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It's Your Birthday?

2012-02-23T15:44:00.001-08:00

For my beloved's birthday.

My Week In Orange.

2012-02-22T16:32:00.002-08:00

A bit of a color theme in the house today. Check out my sweet new kettle, for the cups o' tea. Yes.

Happy Valentines

2012-02-14T23:34:00.000-08:00

For my beloved.

A Somewhat Unrelated Story About Nothing Much.

2012-02-11T12:00:00.000-08:00

Once upon a time, I had a friend who had a birthday. My friend was somewhat notorious for her Lego haircut, so on a very special trip to Legoland we picked her very own Mug, with her name on it. And, I made her a little card to go with. Just to show her how special she is. This is it - it sure is special too.

2012-02-06T17:31:00.000-08:00

Hello! It's been a trillion years since last we spoke, but things have been going on, for sure, and here's one of them. My big ole' "Yes" landed on the cover of the San Diego City Beat. You can read the interview here. Cool huh? How have you been?

The Artist is Present.

2011-06-19T13:06:00.000-07:00

I really REALLY wish I'd seen this exhibition by Marina Abramović last year. Abramović, a performance artist, sat at the Museum of Modern Art seven hours a day for three weeks. 'Visitors were encouraged to sit silently across from the artist for a duration of their choosing, becoming participants in the artwork'. Each participant was photographed and documented. Some sitting for hours at a time. These images can be viewed in their entirity here.

Usually I'm not too fussed with performance art, but the simplicity of this appeals. And I'm so intrigued by the photographs. There's a spin off tumblr site dedicated to these, aptly named Marina Abramović made me cry, and I kinda feel like joining in just looking at them, although damned if I know why.

Moma: The Artist is Present via one strange morning.
photographs by Marco Anelli

Darth Vader was my

2011-06-12T17:15:00.000-07:00

Just kidding folks!! This stumpy little love nugget is actually a sneak peek into a bigger project which doesn't really make much sense yet, cause that's how I like it.

I heart the Peggy Sue Project.

2011-06-12T11:53:00.000-07:00

My dear friend Nicole Sykes has just launched her spanking new portfolio site, Peggy Sue Project and you gots to check it out. Nicole is a super talented Art Director and blossoming jeweller. The Peggy Sue Project is jam packed with ad's you actually want to look at, and these delicious brooches... aren't they gorgeous? I love the WWII feel and the modern doodley aesthetic surrounds. Oh yes, I heart the Peggy Sue Project.

I heart you

2011-06-11T15:18:00.000-07:00

Art In The Streets

2011-06-04T14:38:00.000-07:00

If you're in the Los Angeles area, you better get your arse to Art in The Streets. It's a wonderland of awesome. Almost an overload even - graffiti bouncing from every wall, with (nearly) every (mostly american and male) street artist you've ever given a poop about. Plus a comprehensive breakdown of the artforms history, including honorable mentions of graffiti's crossovers into rap, the skater culture, punk, gang affiliates etc etc etc.

Outside of the streets, and inside of museum walls, street art changes context and becomes a BIT MUCH really, all on top of one another like that. But it's 'bit muchness' is what makes this exhibit a special kind of feast, and definitely worth making the schlep downtown for. If your not in L.A , boo hoo for you, and enjoy these photos instead.

Too Much Dresses.

2011-05-27T14:12:00.000-07:00

Delilah the cat playing dress up in my Too Many Dresses this morning. Oh Kitty.

Imprint Interview.

2011-05-11T16:40:00.000-07:00

My first interview EVER. I am not gonna pretend to be cool about this. Exposure kinda makes me queasy. Now I simply have to live up to all the lovely words from the uber awesome Tami Mnoian. Read the full article here, what else have you got to do with your time?

Live in the now.

2011-04-20T17:58:00.000-07:00

Today I received a lovely suprise in the post. The Live Now book, created by Eric Smith, from I Draw All Day. Live Now is a collection of positive messages from over a hundred artists worldwide. Eric Smith was diagnosed with cancer sometime ago, and rather than letting it get the better of him says it gave him "the ability to absorb every moment as if each one were my whole life. The Live Now Project was born!". Live Now is a gem of a book and I'm so pleased to have been involved. My piece above, was a collaborative piece between myself and Eric. And one of my dear friends Kelly Steven is featured too. Hurrah! Thanks Eric!

