I'm going to where the weather suits my clothes

Here are four new girls, the other three are still under construction... I have also made them into postcard sets for my etsy shop...

This one is called, 'Lessons we haven't learnt yet'. I have always wanted to sail, and have a dream to sail around the little islands of Canada, whether it is possible I am not sure... and to be truthful I am probably too clumsy to sail?

This piece is called 'I'm going to where the weather suits my clothes'... she is my favorite one of the four. I love geese, especially after watching 'Fly away home'. I think they are very clever flying to where the weather suits their feathers.

The title of this piece is 'Saying the first thing thats in my heart' I wish I could do this...

The first time ever one of my girls has her mouth open... 'I know the stars that shine on me' I have a rotten voice and couldn't sing to save myself. But this girl can and it is all about knowing what you are good at or what you enjoy and doing it.


We were supposed to have the worst storm in a decade over the weekend, well my car decided to break down in the middle of it!!! Luckily for me by the time the storm made it to our east coast it had died down a little. I still got soaked waiting for the AA man to come and assess the damage, and my kind mother came to my rescue, and took us home as my car got towed away. We are due for another storm this evening, I do like a bit of moody weather (as long as I am not stuck in a broken down car)!!!


I have finally done myself a business card, I have had a few people asking whether I had one... so this is it.

As I finish these pieces of work I get worried, whether I will have any more ideas for another lot. Last night as I waited for sleep to come I could feel the little sensations of new ideas forming...

A flashback...

Regarding my last post I just remembered my own childhood fishing experience... a very experienced fisherman who lived next door took us fishing one day. He said in his whole experience of fishing he had never had a catch like the one I had.... I happened to 'catch' a $20 note on my line. We didn't catch anything else so we got fish and chips for tea with the $20. Back then $20 was enough to feed two whole families...

Back at work...

Well I am back at work and have nothing to show for the last week of the holidays (art wise), the week where I was going to finish the latest 7 girls... I just didn't have the energy in the evenings to do any work after coughing all day and feeling very heady and constantly blowing my nose.

Beside being sick we had a good holiday, Hannah had a good birthday and had fun in Australia with her Dad before he heads off to San Francisco to make wine. Stuart and Ben also enjoyed their birthdays, Ben had a robot cake and had three of his little friends over for a party.

One day sticks in my mind when we went to the port to go 'fishing'. I got a stick and tied some string from it with a paper clip on the end. After Ben had the fishing rod in the water for a while we would side track him, by saying 'oooh Ben look at that red motorbike, or ohhh look at the moon'... and then I would quickly whisk out a chocolate fish from my bag and attach it to the paper clip and then put it back into the water. The look on his face when he pulled up the chocky fish... he was happy then just stood there staring out at the mysterious water for a few minutes. What was going through his little mind I don't really know, but he had fun and said he was a good fisher man. The fish were a little salty but that is what happens when you fish them out of the sea.

So this week I am getting the work finished... it is funny when I'm not feeling well creating was the last thing I wanted to do, but now I can feel the creative need creeping back into my veins...

The holidays

Well we are half way through the holidays, Hannah is on her way home from Adelaide, Stuart, Ben and I all have bugs of some sort. Coughing, rashes, fevers and runny noses... But I have managed to get all the girls done and painted, I just need to get them onto their backgrounds. So hopefully between coughing and blowing my nose I will get them done before next Monday and list them on Etsy. I am pleased with the way they are looking, so far I think this one is my favourite.

I have been featured on the front page of an Etsy treasury again!!! so that is exciting...

I hope you are all well and happy.

close to my heart

I have started a new lot of work and these are the working drawings...

I am getting used to arms and hands, they are getting easier... but still a little odd. With the holidays coming up I am hoping to get these 7 done before I go back to work. The series will be called 'close to my heart'. I am excited about starting these and am itching to get started, but there are a few things I need to get done before I can truly start.