Winona Forever!

Because Winona is my favourite. (especially in the movie Mermaids.)

Black Widow

Milk Thieves

Starting Tuesday, a selection of my prints will be adorning the walls of Milk Thieves, an indie design boutique situated in Wollongong, NSW.  My work will be exhibited in Milk Thieves for the next three months and will be available to buy - alongside lots of other scrumptious handmade goods.
Tuesday is also the grand re-opening, as milk thieves has recently relocated, so if you're local you should pop in and support the big day!

http://www.milkthieves.com.au/

Painting late at night

Portraits

Two commissioned portraits for two different people.

Cat Party

Frisky felines.

Bug Catcher / Insect Farm

I keep all of these dangerous things on the inside.
Halo slipping. Finally!

Locked Garden

Oh, no, no, no, no, what do you think you are doing in my garden? No intruders please. I thought i had shut you all out!

three things

A little piece for two2three zine - ( a collaborative collection of small scale works curated by Danny Britto and Neil Rook.)




A desktop wallpaper (which you can download at their website if you like) for accessories brand Oh! Nena.




And a commissioned tattoo design for burlesque artist Marianna Leishman, which is designed to wrap around the upper arm.

The Lady in the Moon

The Archer

Cupid's step-sister.
Watercolour, gouache, splattered white ink and lead pencil on a4 sized cotton watercolour paper.

Lavender Bathroom

Beauty rituals and slow time.

Three girls who don't really exist

A Fine Burgundy


Yellow Pony


All Mine


Lately:
- I've been painting like crazy (flowers bloom and sorrows vanish).
- working on some projects which will be revealed in good time (textile designs, portraits and lingerie branding).
- sitting in the sun. eating oranges.
- catching up on my reading (The life of Garbo, stories about what Marilyn Monroe's life would have been like had she not died in 1962, and transcendental past-life memoirs from 80's Shirley Maclaine).
- planning books and zines and brooches and clothing collections and wishing there were enough hours in the day.

Trades

Lately I've been lucky enough to do some trades with a couple of fantastic people around the world.
It's pretty amazing that in this day and age you can come into contact with like-minded people via the internet, who perhaps you would never have had the opportunity to meet. It's a thrilling thing to be able to share gifts with people who i find inspiring, and getting parcels in the mail is also something else that brightens my week.



Firstly, An Autumnal lass for Taylor Kitto of Little Deer vintage.
A reflection of Taylor's image, incorporating her love for nature and delicate clothing.



This one is for Katie-Louise Ford, a Melbournian beauty who makes beautiful dresses fit for storybook heroines. (This red dress is one of her designs.)



And this boudoir scene (with enchanted paintings - the sailor is in love with the mermaid!) is to hang in the studio of Aaron Ruff - the talented man behind jewellery label Digby and Iona.


So, that's some of the work i spent my time on last month, and i'm glad they are going to charming new homes. If anyone else is interested in doing a swap, please send me a note.  It would make me very happy indeed. :)

tumblng ovr

A show this wednesday night in Sydney - Quite unlike any other exhibition i've ever participated in.
Each of us included got to curate a set of images to be hung up on the wall - sort of like tumblr in real life. I picked lots of vintage masquerade posters, art deco dames and botanical illustrations. Hope some of you sydneysiders can pop by and check it out.