Month of August

Long time no blog! A thousand apologies.
Before I get to my excuse, Decoart Creations competition is now on at Babyology, so check it out and enter.
Why haven't I been blogging?
My husband and I have been preparing to open our first Wild Cards and Gifts store due to start trading on 23 August at Eastland Shopping Centre, Ringwood, Vic. If that's your local centre, you'll notice two boarded up shop sites on the ground floor near Mrs Field's Cookie & Coffee place. The one next to the fruit shop is ours.
For our preparation, we've been pricing and checking all our opening stock and there are some really fantastic items for Father's Day so do drop in. You'll also be able to find selected Decoart Creations artworks for sale.
Our second store is due to open in April 2008 at Doncaster Westfield once the renovations are completed.
If you'd like to find out more about Wild Cards and Gifts group, click here.

How time flies…

July is nearly half gone and I don't know where my time went.
I've been busy setting up a new business with my husband and we hope to start operating in mid-August.
Meantime on the art front, I've just completed a couple of orders. Attached is a photo of the latest order from my favourite client for a christening.
Also, I'm working on more images for an editorial and competition to be showcased in August in www.babyology.com.au - a fabulous site to learn about all things new and cool for 'little' people. Don't wait! Check it out now!

Creative Mums Exhibition

I'm proud to announce that I'm a finalist in the Creative Mums Frameworks Exhibition to be held at Manly Art Gallery and Museum from Sept 6 onwards till March '08.

My artwork is titled 'Two Faces' and is a combination of two of my Art Deco ladies - Philomena and Claudette.

For more information and to have a look at my submission, go to http://www.creativemums.com.au/

Large canvas

I've just completed a 90 x 75cm canvas in acrylic with hand-beading. It's titled 'I'm like a bird'. As mentioned in my last post, it started off as an abstract of swirls but once the shapes were defined by the colours, my 'in-house' critics namely my husband and two kids pointed out that they can see a bird. Subsequently, I decided to name it after Nelly Furtado's song - I'm like a bird'. The title emphasizes the freedom I had when I was initially sketching the swirls on the canvas.

This canvas will be added to my website and for those who wish to purchase it, please click here

New mini canvases

I've just completed 5 mini canvases for my forthcoming Hawthorn Arts and Craft market stall. It's this Sunday, 3 June 2007 from 9am to 3pm.
In the meantime, I'm working on a very large canvas which started out as an abstract of swirls but has kind of ended up looking like an abstract bird. The colours used are rich - deep chocolate, pink, orange and green. At the moment, I am adding some beading to it.
So, watch this space - I hope to post a photo of it very soon.

Three Shoes

I've been a bit under the weather. Nothing major, just a sniffle and a head-cold but it didn't stop me from finishing my latest order for a very lucky girl named Michelle.
My brief was three paintings of shoes in lime green, pink and purple that's suitable for a 10 year old girl. I hope I've created something that will last longer than her teenage years.
Love to hear some comments because I am thinking of adding this new range to my website.

Canterbury Art Exhibition

The exhibition is now over but it was a fabulous even to be part of. Sadly, I didn't sell any but you may have a look at my two entries here.
If either of the ladies take your fancy, please don't hesitate to contact me.

I'm currently working on my latest commission for Mirjana, my favourite client. It's a set of three shoes and I can't wait to post the final result. I have completed the final drawings and will start painting very soon. I should have some images to post by late next week. Keep watching.

As for Mother's Day, it's still not too late to make a purchase or order.