saturday shopping list . pink

1. salmon janet the jacabob . kitlane
2. pink stripes . jamieshelman
3. lichen lavender pincushion 4 . ottoman
4. original paintings triptych mixed media abstract art by aisyah ang 20x60 inches with cert . aisyahang
5. bride matryoshka earrings . munieca

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* images from the shops listed.

friday . work in progress

the holidays are officially over, so it will be back to normal for the boys and i next week ~ always a little/big jolt!
a couple more aceos in progress ~ am now addicted to making these.
my wishful thinking yesterday resulted in a full day behind the computer fixing up photos for the brooch and pendant listings, which i am happy to say has finally begun ~ you can find the first couple here.
yay!
also, i followed a tweet and entered a competition and won a little ad spot for july on gold school, {thanks to danielle}.
happy friday to you :)

my creative space

here is my creative space today~ deciding which to make into pendants and which brooches . . . a little hard-core glueing {appologies in advance for the messy glue on the back of these ~ neat glueing is not my forte!} and taking hundreds of photos. there are now 16 brooches and 8 pendants done + one for my sister. i hope to get through all the photo editing and description writing tonite {not sure that i will!} so that i can list them. there are a couple of photos up on flickr if you'd like to see {click on an image above} the 'chain' part of the pendant is hand dyed and rolled silk that i found at my local bead shop ~ it's made locally and very soft. . .

i hope you had a creative day.
to see more creative spaces or show your own, head to kootoyoo :)

** in other news ~ kim from Udessi gallery will having a stall at the boutique markets in brisbane on sunday 12th july {8am - 4pm}, so if you are in brisbane that would be fun to check out {lots of my prints will be there!}

art cards {aceos}

have been making lots of art cards lately! they kind of tie in with the pendants and brooches and are part of the perspective series {pencil and acrylic on paper}.
hope your week has started off nicely :)

memory

cjh ~ 17.12.49 - 6.7.89
this is my mother in her early 20s. yesterday marked the 20th anniversary of her passing. i like to make a note of important dates ~ the message is the same as the one i made for her 10th anniversary . . . time makes things like this very abstract.

saturday shopping list .

1. pretty little dish, ume . sumiko
2. circles 1 - recycled etching ornaments . estasketch
3. bubbly basil duo breakfast croissant . atelierBB
4. sale lamb pouch from abandoned house treasures - dresses and more . theblackspotbooks
5. margarita earrings . sweetjanedesigns

** photos sourced from shops listed.

i have a couple of lovely people to thank for posting about my work during the week. big thanks to kylie ~ 3 sheets, dee ~ our little love nest + kate ~ mollieandfinn.

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friday

part 2! they need a couple of lines, some varnish and the rest of the contraption now.
happy friday :)

my creative space . work in progress

a little work in progess . . .
it's so, so dark today! i squeezed in another driving lesson ~ good to learn in all kinds of weather!
i worked on these art cards which i will put in the shop soon enough. and i worked on the brooches and pendants {that's what these little paintings on wood are going to be!}. i'm getting impatient to finish them ~ but they take a while to make and it's only the first day this week that i got to work on them . . . they are coming along ~ hopefully tomorrow will be a brighter day and the photos will work better :)

** kirsty is on hols this week! :)

saturday shopping list . untitled

1. player - signed fine art photograph . AliciaBock
2. bear mini print . drkennedyjones
3. jasmine diptych original collage . lapommestories
4. linen teatowel screenprinted . stiksel

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** pics from the etsy shops listed.

my creative space

today i made some packaging for my new to-be product that is in the works. i googled 'origami envelope' and found some instructions on how to make a square one with no tape! i used my print seconds ~ i have a huge pile of these that i haven't thrown away thinking they may be useful sometime {playschool drummed this concept into me at a very young age}. to make a print from an original i sometimes use 7 or 8 tries at getting the colour right.

the bottome pic is some sketches that will become aceos, hopefully tomorrow! i've had a request for some, which is very exciting :)

hope your thursday has been/will be very creative. to see more spaces or show your own go to kootoyoo.

saturday shopping list . untitled

1. it's lighter than you think . groundwork
2. shhh . . . it's a surprise . selflesh
3. flat hemp purse - grey on black - armadillo at sea . mingus
4. felted light {dragee} . helenemagnusson

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** images from the etsy shops listed above.

am off to do some supply shopping today ~ the second best type of shopping!

sneak peak . friday

here's a sneak peak of a new idea in progress . . . more soon after i research the other elements and finish the designs!
hope you're having a great friday :)

my creative space

a very short/patchy stint in my space today as i had my first professional driving lesson smack bang in the middle of my time!
it seems that switching my brain into the space behind the wheel of a manual sedan ~ with wayne beside me and a student teacher in the back quizzing me on my 'abilities' and the road rules ~ is ok, but switching it back to a relaxed state for a successful 2 hours in my creative space is not so easy!
but how good will it be when i can drive!!
i added a little colour to the small canvases but i'm really not sure how i feel about them. i love making drawings like this on paper and really want to make 'more of them' by making them into stand alone, ready to hang little pieces. it seems in a way tho, that making more of something minimal may not be the way to go. will have a propper look tomorrow.

hope you have had a creative time today ~ to play along or see more spaces go to kootoyoo :)

last yart sale day section

a quick note to mention that i've added a yart sale section in my shop for the last day of the sale ~ it contains original works with 30% off, go see!!

saturday shopping list . paper

1. 1off gift card - sunshine love butterflies . 3girlsandagoat
2. summer letterpress gift tags - set of eight . hrsmithjones
3. large cajas . essimar
4. oh sweet woods mini book . aprileelcich
5. little fawn bookmark . happykimino

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all images from the etsy shops listed.

** yart sale still happening {2 more days}!