Down this part of the globe it’s been the 1st of August for a whole day and I hope you won’t hold my tardiness against me. Maybe you’re only just starting the month in your part of the world? Then I hope I’m posting this in time! I quite like august as a word...
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I did a bit of sprucing up on my blog this evening. I’d been meaning to for a while but time had gotten away from me! As always, I got way too into it and started playing in Illustrator with lettering I’d copied from sketches. My soundtrack all day has been Sia’s new album,...
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I’ve been doing a bit of drawing and experimenting for myself in the last week, and one of the things I’ve liked doing is drawing in white gouache over a black inked background. Doodling with a paintbrush is becoming a frequent thing for me because it helps relieve a lot of hand and wrist...
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I always think I’ll get these desktops done early but I rarely do, my months just seem to get busier and busier! Today I can offer you June’s wallpaper but a few hours late – or not at all if your particular part of the world is still clinging to May 31st. Pick a...
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In my late night internet traversings I came across Miss Platnum, a Romanian-German singer who combines hip hop, R&B and folk music. She is beyond stunning, right? This is part of a installation work by Finnish artist Johnna Pohjalainen. When I first saw this picture I did a double take because the scale confused...
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May is such a lovely month here in Brisbane. The air gets a little crisper but the sun is still strong and it’s perfect weather to read a book in the sun. Because many of you are from the other side of the world, I am mindful not to make my designs too southern...
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Print & Pattern This book has been curated by Bowie Style, the author of the Print & Pattern blog which was one of the first blogs I ever subscribed to via RSS! Past & Present: Paisley on Design*Sponge If you’re interested in the history of the paisley motif and issues of cultural appropriation, you...
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It’s been April for a few days now, and I’m awfully sorry for the tardiness of this month’s desktop but I have been so busy! I will never complain about being busy though because as a freelance artist busy-ness THRILLS me. Choose your resolution, fine folks: 1920×1200 1920×1080 1680×1050 1600×1200 1280×1024 Wallpaper for iPhone...
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Yes, Nick and I are back and you can expect a solid week of swooning over Melbourne stuff. But first… the trams. I never thought I’d be so enamored of a public transportation system but after a week of catching several trams daily my love is for sure. We even went to the Hawthorn...
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Trilogy was listed as one of i love typography’s favourite fonts of 2009, and with 103 variants it has incredible flexibility. This sample demonstrates some of that fancy flexibility! Shannon Fricke is one of my favourite stylists. I love the way she uses colour and pattern! This cute cardboard bedroom suite was posted on...
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I am a fancy lady.
A bombastic beehive of passion, sass and anxiety. A creative bon vivant who proudly calls Brisbane, Australia home.
I draw, design and advocate for fat acceptance.
