Somedays…

May 23, 2018 | Art journal, Life Balance, Mindset | 0 comments

As I sit here in the sun, I am reflecting that somedays are hard and somedays are tricky today is one of them. Somedays all I want to do is curl back up under my doona and pretend that the day never started and escape. Start a new life, a new house, a new beginning...

Illustrating Children’s Books – Make Art that Sells Course

Mar 12, 2018 | Illustration, Inspiration, Mindset | 0 comments

Super grateful and excited for the past 3 weeks participating in Lilla Roger’s Make Art that Sells course on Illustrating Children’s Books. Last year I crowd funded the opportunity for this course to see whether it was a possibility for me, and I was so...

How far I’ve come, my art over the years.

Nov 28, 2017 | Life Balance, Mindset, Personal Growth, studio | 0 comments

Contemplation and refection is often done all year round here in the studio, but especially at this time of year I find it increases as I start to plan changes for next year and basically work out how I can do better.   This year my reflection thoughts have been alot...

3 things to Know About Yourself when Marketing your Art

Aug 5, 2017 | Mindset | 0 comments

If you are trying to get yourself out there as an artist there is so much information on “Things to do” that you can quickly become overwhelmed with all the things you “should” be doing, when really you just want to hide away and make more art. As an...

Internal battles – Why is creating something so hard? And, are you coming to the party?

Mar 3, 2017 | Mindset, Mixed media | 0 comments

Being an artist, a writer, a creator is hard! Pfff!  I have had people say,  Oh really?.. sure its just slapping some paint on a canvas. My 2 year old can do that! When I am in a cheeky mood I say to those people great!  Go right ahead lets do that and you come back...

How to deal with the failure of your artwork!

Dec 20, 2016 | Featured, Mindset | 0 comments

Whether you call yourself an artist or not, if you are creating something whether that be something for a wall, sewing or writing –  the act of making something exists and we are on a creative journey from putting what is in our heads into something tangible.  ...