Today is a good day

Well really it wasn't. I had a long, stressful day but I got some good advice; went for a run; listened to the Beatles; spoke to my mum and a friend and I'm feeling good.

Plus there's two baby birds in a nest right outside my window and you can't be stressed for too long when there's baby birds around.

I only have two new additions to my papercutting pile to share. I've been spending a lot of time editing photos from an engagement party for two of my wonderful friends. I'll share them soon.

I found an old Brisbane CBD map in my collection of ephemera. Anyone got a favourite suburb they would like to see in an artwork?

Travelling and maps are a few of my favourite inspirations at the moment. Could be because I'm a little bit obsessive about it at the moment. I do have one more completed papercutting but I can't share it just yet.
I can however, share the card I made for Yash and Chris' engagement party. I took a little, very old book and ripped all the pages out. I then made a pop-up papercutting to go inside. I have more little books that I have put aside specifically for this purpose and am more than happy to take custom orders. I think it makes such a cute card for a special occasion.

Made by hand

I had a wonderful and successful day at Suitcase Rummage yesterday - photos to come soon I promise!

I went out for dinner last night with Mum, Tom, Zoe and Kathleen and watched Alex play at a bar/restaurant in Oxford St. We went for wander to Mary Ryan and as soon as I spotted this book I knew I had to get it.

I've been reading Pia Jane Bijkerk's blog for awhile and gaining inspiration for the big move to the Netherlands and her book just has me more and more excited. While we are not planning on living in Amsterdam we will be only a train ride away and I'm sure there will be lots of time spent in this city.

I have been blog-hopping and finding more Dutch inspiration. Here are a few of my favourites:

Happy Red Fish
Bloesem
Puur Anders
Anne Eva Margriet

If you have any favourite Dutch blogs send them my way! I may even be able to read some of the bio's that aren't in English (the easy bits anyway).

My Wednesday night

Has involved Bikram Yoga, tacos, an awesome episode of Adam Hills in Gordon St tonight, a Dutch lesson and putting the finishing touch on a couple of pieces that I'm thinking might be headed for Bleeding Heart.

How was your Wednesday night?

Gotye and gluten

Some new additions to my growing pile of papercuttings.

Welcome to the world baby boy
{I'm still deciding whether or not I think the black is too harsh as a background. Opinions?}

Inspired by Gotye - one of my favourite live acts

If my future has you in it, I'm not afraid of the rest

There are a lot of people I think this about.

You're fucking wonderful.

You, me and a leaf

After a long week I've had a very relaxing weekend with my Dad coming to stay. I have to have some blood tests on Monday to re-assess my gluten allergy / intolerance. I've been almost entirely gluten free for 2 years now. By almost I mean I still use soy sauce, tomato sauce etc. Stuff that I know has gluten in it but in very small amounts and it makes life a lot easier if I don't need to cut them out.
After some recent changes I decided that I needed to get checked out again so blood tests Monday and then we'll go from there.

What that does mean though is that I've had to eat gluten all weekend to ensure the tests are accurate.
Hello pizza! Dad and I went to Beccofino Friday night for awesome pizza.
Saturday was a burger with Al and Zoe and French toast with Dad and Tom this morning.
It was fun to be able to have anything off the menu for once but honestly I can't say I miss burgers and bread. Good pizza on the other hand . . .

Available soon

I am working on paper-cuttings and cards for the December 5th Suitcase Rummage at King George Square.
There will be several new works available including lots of new cards.
The following pictures will all feature along with lots of Christmas cards!

Can't wait for the last rummage before Christmas. My mum will be selling along with me, come and say hi!

I think of you in colours that don't exist

I have ventured into cards which are lots of fun to make!
Loving the bright summery colours (pity it's not feeling like summer here right now).

Sneak peek at a work in progress.


I've also taken to just cutting out beautiful words when I need inspiration.

What I did on a Monday night

Tom is next to me playing air guitar to The Killers and I have been journalling on a relaxing Monday night.

I'm really enjoying going back through my journal and really building each page up. I don't work in any sort of linear fashion - the pages are added to as I decide they need something else and there is no date order when I do decide to add some personal journalling. I'm certainly not a structured artist!
















My current favourite journalling material - cute sticky tape!