I heart type.

2011-04-11T16:16:00.000-07:00

A typographical plaything I found in my piles of files.

Tee Towels are Forever.

2011-03-28T13:25:00.000-07:00

This here tee towel is part of a collaboration I worked on with Esther Diamond, "Art Fabricators' based in New Zealand. They specialise in artisan homewares - gorgeous textiles, edgy designs by fabulous New Zealand artisits that I'm so flattered to be amongst. You can check out the entire range here, and purchase something too. Go on you know you want it. There's a bunch of pillows and things too in the post below.

Diamond Cushions.

2011-03-26T13:58:00.000-07:00

More pieces from the Esther Diamond 2011 range. Group shot shows some of the range including mine and other very talented artists work. Yay! Get them here, it's good for you.

The Kuttys

2011-03-12T11:13:00.000-08:00

Portrait of 'The Kutty's' as birthday gift. They look very dapper. The Kutty's actually have three kittys, which I started off using as my source of inspiration, as in the Kuttys Kittehs. Heh. Anyway. This is better.

Freaky Fruit Tree

2011-03-11T14:24:00.000-08:00

Things around our house are always a little odd, so it makes sense that the lemon tree should follow suit. Looks a little like a Kardashian badoonka-donk. Just sayin'.

2011-03-04T14:07:00.000-08:00

Meet Happy.

2011-03-01T22:54:00.000-08:00

We have a puppy! A cutey bouncy shoe eating puppy! Her name is Feliz (happy in spanish) 'cause she comes
from Rosarita, Mexico. Round here they call that a Baja Special. She has a very long tail and wonky ears.
This is a picture of her on her afternoon run, she is searching for squirrels.

Just say yes.

2011-02-14T10:11:00.000-08:00

I've been promising myself for so long now to pay more attention to you, dear blog. Almost forever in fact.
I think the time has come for me to do it. For real. Yes.

2011-01-23T15:35:00.000-08:00

But it is kinda fun. I've been playing a bit with type and watercolor. Being new to a city is daunting,
and a little lonely at first. So I spend a bit of time these days drawing. I'm also attending a watercolor
class at a local art school. As you can imagine I'm a wee bit of an anomaly in my class of over 50's ladies,
but it's a good opportunity to learn some new tricks. I like new tricks.

2011 is Bad Ass.

2011-01-18T12:12:00.000-08:00

So there's been lots going on, and lots of change. Moved to the other side of the world. Things are different here. Different strange and different good. And I'm gonna make the most of it. It's gonna be bad ass, in a good ass way. Just you watch.

Super Duper

2010-10-11T21:01:00.000-07:00

It's been busy round here lately. Lot's going on with much to show, but not just yet.
It's Top Secret. So, in the meantime here's (another) man in pants to gawk at. He kinda
sums up how I feel today. Super.

Bear Hug

2010-09-05T18:15:00.000-07:00

Teatowels

2010-09-05T04:10:00.000-07:00

A wee while ago I was asked to create a commemorative tea towel for a wedding. A really fun idea. The bride, Veronica, wanted something that all her lovely lady guests could take home. I'm told they were a hit, and the boys were deadly jealous. But boy's don't really use tea towels. It's true.

2010-08-05T23:21:00.000-07:00

I was lucky enough to be asked to create the launch ad for Air New Zealand's rather flash new plane. It was a last minute job and lot's of fun to do. I love a cheeky headline. Design by the clever peeps at 99.

Doodles

2010-07-05T23:46:00.000-07:00

Snippets of pages from my moleskine. Most of the drawings don't really go anywhere, they're just for fun. But some of them spark ideas that will later bubble into fully formed projects. When I get time. Keep your eyes peeled.

Fear.

2010-06-13T12:15:00.000-07:00

I've a case of The Fear. Have self-prescribed to watch this video by design superstar Milton Glaser to cure
all ills and grant world peace. Highly recommend that you watch it too, you can thank me later.

