I must apologise for not posting regularly recently and for the lack of artwork posts. I have had to spend some considerable time with my mother-in-law who is in a nursing home as she has been unwell and needs help. So really not much artwork happening - it is not just the visiting, it is... Continue Reading →
Today I am carving a design based around the Native Rhododendron. Currently this species is just starting to bud in my garden - it has gorgeous deep red bell-shaped flowers and dark green leaves. This linocut is part of the Design Art series I am working on. I have highlighted different sections of this linoblock... Continue Reading →
Back in May I was commissioned to design an Australian Floral Emblems drink coaster for the Hanna Group. The coasters have been produced and are now available!! This is the design - it was to include all the Australian State and Territory floral emblems surrounded by the Australian floral emblem - the golden wattle (Acacia... Continue Reading →
I know this seems an odd combination but on really cold days or average days where it is too hot to warm the room but not hot enough to help make the lino soft and pliable then I use the food warmer. Basically it was a trendy thing I think to use these electric food... Continue Reading →
I have finally got around to completing this Tawny Frogmouth Glare Linocut. I did an illustration of this image a while back but had always planned to do it also as a linocut. Love these birds they are interesting and quirky and most suprising. I have finished reading Gisela Kaplan's book - excellent reading! Have... Continue Reading →
These gorgeous red bottlebrushes are flowering in our garden at the moment. I love the way the deep red is set off by just that tiny yellow tip. I have used bottlebrushes in my linocuts in the past. Above is Mini Bottlebrush - it is one of a collection of miniatures of Australian flora. Below... Continue Reading →
Wildflowerings - Art Studio Diary 