this friday I am making my way down to Melbourne. finally. you don't understand how long I have been waiting to visit Melbourne. oh, right, MY WHOLE LIFE!
the problem is, I am only going for the weekend, and I just know this is going to be a problem. why? because there are about eight hundred things and places I want to do and see!
oh well, I will just make sure it wont be my last trip! any suggestions peeps!!???
But I wanted to promise that I wouldn't forget about this blog. Because I like blogging here. It is fun. And it is nice to go back an read old posts.
Speaking of posts. Here is a new blog post over at the {twin set} blog. It is sweet and I think you wil like it. Let us know what you think.
My illustration for the day is a little card that I made for my brother. My brother is pretty awesome. He did all the website hard stuff for {twin set}, and we can't thank him enough. If you ever need a fancy web designer that can code AND design, he is your man. I will post his website when it puts it up very soon.
I bought some gorgeous new sketchbooks, and notebooks from NoteMaker and I love love love them. I am so organised now it is fantastic. I also got a new art diary.
I WILL:
- keep blogging here
- stay organised with my notebooks and lists
- keep using my digital calendar (synced to my iPhone of course)
- draw every day
- or more so, sketch every day
- if I want to buy something new, I must draw it first
- limit spending (hopefully previous point with help with this)
- not set myself demands and promises, or stick to the ones I do make....
woah! just received an email from my Aunty with these amazing pictures of chinese artist Liu Bolin. I seriously think I could just stare at these for hours, analysing every detail as to how he made this happen.
what I found even more interesting was the "story" on the artist's website that goes along with this body of work. allow me to share, from the artist;
"Are human beings animals? Chameleon has the unique property of changing hues to match the color of the surroundings for self-protection... In order to survive, good concealment has become the most critical factor.Human beings are not animals! Because human beings do not know how to protect themselves.
"... The cost of the brilliant human civilization is that human beings almostly forget they are still animals, and forget their own instinct.
"... I choose to merge myself into the environment. Saying that I am disappeared in the environment, it would be better to say that the environment has licked me up and I can not choose active and passive relationship."
here is what I came up with (above top) :: and just look at the gorgeous creation (above below) by Bec Winnel (super new website Bec!), she is such a superstar.
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p.s. a HUGE thank you to everyone for your support towards {twin set}. Angela and I have worked so hard on this (along with many fantastic others) and it is just so so heart warming hearing all the things that you are saying. I just cannot thank you enough xxxxxxxx
morning lovelies!
it seems super weird saying this, but that isn't going to stop me. {twin set} has launched. {twin set} is something I have been excited about for months (! WOW time flies) now and you don't understand how excited I am to "reveal".
{twin set} is an online shop (based here in Australia) that sells off beat retro & quirky vintage. It has gorgeous dresses, pretty pictures and I know you are going to love it. In conjunction with the shop, the {twin set} blog also launches today. Be sure to follow this blog for all things pretty, eco-friendly, Australian where possible, vintage and just generally sweet things and finds.
So why all the fuss from me?? Oh right. Because super amazing Angela (Leeloo.com.au) and I, well, it is our business! So much hardwork, laughs, fun and crazy times went into this business, and we are so so super proud to be sharing all the excitement with you today!! Hear more about our story and ideas here.
[photo by rose martland]
well this has been something long in the works, but I guess I haven't really been able to say anything. but seeing as I can now, lets hear a 'YAY!'
contemporary Australian art, craft and design shop Udessi will now be selling some original pieces by me. exciting hey? currently, some of my collage illustrations are for sale, and in the not too distant future there will be some more sweet things available, so stay tuned!! one of my favourite artists, GRETCHENMIST sells some of her goregous art through Udessi too, so that is pretty excting!
the lovely people at
Udessi have also put up a little profile about me, so if you are interested in finding out more about me (weird I know) then off you go!
and some lovely pictures, courtesy of Udessi
[Geninne's Inspiration] 
[WREN handmade's Inspiration]
[o l y's Inspiration] 
[kelly&olive's Inspiration] 
[sfgirlbybay's Inspiration]
[vee*'s Inspiration]
[behind the scenes]
[james being arty]
[james being arty, again]
[james hiding/our stall]
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