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Today in Ten

My day in 10 photos… Really just another ordinary day, but sometimes usually ordinary days are the best kind… The day started with half a coffee (inevitably, the second half gets cold before I get...

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Studio visit: WAFTA

On Saturday I had the privilege of hosting some lovely WAFTA (Western Australian Fibre and Textile Association Inc.) ladies in my studio. It’s always inspiring and motivating to be able to share what...

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Hole in the table

Can you think of a good reason to make a great big hole in a perfectly good dining table? Other than playing peekaboo, that is (I think he regrets popping up right as I pressed the button:)) I can!...

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Stitch: the latest eucalypt quilt

I'm making good progress on this quilt. It's one of two large eucalypt quilts currently in progress in the studio. (If you find it hard to keep track of the various projects on the go, I'm not...

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There's a pirate ship in my studio

Today is the third full day in a row spent on making another school banner (I'm working on a set of five for a local school). It's been great to spend so much time sewing again. It has meant re...

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Create: school banners in progress

When there's not much action on the blog it either means there's been no action in the studio, or there's been loads of action, with no time left for blogging. Lately it's been the latter. I'm pushing...

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Organise: the other corner of the studio

I know I've shared little peeks into the studio before, but I'm not sure whether we've ever peeked around that corner. Mostly because it's been a bit of a dead space up until recently. Then Phil went...

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Organise: two-minute shelves

I've had this fabric floating around in my studio in messy stacks, baskets and bags for the past year. They are the bits and pieces that I pull out when I'm planning a new quilt – lots of neutrals/off...

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Ramble

I'm definitely a multiple-projects-at-a-time person. I love having a range of things to work on – there's always something that suits my current mood, and if I run out of supplies for one project, I...

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Organise: my printing table

Usually, when I do screen-printing, I spread all over the dining table and kitchen island as well as much of the dining room floor. You might recall the time last year when we had blossom foot prints...

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Armadale Hills Open Studio Arts Trail.

I love art trails. I think it's partly because I find that seeing where and how artists work is even more inspiring that seeing their finished artworks. So I'm excited to be part of our inaugural...

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Reminder: Armadale Hills Arts Trail starts tomorrow!

Just a friendly reminder for everyone local: the Armadale Hills Open Studio Arts Trail starts tomorrow! Come and check out some of the local artists at work in their studio. Stop for lunch or coffee at...

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Looking back on the Armadale Hills Open Studio Arts Trail

Just like that, the arts trail is done and dusted. Some of the artworks have been packed away again, and I am back to finding a new normal. Thank you so much to everyone who came out to visit my...

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Beau Est Mein

We've been half a family this week. Three children are staying with friends and family in Albany, and Phil has been riding from Albany to Perth (via Walpole, Pemberton and Busselton) as part of a...

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Armadale Hills Open Studio Arts Trail 2016

We are halfway through our second annual local arts trail. It's been great to welcome people here to share my artwork, and where and how I work. A big thank you to everyone who has visited so far!...

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Studio tour: step inside my creative space!

Seeing as most of my blog readers don't live locally and can't pop in to visit my studio during an event such as our arts trail, I thought it might be fun to take you in a studio tour via my blog...

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