Coming soon!

Impromptu shot taken by Darren, post-breakfast at South Melbourne Market. I've been wearing my berry silk crepe scarf the entire weekend. It was my birthday on Saturday and I felt so special wearing it. I turned 25 and never in my life did I ever think I would be one day wearing a silk scarf filled with my own work. I know it sounds silly, but it all just felt really special. I'm also wearing my favourite Country Road dress, Odette arrow bangle and Dieppa Restrepo shoes.

Succulents

I've been painting a tiny bit these days. I'm planning a new series of planty paintings come July/August. Imagine succulents, native plants, leaves... And of course, I'm planning to do more foodie scarves too. I'm so so so excited to get down and start painting again. Just thinking of it makes my heart skip a beat. Come June, when I'm on Uni semester break, I'll be able to do just that! Spend all day long painting and instagrammin' all my paintings in progress. So much fun! Can't wait!

South Side Fruit and Vegetable Watercolour Class!

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of teaching a bunch of really delightful adults. The class was held at South Melbourne Market's SO:ME Space. Because the class was set in a market, everyone had the opportunity to go shop for baskets of fresh produce. There were so many yummy veggies on the drawing table. Mushrooms, pumpkins, garlic, rock melon, lemons, pears, grapes, broccoli, and the list goes on! I ended up with so much vegetables at the end of the class, I took home everything and invited a friend over for a dinner of roast veggies! This is why I love painting food. You get to eat it afterwards! Haha.

 Anyway, I know it's probably a little too soon to say this, but as part of Craft Victoria's annual super awesome Craft Cube event, I will be hosting another watercolour class at SO:ME space in August. Yay! I know a lot of you South-siders really wanted to join in yesterday's veggie class but didn't have the chance to book in, in time. So hopefully you'll be able to make it to this one! The coming class will be different and this time round, I'll be teaching everyone how to paint succulents! There will also be a mini pop-up, where I'll sell new succulent, planty art prints. Yup! It's going to be full of plants! More details coming in May/June.

 Thank you so super much to SO:ME Space, for providing me with this wonderful opportunity. And of course, thank you so much to Belinda, for making it all even happen! If you don't already know, Belinda makes the most amazing faceted maple necklaces. You need to check it out! Alrightyo! Dinner time and my tummy's calling!

Filming time!

I had such an epic Saturday yesterday. Reason being, I got filmed for tv! Yes! I was all nerves of course and was freaking out a little in the morning to find myself looking super tired, with dark eye circles and red eyes. I tried my hand at using make up for the very first time, but of course, i failed horribly. I didn't have a proper brush for eye shadow and ended up using my watercolour brushes. And if you think it's just like painting, no it's not. I ended up looking like I had a black eye! HAHA. After several attempts, I gave up and thought, well, let's just go with a cheek stain and lipstick and that's it. Whatever. I'd rather look pale than look like I have a black eye!

 Anyway, makeup adventure aside, I worked with a bunch of super awesome kiddos and together, we created some giant yummy pizzas! Can't get enough of giant foods as you can tell. I've worked with all these kids before so it was quite stress-free for me in terms of getting them to be bubbly and chatty. They were all already friends with each other, so easy peasy. In fact, thanks to all their wonderful mummies and daddies, these kids were so good even with cameras, lights and microphones literally in their faces! I for one was all wired up with a microphone and was totally nervous about it all. These kids, they totally rocked it and even interacted with the host. Amazing! And of course, thank you so much to Martine for opening up her beautiful home. Seriously, dream home I tell you! Lucy, you reading this? Martine's home is sooo cool, You gotta go check it out! Haha. Thank you so much kiddos, camera crew and parents. All of you made it so easy and relaxing, what a dream team!

 At some point of time during the filming, the kids all started getting excited about playing with neon furry pipe cleaners. Along with my straws, they started creating funny alien-like antennas, and pretty much 5 minutes later, they coined the term Alien Austrawlians. Yes, you heard me, not Australians, but Austrawlians! They said they were friendly Austrawlian pizza-loving aliens. They like pizzas with lots of salami, stringy cheese, lollies and macaroni. They were pretty funny, I tell you! Anyway, everything's gonna be edited and aired sometime maybe a month from now on on The Circle, Channel 10. It's going to be so nerve-wrecking seeing myself on tv! I was interviewed post-art class and by then, I was all sweaty and tired and brain-dead. Haha. I hope I didn't end up sounding like a mumbling long-winded lady! More pictures coming up soon! x

Coming Soon

Guess what? The silk for my berry scarves have finally arrived! I took some quick photos the other day before sending them out again to have the hems nicely rolled. Can't wait for them to be all done! At this point, I feel a kid, eagerly awaiting Christmas Day! As you can tell, I made the berries super tiny so they'll look almost like flowers. I quite like the colours and how it goes really well with white or denim coloured clothing.

