) the time I have that matters.  …

I drew again tonight.  Here she is - girl with long neck:

Drawn in my art journal - crayons, tombow pen, and white pencil on top of orange acrylic background.

Here is the latest from my analog artlog (artist journal) in which I doodled some lovely shapes and things.

I really love the black and white spread above. I went colourful for the next set:

More …

I really like the background colours in today’s analog artlog piece. Orange and yellow and red on one page and greens and yellow and blue on the other page.  Black ink and red swirls.

I used a …

I am very happy to say that my broken arm is healing well and that my cast is off at last!  YAY!  I tell you, there’s nothing like losing the use of your dominant hand …

My baby girl is turning 3 tomorrow and it makes me a bit sad. I am certainly not clucky (3 children is enough, thanks!) but it is sad to walk through the stores and …

Why do artists like birds so much?

Maybe it’s because birds represent freedom - to fly high.

I have been working on some arty things when I get some time. Still experimenting and playing - figuring things out. Here are a couple of works in progress:

Both of these I have …