Look what just came in the mail. The latest poetry anthology from my publisher, Ginninderra Press. I'm so excited to have my poem, Intergalactic Tourism, included with poetry by Australia's best poets. I'm excited to read poems by friends and familiar faces such as Joan Fenney, Brenda Eldridge and Sandra... Read more →

I'm wondering if the lack of external stimuli is having a detrimental impact on my creativity. Apat from going to the market, I'm pretty much at home day in day out at the moment. The girls have singing and piano lessons online and we see their teachers but that's it... Read more →

I've recently become obsessed with making leather journals. Since we've been self-isolating I've had a lot more time on my hands to make and also to write. And if you're going to be writing stuff down you definitely need more notebooks to write things in. Of course once you've made... Read more →

I'm an old fashioned gal at heart. I like reading books and making things with my hands. I prefer walking to driving a car. And I'd much rather get mail in the letterbox than an email in my inbox. I found all these packets of letter writing paper and matching... Read more →

This is the first book I made from Tangle Journey: Exploring the Far Reaches if Tangle Drawing, From Simple Strokes to Colour and Mixed Media by Beckah Krahula. She calls it a sketch folio. It has nifty little pockets in which you can store paper as well as a notebook... Read more →

One of the wonderful things about being a craft hoarder and book collector is having a stash of materials to draw upon. I can't remember when I bought this drawing book but I'm so glad I did. Funnily enough I was actually looking for a different book on tangled drawing... Read more →

I can't remember when I dyed these balls of wool. It was at least a couple of years ago in the midst of my eco dyeing frenzy. At the time I was dyeing anything and everything I could get my hands on. I was also doing straight up dyeing. Most... Read more →

One of things I'm enjoying about enforced social isolation and the resultant slowing down is having time to draw and make cards. When my girls were little life seemed to move at a slower pace and we always had time to make cards for birthdays and special occasions. In recent... Read more →