Friday, April 12, 2013

Trying to begin...

"May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back, the way it is children" 
-Rainer Maria Rilke

I've been having a strange year so far... finding it difficult to start projects, and when I finally do, it's very hard to knuckle down and get the work done and not be distracted.
But things have been ticking along, slowly, slowly.
I feel like I have turned some sort of corner at least - I've begun writing again, something I used to love when I was in high school but something that I seem to have had a huge block about since. It's like I could never get into the right mind set, but that, thankfully has now been cracked so I hope it continues...don't know if the stories are any good but at least I'm writing!
This is a very dear wish of mine - to write and illustrate my own children's books, instead of just illustrating other peoples...so we shall see...
So this above is my affirmation for a while :)

I've also been very much enjoying the discussions about daily "rituals of beginning" on the Myth and Moor blog  - my daily rituals at the moment are not very conducive to creatively so it's something that must be worked on and there's much inspiration to be found on Terri's blog.

I have many plans for the next few months - I need to work on products for my online shop, ideas and illustrations for children's books to work on, commissions to start and of course, to share more thoughts on here.

For now I'll leave you with a couple of paintings I've managed to complete in the last few weeks :)


"Following the Moon Paths"

"White Star"

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

Sunday, December 2, 2012

And the weeks go by...

Well, it's been a busy few weeks...thank you to all you beautiful people who came to the "Shapeshifter" exhibition and also those who came and found me at "The End of the Line Festival" up here in Belgrave. And of course a huge giant thank you and hugs to all those who bought artwork! I couldn't get by without you :)

I thought I'd share some photos and images of the events...I'm afraid there's not many and they aren't the best, but ah well, they give you a glimpse. More can be found on my Facebook page here

"Hedge-dweller" from 'Shapeshifter'

"Mother of the Mountain" from 'Shapeshifter'

"Wood Wife" from 'Shapeshifter'

"Lost Children" and "Trickster" from 'Shapeshifter'

"Wood Witch" (centre) from 'Shapeshifter'

"Crow Mother", "Daughter of Dana" and "First Shaman"

The shapeshifters :P


And at the "End of the Line"...

My stall at the end of the line...bit of a weird set up as the wind and sun were playing havoc with us all day!

Just a small section of the market, there was lots more round the corner...and music and art exhibitions happening up and down the main street

View down to the little market stage, we had beautiful live music all day

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

"Shapeshifter"

An exhibition of work inspired by mythology and story... I'm very excited to be part of this exhibition, it's going to be beautiful!
Showcasing the amazing talents of illustrators - Cameron Brideoake, Creature creature, Luka Va, Luke Whitten and Me!


here's some sneak peeks..... :)

One of my pieces...

Creature creature

Cameron Brideoake
Luka Va
Luke Whitten

Sunday, September 30, 2012

After the rain...



" The wind is up, I set my sail of songs,
Steersman, sit at the helm.
For my boat is fretting to be free, to 
dance in the rhythm of the wind
and water.
The day is spent, it is evening.
My friends of the shore have taken 
leave.
Loose the chain and heave the anchor, 
we sail by the starlight.
The wind is stirred into the murmur
of music at this time of my
departure.
Steersman, sit at the helm"
       
                      - R. Tagore



Saturday, September 22, 2012

The Avalon Harp

So, another harp commission...this time I thought I'd give a little glimpse at my processes... :)


first roughs...just getting a general idea of what it is i want to do...





Final roughs (originally the design was for a slightly different shaped harp so I had to change things around a bit after this)

Usually I would do a colour rough but I didn't have much time so I had to jump right in! As you can see, the colours changed a bit as I went along...

finished image!

obviously the harp itself isn't completed yet, hopefully I can get some pics of the finished harp :)



Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Shop Update

Well, the shop is open again, with only a few offerings for now but more to come....
I'll get there eventually! :-P


"Forest Walker" 2012