I'm definitely keeping one for myself. I'm already imagining myself wearing it all through Autumn! It's a pretty soft and 'buttery' scarf. 100% Silk crepe De Chine. And each one measures approximately 19x90 inches! I will only have three of these scarves available. They will be sold on my online shop for $145AUD each. They are super exclusive, so if you really want one, it would be best to drop me an email so I can let you know the moment I put it up for sale.

Colour of scarf is most accurate in the last picture. Yes, the one with me in it. In my just woke up/yet to shower morning lion hair, all in it's full glory!

School Holiday Art Fun!

Was it just me, or did the school holidays just fly by so quickly?! Over the past 3 days, I've had my hands FULL with teaching both little kidlets, teens and adults. It was so much fun! Even though I must admit, teaching for 8 1/2 hours straight (kind of) took it's toll on my throat. Lots and lots and lots of talking! Little kids, they LOVE stories, so yes, many stories were told too. Haha. I love teaching so much, even though it makes me so tired sometimes and when the kids pass their little tiny but dangerous flu germs to you. Ah. Yes. Teachers, you all know what I mean...But all in all, it warms my heart every time a child goes home all happy and smiley, eager to show off his or her new artwork. Thank you little kiddies, my 'school holiday' was somewhat short-lived (thanks to essay deadlines, and so much school work) but yes, you little ones sure highlighted my week with lots of fancy neon paints and cute jokes! Thanks also, to both Madeleine of Do Re Me and Natalie for having me over to do these classes!

PS: And to all the adults who came through for my classes, thank you too! For inspiring me with your stories of family, good food and exciting adventures!

Easter Adventures

It was Darren's birthday on Friday. So to celebrate, I threw him a five day celebration. We ate lots of goodies, observed lots of birdies, hung out with friends over freshly caught trout. It was so much fun! Despite it raining so heavily yesterday. Fishing in a 7-8 degrees downpour is kind of exciting. Especially when you're wearing only a thin shirt, cardigan, jeans and saltwater sandals. Yes, I am crazy. I wear sandals when it's wintry and cold! Haha. All in all, it was such a fun little getaway. I hope all of you had a nice long easter break too!

Odette Arrow Bracelet

Seems like I've been spending way too much time dreaming over beautiful handmade goodies. First cardigans, now jewellery. Trust me, I'm really holding it all back. Of late, I've been looking at so much good stuff, Ilana Kohn's new SS12 range, Jennifer/Ermie's SS'12 sneak peeks. The Mexico Dress pictures that Jennifer's posted on instagram, they make me go dizzy! (In a good way!) I have both Ilana's scarf (extremely lucky ebay find), and Jennifer's Magic Marker shift dress.(Saved up like crazy and bought it last year when there was a big sale. A birthday treat for myself!)

There's just so much pretty-ness happening right now with everyone launching their respective AW/SS'12 range, my heart's exploding! I always spend so much time looking at handmade objects, I pass it off as inspiration. I know... I know.. In what way has beautiful bracelets, dresses and cardigans got to do with watercolour drawings of food?! Sigh! Oh well, It's the smartest excuse I can think of! Haha.

Poor Darren, he gets shown all these girly stuff every night! Oops! Oh and if you're wondering about the beautiful, delicate arrow bracelets shown above, I'm so excited to say I'm getting one for my birthday this year! (Yes, I turn 25 in April!) Darren, being as awesome as he already is, is getting me one of Odette's arrow bracelets! THANK YOU DARREN! He knows I've been wanting one since it first came out. Truth is, I never actually wear bracelets. I feel they kind of get in the way when I draw. But of late, I've been telling myself I need to dress up a little bit more. A while ago, I bought myself two little thread-style bracelets. One with a tiny fish dangling at the side. (To remind me of my love for fish and chips), the other one's pretty much just a thin friendship band with brass beads 'woven' in. Clean, simple, not over-the-top.

I really like how clean-cut this Odette bracelet is. It's subtle, delicate and unique all rolled into one. I can't wait to receive it in the mail. I'm sure I'll feel special and a little more girly whenever I wear it! Oh and might I point out, Jennifer, the lady behind Odette, also has a beautiful blog. It's on my daily reading list, along with Jennifer/Ermie, Ilana Kohn and Jenny/Wiksten's inspiring blogs!