Wow week 3 of Lifebook did my head in, I watched the clip had a small freak out and then watched it again. Our mission was to create art representing our dual nature, dark/light, heaven/earth - NOT good and evil, but look at the qualities within us that are a contradiction. Thankfully I listened to what Bonnie Rose was saying and gave myself permission to create the image of 'duality' that was bouncing around in my head trying to get... Read more →

OK I'm one of those people who would like to think the world is all full of blooming flowers, happy puppies and kittens and that rain is only there to provide a drink - yes I'm an optimist and would like to think the world is a happy loving place. Sadly some days this is just not entirely true. I came across a YouTube clip today (via Facebook) where a fellow crafter was having her say on a topic close... Read more →

HA - after a week of procrastinating I finally sat down and completed my homework for Week One of Lifebook 2012. We had to write a list of our positive qualities and combine into a journal page with our drawing homework which was a 3/4 turned face. Well me being me I typed some of my qualities into Google and matched them with a Greek Goddess known for similar qualities - turns out I'm most like Demeter - Goddess of... Read more →

The last person on my list is....... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 10 Jane Davenport for Providing Lifelong Artistic Tools I'm going to sit here and have a cry (just a little one) while I write this, how do I say thank you to this amazing lady who has given me a tool which I will use for the rest of my life and one which brings such happiness? All I can hear in my head as... Read more →

The ninth person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 9 Ching Chou Kuik for Watercoloured Wonders I can't wait to show you the amazing art work of Ching Chou Kuik. This lady is the reason I got into Copic markers, which is the reason I met Mandi, which is the reason I saw Jane, who is the reason I took my first ever drawing lesson - so really Ching Chou and her work started... Read more →

The eighth person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 8 Anna Dabrowska for Inspirational Industrial Baroque OK - so I've had a couple of posts on minimalist artists I LURVE - let me do a 180 turn around and introduce you to the fabulous Finnabair aka Anna Dabrowska-Pekocka, who makes the most lavish and amazingly complex pages I've ever seen (OK so she makes other sorts of things too lol - check out her... Read more →

The seventh person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 7 Louise Nelson for Artful Absences Phew - Louise is such a busy lady she almost didn't see my email in time for me to post this lol, so glad she did as it wouldn't be my top 10 list without her. Why is Louise so busy - check the list of places she is creating art for and you will understand: Scrap 365 Tattered... Read more →

The sixth person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 6 Dion Dior for fabulous use of Zen-Sparkles Come on - you didn't think I would have a list without someone sparkly did you? Whose blog are you reading again??? No 6 on my Most Inspiring Artists of 2011 is Dion Dior, you can find her blog over at Dion Dior & More. Dion's blog is personal, artistic, moving and incredibly inspiring. I LOVE Dion's... Read more →

The fifth person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 5 Lori Vliegen for absolutely Elegant Journaling Next let me introduce you to the work of Lori Vliegen, she has the most amazing style of journaling - OK so you're not into journals - no problem, just imagine her work on a card front - her style really is incredibly versatile. Lori has a fabulous blog Elvie Studio where she shares her journals, her thoughts... Read more →

The fourth person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 4 Mariette van Leeuwen 'Queen of Minimalism' Let me introduce you to the Queen of Minimalism - Mariette van Leeuwen. Mariette has her own blog (no don't go there yet - you won't be back here for a while) and a huge body of work on Flickr - nope not giving you that link either, you'll be gone for hours! I promise to put the... Read more →

The third person on my list is.... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 3 Joanne Sharpe for BOLD use of Colour I first saw Joanne's work in an issue of Cloth, Paper, Scissors magazine, I was just learning to use my Copic markers and was devouring every book, on-line resource and magazine article I could find. I walked into my local Newsagents (where the 'new' issues for overseas magazines are often 4 months behind) and there it was!... Read more →

The second person on my list is... 10 Most Artistically Inspiring People of 2011 No 2 Mandi-Lee Klinger for Inspiring use of Copic Markers and the ability to Inspire Confidence in others Considering how much of a chatter-box I am I find it relatively funny when I have trouble putting something into words - like now, I've re-written this a few times trying do this awesome woman justice. OK, here goes - Mandi-Lee is a freelance graphic designer, teacher, talented... Read more →

Hi All - many people share their favourite projects on their blogs around this time of year - I love looking through everyone's favourite projects, but I've decided to be a little different (I know I know that's just me all over - I can hear my hubby chuckling!). I'm not going to share favourite work of my own, I'm going to share the people who have made that work possible, those who have inspired me in some way -... Read more →