carrying on with the cushions idea,

here are some existing designs that i have played around with,

what do you think?

i found this shot of my young lad from a couple of years ago,

it brings back memories!

oops, i've just noticed, my princess has a spotty glove!

dear fellow bloggers. i am currently considering creating a range of cushions for children's rooms and people young at heart.
i have not designed them yet, this red one is a cushion from a collection i created some time ago. do you think cushions featuring some of my new designs would appeal to you? let me know, i appreciate any feed back you have!

here she is! my princess who lives in the castle!

some time ago i had an urge to play around with just colours and shapes.

i really enjoyed this departure from illustration, it was like a breath of fresh air!

if you like them too, you contact hamish@imagevault.co.nz, they have done a lovely job reproducing them as prints on hand crafted, black lacquered box mounts

how exciting! these are now available as large wall decals for you to purchase online at www.chocovenyl.co.uk/birds.html

others will be available soon!
i think these could look good in any room, not just for kids.

how do you create a castle that will look great as a wall decal for a girls room, cut from paper, large enough so that it doesn't have to be enlarged and doesn't need to be sent as art work by post?

answer; make it in 9 pieces, scan them so they can be assembled!

look further down and all will be revealed! the final decal is 86 cm high!

this castle along with a princess, butterflies and birds will soon feature on;  www.chocovenyl.co.uk 

it's a wonderful site that sells unique wall decals for kids rooms.

here it is! my 86 cm high castle, now all i have to do is.... the princess!

if you can imagine it, you can create it.

if you can dream it, you can become it.

William Arthur Ward

i love these pieces! they are all junk shop finds except the square "Picasso plate" which i painted a few years ago

one of our biggest cities in new zealand "christchurch" was rocked this morning by a magnitude 7.2 earthquake. i have a good friend living there and she is ok but alot of her possessions have been smashed. living in wellington, we are also expecting a big one, i hope very much it doesn't come.i have so many knick knacks precariously balanced about the house. on that note, i took my weekly trip to the local good will shop and found these beauties, a groovy old record, 50's apron and game.

well my boy is still sick! so i have been stuck indoors for the week, luckily i've been busy with these designs, i've been playing around with the colours the 2 love birds are a surprise colour combination that i would never have thought of, go photo shop! i like the kitch colours, quite 1950's my fave era!

what do you think?

i have been struggling during the last few days to get these finished, my dear boy louis has and still is ill with a bad flu, i have been trying to keep him as happy as possible, it's times like these that i am so glad i work from home, luckily the weather is turning warmer, hence these sunny pieces of work!

Spring is here! yipee!

what a great day! i am pleased to say i sold heaps! the cup cakes where so popular and my fridge magnets, brooches and heart shaped wheat bags where popular too, we are already planning the christmas market. as you may know it will be summer here in new zealand, yes christmas in the hot sun! it may be hard to imagine. because of that we sometimes lack the real traditional flair that europeans etc enjoy. because my roots are in germany and my organising team are from britain, we are going to create a real christmas market, unlike eastbourne has experienced! the only thing missing will be the snow! ....that's a thought we could get it shipped in,... well perhaps not!

i am sorry about the lack of posts this week, i have been flat out backing, sewing and varnishing wooden plaques for the Market this weekend, phew... all done!

i'll let you know how it went, till monday...