Hi all, I’ve been experimenting with alcohol ink again – yay!!! It’s actually been a really busy time personally with not much studio time which has sent me a little crazy I must admit. So yesterday I decided to clean away everything on my table which meant packing up the Ironlak Alcohol Inks and I…
The City of Greater Geraldton put a call out recently for artists to send in submission to create amazing Christmas decorations from old cray pots. There were 10 pots on offer and artists were to come up with concepts that were a little “left-of-centre”. Rachel Weaver and I have collaborated in the past on artworks…
The City of Greater Geraldton asked local artists for expressions of interest for ArtDrive 2017. ArtDrive 2017 is a self-drive art tour that takes explorers on a colourful journey throughout the Midwest. There are 20 different art installations along the route, with each one centred around the theme ‘old is new again’. I decided to…
As a bit of a personal challenge this year, I decided to enter a few Art Prizes and of course, the IPCA Art Awards were high on my list. I had already been working with some beautiful crab claws my son had given me (and other oceany bits) so continued working in this theme and…
I’m so in love with alcohol ink – they are exciting and vibrant and can do sooooooo much. The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of explorations and experiments as I’ve continued working with alcohol inks and polymer clay. I’ve been playing with all sorts of things and have been pushing the medium to…
This week in the studio I’ve been playing with some pretty cool stuff, crackle shards and a crackle pot (amongst many other things mind you). I always love those “what if” moments and have often talked about them. This week was full of surprises and “what if” moments and I have to say, I think…
My gorgeous son sent me some alcohol inks just recently to play around with (what a kid hey!). He works for the company that manufactures the brand – Ironlak. They’ve recently started producing a range of art products and mediums and I have to say they’re beautifully packaged and reasonably priced. Before I get into…
For the last 3 days I’ve been in the studio…no housework, no washing, no cooking, no visitors, no phonecalls, no driving…nothing but playing in the studio. I don’t normally get this good a run but….hubby is away – woohoo!! ohh I mean – gee I miss him! hahaha Actually I do miss him but I…
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