I couldn't help myself. I just had to make a version of the blue leather journal in brown. The blue leather clashed terribly with my brown scarf and mittens. Excitingly, I found the banksia button you can see on the front of the journal in my sewing cupboard when I... Read more →

This book contains the poem, Still: Books, that inspired my process zine, Some Thoughts About Writing A Poem For A Journal. The zine details my creative process for writing this particular poem. There's an art to writing a poem for publication. It's an art I am struggling to learn. But... Read more →

Issue Two of my side project, the Pocketry Almanack, is now open for submissions. The Pocketry Almanack is a nod to the printed pamphlets of the 1700s and the sci-fi zines of the 1950s. Each issue features poetry from six different poets plus original artwork. It is handmade from a... Read more →

These furry fellas are winging their way to some little friends of mine. I got the pattern for the puppets from the wonderful book Mrs Echidna's Dilemma by Betty Johnston. The book is based on a beautiful quilt Betty sewed. On the right hand side pages of the book are... Read more →

After the success of my first notebook with an eco-dyed cover I just had to make some more. Being me, I got rather carried away and used a whole pad of A3 watercolour paper to make eight A6 sized notebooks. I feel like I'll be making more of these in... Read more →

I attended this amazing workshop on Saturday, facilitated by Melbourne spoken word legend Amy Bodossian. The workshop was part of the Art Is... Festival based in Horsham, Victoria. Like most events, the festival has reimagined itself and gone online this year with a great series of events and workshops. I've... Read more →

I was trying to make an eco-dyed silk scarf in blue / grey tones to go with my blue leather journal, blue eco-dyed scarf and knitted blue / grey fingerless gloves. I've got a thing for matching my stationery to my accessories at the moment. I gathered some leaves from... Read more →

I've been back in the kitchen getting creative and it feels so good. The weather is nippy so it's the perfect time to crank up the oven and get back to baking. Shelter in place has given me time to play with ingredients and potter about with pots and pans.... Read more →

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'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 →