Just a quick update on the girls doing 'The Big Ride' for The Big Issue. Anne and Jo completed a fundraising ride on May 23rd - you can find their blog about this event here. Here is a photo of the participants wearing their new jersey's with my Australian Floral Emblems design on them! Very... Continue Reading →
Thought I'd post some recent photos of the local wildflowers. I have been struggling with RSI/shoulder issues but the carving is coming along all be it slowly. I will post the progress here in a few days. In the meantime... Swamp Bloodwood - pink stars bursting! Golden Penda - Golden stars Chefs Cap Correa -... Continue Reading →
I have finally completed 4 new linocut designs. They are part of my Design Art Series and are designs using Australian Wildflowers. The last two are directly inspired and taken from own native garden. The first is Scarlet Banksia - Banksia coccinea This design is based on the Native Mistletoe - a parasitic native but... Continue Reading →
As usual for this time of year my Ivory Curl Flower Tree - Buckinghamia celsissima - puts on the most magnificent display of flowers. Every year this tree gets bigger and it is pointed out that perhaps it should be pruned but at this time of year there is no way I would consider pruning... Continue Reading →
Today - 26th is Australia Day - a public holiday here in Australia and a day to celebrate all things Australian - so today I am celebrating our unique wildflowers with some of my linocut designs. The Golden Wattle - Acacia pycnantha is the Australian floral emblem. Below is a design incorporating all the Australian... Continue Reading →
Sometimes when I print a design I decide to change something about it or add something to the design after I have done the initial proof prints. This is the case with the recent Banksia coccinea design. You can see the linocut block on top of the proof print which I have handoloure - painted... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 