i like the look of this

this has just come out on this months Gourmet traveller

have learnt some lessons in illustration over the last month or so:

• always ask for a written brief, even if the project os for a friend (especially if the project is for a friend)


• for publishing work, make sure a non-use fee is built into the contract... it seems to happen all too often that the book cover changes direction and all the concepts or final illustrations remain unused, through no fault of their own.


• start keeping records of time spent on projects to better estimate the fees for future projects.

téo is just starting to discover his room as a play space, not just a dark space for sleeping.

today we went to see the reg mombassa exhibition at the SH Erwin gallery.

I've always loved his suburban landscapes of neat fibro houses and soft green lawns..it was fabulous to see them all in one space. some of his sketchbooks filled with charcoal drawings were also on display, very inspiring to see in real life...

the party itself, at the lush, tropical parsley bay....

those of you who've known me for a long toime know that when i lived in paris, every year i self published a calendar of drawings...each year based around a different theme, some of these drawings can be seen here.

since arriving back in australia (and working comercially as an illustrator, whereas in france i 'only' did architecture) these calendars have fallen by the wayside.

this year I produced about 10 of them which i gave as christmas presents... another birthday girl, sarah, got one today.

a tshirt i appliqued for téo yesterday...i made the same one in white for birthday girl hettie

look at this beautiful jewellery by ela bauer...

have had a busy few weeks...2 trips down to to jervis bay

friends from paris visiting

téo starting at the local creche

a couple of new illustrations jobs

love that tablecloth (via bleosom)....

love these animal forks (via design sponge)

drinks at the sublime clovelly bowling club yesterday afternoon....

at the pool this afternoon....

we received a parcel yesterday

from t's mother in france

six beautful art deco plates

in gorgeous colours and a shrinking concentric circle pattern...

road tested at breakfast this morning....

am working on a new logo for a friend of mine....

just spent the afternoon with b, living + working in rotterdam..
who (amongst much for serious architectural talk)

mentioned how she'd become a wearer of brooches
finding they stayed attached to winter coats

and were a good way of expression in addition to scarves and hats

the

karin spoke about this jewellery
and i fell in love with this brooch.

my new updated website is finally up + running....

this illustration has just come out in February's Gourmet Traveller... an AA Gill article talking about people who pronounce place names with their authentic intonations.

happy new year everyone....

I ran across this during the Christmas break...the shapes project

it reminded me of the forms we use for our mobiles, though they are slightly less complex, more organic.

we have a folder of shape sketches and shapes inspiration that we delve into for the mobiles... arp, of course, has the most wonderful forms.