Baby Shower

2010-06-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

An invite for my dear friend, Vanessa's baby shower. She's having a little girl, awwww.

New Pants.

2010-06-03T02:26:00.000-07:00

And not so new. I've been updating my folio, and finishing things that weren't quite finished. For instance, this bloke has new pants. This makes him deadly handsome.

Better

2010-06-01T18:02:00.000-07:00

I want to be better. A better artist. A better speller. Lots better. I'm going to begin by updating this site. Yes.
That is all I have to say right now. Thanks.

Robert Harris

2010-05-11T22:23:00.000-07:00

A full page illustration in the NZ Herald. Hurrah! Reading the newspaper is bleak. Positivity is the new black, yes? Oh, and there was only 2 hours to get this little lady out the door, and it was being filmed. Crikey! Plenty of smulchy mess all over the place. I quite like it like that.

You can watch the video here. That's me, on film. Freakey.

Happy Mothers Day to...

2010-05-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

2010-04-07T12:21:00.000-07:00

I don't know Emilia personally, but I do know she's a very talented fashion designer, based in London. So when I was asked to whip up a little somethin' somethin' for her bridal shower I wanted to take the pacific island theme and concentrate on the clothing side of it. This is where it ended up - not really polynesian and not totally fashion. It's just fun. Oh, and you can check out Emilia's covetous dresses and such here. . Delicious.

2008-06-06T04:26:00.001-07:00

Graffiti for my folio walls. Just for fun.

2008-04-03T07:21:00.000-07:00

Girl feeds boyfriend to crocodiles for having bad goatee. Or something like that. Samples from recent work for Platform29. I never quite knew what the story was. The full story. This makes it somewhat mysterious, to both me and you.

Desperate And Dateless. Part 2.

2008-03-11T21:47:00.000-07:00

This is also not autobiographical. I swear. It was submitted into Semi-Permanent and have been told it was accepted for publication* for the 2008 edition. This is cool because designiskinky is cool, and they're the folks that organise it. Also, Semi-Permanent is cool. Which means, by association I must be cool.

*Disclaimer: This may or may not happen, which would not be cool.

Desperate And Dateless.

2008-03-04T21:13:00.000-08:00

These are not autobiographical, honest.

This Is Not A Music Blog.

2008-03-04T18:44:00.000-08:00

...because A: There are already a squillion excellent music blogs. And B: Because this site is about me. Not music. Me. That said, I like music. A lot. Due to this, and because talking about myself allthetime is boring, I'm going to post most excellent playlists weekly (or not) for you to download, listen to and fall in love with. Then you're gonna go out and buy that music, and go to the gigs and everyone will be rich, prosperous and happy. At the gig or in that shop you'll meet the loves of your lives ('cause right now you're sad and alone and reading my glob), have babies that change the world and there will be world peace. All because of these most excellent playlists. It's true.

To begin our journey to Eutopia, I'm going to start at the bottom, by which I don't mean stink, I mean sad. Got the blues? Just been dumped by some douschebag who wants to sleep with ugly people? Listen to this, have a big girlie cry and get the F*&! over it, they weren't worthy.

Download: 'Cry Me A River'.

2008-03-04T05:09:00.000-08:00

Valentines Smellintines.

2008-02-13T22:27:00.000-08:00

Ignore the post date, in my world it's Valentines. Whatever. It's also a friends birthday. Last minute she decided to throw some drinks, so we whipped this up. I quite like it 'cause it's daft.

You Can Call Me, Sugar

2008-02-13T21:10:00.000-08:00

She's a bit of a slut, I'm not quite sure I like her... but, at least she's wearing pants. I was considering using her as a calling card for a promo thingy but my Mother doesn't approve.

Doodle.

2008-02-12T18:33:00.001-08:00

I quite fancy primary colours. And black. And animal print....snakeskin, leopard...mmm. The tackier the better. Unfortunately for Tacky it's often inapproriate, but I will if I can.

Glob Party.

2008-02-12T16:46:00.000-08:00

Janine's blog? WTF? That's lame. Super lame. Yes it is. Embrace the lameness and make it your friend. You know you want to.