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Filling the house with (literally) beady eyed creatures since forever*

Sunday, June 10, 2012

Who is Tulip the Monkey?


Tulip the Monkey is the co-driver featured in the Roaring River Rally picture book I made a few years back. More here

Paintings for Children's Rooms

This one came about from a staff-room doodle. Originally the small dino was a little boy. The chicken looks so innocent. Thankfully these dinosaurs are vegetarians.




A birthday card on the same theme

 
Another dino painting with the same characters. I painted all of these paintings while pregnant. Someone has suggested that the string is symbolic - umbilical cord? Apron strings?


A Michael Leunig poem I took a fancy to. 



Monday, June 4, 2012

Joan of Arc - portrait



A few weeks back I attended a workshop at the DPAG with the wonderful Katya Gunn. She was generous in sharing her experience, ideas and even her tools and materials. Katya gave us a quick tour of the portraits in the gallery for some inspiration and then we had a couple of hours to experiment and play with different fabrics, stitches and beading techniques.
I started this portrait having no idea where it would end up, cutting the fabric freehand to get shapes for a mystery clothed figure. This week, stitching away, I was wondering why she looked so sad and then it struck me who she was. I had read Mark Twain's story of Joan of Arc last year and find her story fascinating. Although there are no doubt all kinds of historical inaccuracies in my portrait, I decided that's who this young lady must be. She certainly looks like she has all the weight of the world on her shoulders.

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