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I fell down a rabbit hole. It was a google search into early 20th Century advertising catalogues celebrating Halloween. A niche element of history that blew my vintage black and white striped socks off. So I tossed my to-do list to the floor and spent a sock-less week making costumes for a 7 inch/18 cm
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I found a swan planter at my local thrift store. It was $2.50 AU. I like a bit of kitsch, a fun little ceramic to add to my vintage inventory. In another thrift store, on another random day, I found another little swan. A few weeks later I found another planter on Facebook Marketplace. I
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… making wood peg dolls of the ‘weird sisters’ from Shakespeare’s Macbeth when I should be cleaning the window sills, working on a commission, weeding the mess that is my backyard. I’ve finally realised that completing/achieving a task/goal doesn’t give me a warm and fuzzy feeling of success. A feeling that would propel me to
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Meet Mole, Ratty, Mr Toad and Badger… characters from The Wind in the Willows, by Kenneth Grahame (first published in 1908) recently crocheted by Inara, Brisbane based multi-disciplinarian artist. The 1983 stop motion animated film directed by Mark Hall and Chris Taylor was my first introduction to the literary classic. It was a BBC free
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The making and decorating of gingerbread houses is an annual family tradition. A symbol of festive joy. A celebratory experience of creating, breaking and consuming delectable edible art. This Christmas, I became an Oompa Loompa for my little girl’s kindergarten class, organising a gingerbread decorating activity for children aged 3-5 years old. I will always
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Unfortunately, I have to be in a particular mood to watercolour. To me, it requires a delicate type of patience. A patience that doesn’t come to me naturally. So, with the mental discipline worthy of an elevated monk I do my first colour run. I pretend I don’t see all the details I need to
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Meet Liga. Little Liga. My first paper doll is a ballerina and this is a vulnerable first draft- The idea is that Little Liga will also become a little magnetic and sticker gift card set. This particular project satisfies my inner child and hopefully appeases the adult part of my brain that has once again
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I like storms. Not the kind that obliterate. I like storms small enough for a 6 year old to race leaves down street-gutters roaring with rainwater. Storms strong enough to give a teenager, standing knee deep in floodwater, a moment to forget and just feel. Storms that move fast. watercolour/ink/cotton thread I was in a
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Ankle socks on. Laces double knotted. Earbuds in. Press ‘play’. Skip the advert before the podcast. Time to walk the baby. Looking back, this was a beautiful moment. Of course I didn’t know it was at the time. I don’t really enjoy the process of ‘going for a walk’. I do enjoy the process of
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– halloween decor for weird sisters who overthink It’s Halloween. I want to make a simple decoration. A witch motif. A decoration that won’t burn your retinas. A teeny tiny decor with teeny tiny old world charm, like a hand-drawn picture book by an 8 year old, Chapter 1 / context Consistent with my personality,
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