Emerge Art Workshop

Another great event + space to share with you!

Emerge is an online place where Australian artists starting out in their journey can promote and sell their work. And there are opportunities to have your art promoted to galleries. Brilliant!! Founding director Chantel Schott is a motivated artist who has a big vision to assist other artists, and a big heart to go with it.

February 2012, the Repertory Threatre, Toowoomba, shall host an exhibition to showcase these emerging artists. Myself and Kym Breeze are teaching weekend workshops to coincide with the exhibition. I am so excited about this event....if I can pass on helpful information throughout my workshop that can make a difference to an artist starting out, then I'm one happy camper!

I remember when I started painting and exhibiting, I had so many questions, but very few people to ask...so this is a great event for many reasons!

Cottage Industry Exhibition Invites

Look what came in the mail today! Beautiful invites designed by Loretta.... can't wait to meet the other ladies involved in this exhibition and see all their amazing creations. If your local to the Warwick area I would love to see you there!!

inspiration for your day

hair by David Adams

Love these images...great hair, beautiful women merging into art.Perfect combination.... A little inspiration for your day.

Rouched, beaded and Brooched

This pic was in Vogue September 2011. Loved the brooch and tie combo, just my thing at the moment. I felt inspired by this beautifully strong image, but I put my own twist on it.As I always love to do.

It was one of those designs that just happened on its own. And I love it.This tie is a magical mix of blue shot with green. The perfect accent to wear with pink! The gathers are secured with beading and can be worn on either the right or the left. Got to be versatile...

Another twist, with a more feminine rosette look, balanced with a small peeping tie end. A beautifully brocaded fabric.

I'd love to hear your thoughts, if you feel you are fearless enough in your fashion sense to wear a men's tie, rouched, beaded and brooched....

Cottage Industry Exhibition

Check this out! I am super excited to be part of this exhibition...

"Cottage Industry.small creative businesses in the big world wide web"

at the Warwick Art Gallery.

Opening Friday 25th Novenber 2011

6.30pm

It's the brain child of Loretta Grayson, whom I met online through KRR's Flying lessons. I fell in love with Lorettas colourful tree art + beautiful crocheted craft...if you haven't dropped by to see her creations, make sure you go have a look.

I'm among a stellar line up of artists....

• Ngaire Bartlam
• Loretta Grayson
• Dianne Kelly
• Kate Mason
• Jill Van Iperen

It's going to be a great exhibition and I'd love to see you there. In conjunction with this exhibition... I'm teaching a journaling workshop at the Gallery, themed around fashion and textiles. We'll be using fashion magazines, patterned fabrics and even our jewellery for inspiration.Tactile heaven and a great creative way to glam up through journaling! I am loving these pages!

My workshop is being held on the 26th November in the Warwick Gallery. Love to have you in my class! More details here.

My Heart Loves Yours!

I woke this morning wanting to wear something that had a positive message on it. You know sometimes you just got to do it. So black pen to t-shirt, this is what I came up with!

Thanks for all the loving birthday messages + parcels...I had a great day filled with loads of things I wanted to do. Thanks for sending me some of your love, My heart loves Yours!

Upcycled Fascinators

Much time spent in the studio, creating these pieces. They are now proudly in a local shop, Frangipanni Footwear & Accessories, ready for race day or a special occasion. Loved using a variety of textures, combining colours and design elements from my treasure trove.Like creating a beautiful feminine mixed media collage in 3D.

Now I am gathering myself for the next exciting art project on my books and our 11 yr old birthday party tomorrow. Life is never dull here.

Learning how to Wholesale

Lia from Outsource Marketing

Earlier this week I had THE MOST amazing phone consultation with Lia from Outsource marketing about wholesaling. I'm aware that its a whole other side of business that I know very little about and I admit not very confident in either...

In particular I wanted to learn how to be successful in cold calling on businesses. How to introducing myself into a business that I want to sell to... Lia was able to shed much light. Advising me on what to say, how and when. Now its only been a few days, but I've already put what I've learnt into practice and I've been crazily successful. Most of all I gained the courage to talk up and sell what I'm creating. And now I've got the hang of it, I've got the confidence of knowing what to do, its becoming easier.

There is now a local business stocking my fascinators and interested in other lines that are still in the design stage.And then some more.... Yay!

I can highly recommend Lia's "Learn to Wholesale" consultations. She covers many topics from branding, pricing, pro's + con's of agents & distributors, and so much more. Have a look here for more info.

Truly this information has been priceless. Big hugs Lia, your amazing!

Sunsets on the good stuff

Why do we let the sun go down on the things that are good for us? A question I've been asking myself the last few days. I know what works for me, what makes me feel good, what feeds my body and my creative soul, but sometimes I allow that to slip by. Through tiredness, through being there for everyone else, resistance and just because things in life happen.

I'm making a conscious effort to pull all things back into my day that I know my soul benefits from.Chi Gong, Pilates, eating more fruit, connecting more with friends, painting and journaling...

I feel like its been forever since I journaled in a visual way. I know on all levels that this feeds my soul. I'm pledging to myself that I am worth looking after and I deserve to be living the best life I can be.

I'm also acknowledging that life happens. and it's all ok.