Exploring daily whole-heartedness
Autumn is my favourite season. Outside, the leaves are at their most dynamic; crunchy and colourful. The temperature cools, and warm sunny days become a gift rather than a given. Apples emerge, mottled red, lime green, lemon yellow. The full moon, caramel-gold, illuminates the sleepy dawn sky. Nature is an ever-changing beauty. Inside the studio, the… Continue reading Autumn: a time for Revolution
Spring is here, with intermittent days of warmth...and it makes me want to sit in the sun and draw all day. Alas life is not quite that simple! Time always shoots by when you're having fun, and I have had lots of fun creating the drawings for my upcoming show - opening next Monday night… Continue reading Aetherios – exhibition opening next week!
If you don't already know about it, the Little Lotus Project is a wonderful initiative helmed by artists, that is enriching the lives of children on the Thai-Burma border. Here's where they were at one year ago - via words or video On October 12th, 2012, Shed 11 on the Wellington waterfront will be hosting… Continue reading How to use Art for social change / The Little Lotus Project + Pat Shepherd
It's been a crazy-fast few weeks. Some nice things, including giant bowls of soba at Wagamama... ... a steady stream of sketch.every.day drawings ... ... a little 'Feathered' exhibition with some of my recent work is now up at Pranah cafe ... ... and Spring is not far away! But, lately, what I've been working… Continue reading Finding creativity
Picture-heavy post ahead! So it is time....[drumroll]...the winner of 'Vixen' and 4 other postcards... Bradley Patten, of Pattenmakers Photography! [In case you are wondering, I put all the names into a spreadsheet, in no particular order, and asked the nearest person - mum, at the time - to pick a random number.] Thank you so… Continue reading Friday freebies, and the bizarrely beautiful
One of my favorite artists, Yoskay Yamamoto, has such a unique style, a little bit of James Jean, Japanese aesthetic and street art feel merged together with brilliant colors and mood. I am very intrigued by his use of white outlines right now. I think it's beautiful and somehow mysterious, like the abstracted snowflakes in… Continue reading White outlines
The rundown - 1. Hot Yoga 2. New work & pic 3. Jessica Hische and her advice 1. I have been trying bikram (hot) yoga the last few weeks. I must say it feels pretty unbearable for some moments, being in a hot hot room (38-40 degrees) with many sweaty people doing awkward poses and… Continue reading New work, simmering ideas, and the (dark) art of pricing
Dropped off more prints today at Made.it! If you do spot anything you would like, and/or wish to commission something, you can flick me an email, I'll be happy to hear from you! I decided I'll be a little self-indulgent in this post. I don't usually write much about my day... I have not managed… Continue reading Godin, sunny days and beautiful aged faces
It's time for the party! Made.it. have opened their doors this week, to fantastic responses from their keen visitors - and tomorrow night, the lovely ladies at Made.it. will get to celebrate the resulting success of a month of renovating, refurbishing and redecorating... If you are around Wellington city tomorrow evening, why not pop by… Continue reading They have Made.It.!
Here are details on (and some pics of my submissions for) my next group show, at Artrium Gallery in Thorndon, Wellington. I will have 6 original works up for the show, and prints will be available too. *~*~*~* The Femme d’Art Exhibition showcases the talented Women of Art! Evoking emotions from pure bliss to empathy… Continue reading Femme D’Art at Artrium Gallery
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