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 →
I am just on the end of carving this linocut design based on strawflowers - everlasting daisies from my garden. I am quite pleased with the actual design and carving - just need to see how it prints now!
Well I have been carving some designs over the last 2 weeks. I had earlier completed the Banksia coccinea and Native Mistletoe and as the Native rhododendron was on the carving board I decided to finish that. As part of this series I have also completed the Gum Blossoms and have almost finished the Everlasting... Continue Reading →
Just a quick post about my work featuring in the latest Homespun yearbook (dare I say 'also available at your local newsagent') which has a focus in this issue on Australian Flora and Fauna. as you can see they featured some of my 'design art' images and a Tawny Frogmouth.
WISHING YOU ALL A HAPPY AND SAFE 2009 - MAY LIFE BE KIND TO YOU ALL THIS YEAR - To begin 2009 and in anticipation of creating New Work!! I am having a final clearance sale of my early Australian Wildflower Cards- the 5 designs shown here. They are DL size and are a quality... Continue Reading →
These gorgeous Brisbane lilies are now flowering in my garden. They have these lovely white flowers on long stems coming from broad green earthbound leaves. Their latin name is Proiphys cunninghamii. We have some really hot days with hot winds so they have flowered quickly and are already moving onto seed. With all the comings... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 