At the heart of everything I do is connection. Connection to myself through my making, to others through my writing and to nature by using natural materials. I have met so many lovely people and made so many wonderful connections along the way and feel really blessed by all the... Read more →

{shoes made at The Village Continuum festival 2015 workshop} Sorry about the terrible pun, I just couldn’t resist! I’ve loved puns ever since I was a teenager and met the step dad of a good friend. He was a softly spoken man who would let loose with a quiet grin... Read more →

Although I was crazy busy in the lead up to the Village Continuum festival, I did manage to squeeze in making a new pair of boots to wear to the event. After all, a girl's gotta have the right shoes! I lurve these new boots of mine. Like most things,... Read more →

{Basket woven by my ten year old daughter, Airlie, at The Village Continuum festival. Photo styling: Airlie} We're wired to create. It's in our DNA. I just know it. It's why there are cities and spoons, buildings and blankets, stained glass window and shoes. We just can't help ourselves, we... Read more →

Hello? … Hello! Oh good. You’re still there. And I’m still here! Although it may have looked like I was doing a disappearing act, I’m still here at the other end of this keyboard. Being part of the crew organising the Village Continuum festival was huge and it kind of... Read more →

The spooning has been continuing! On Saturday I jumped in the car for yet another cross town trip. This time to CERES to do the coal burning spoon workshop with Claire Dunn, author of My Year Without Matches. You'll have to forgive me for more spoon making posts - it's... Read more →

I had the best time on Sunday, learning to carve a wooden spoon with Paul Ryle, The Green Woodsmith. He's a man after my own heart. Using sustainable natural materials and traditional hand tools to make useful things. In this case, gorgeous spoons! I've wanted to have a crack at... Read more →

{The first pair of shoes I made, off to the inaugural Australian Do Lectures.} I love making shoes. For me, it's the last frontier of making for yourself. Loads of people make their own clothes, beauty products, preserves, herbal remedies and so on but very few people know how to... Read more →

I'm super excited to announce this Barefoot Shoe Making Workshop I'll be running in September with my good friend and fellow maker, Kate Horne. Wearing a pair of soft soled shoes allows you to intimately reconnect with the earth while your feet are protected from the elements. In this course... Read more →