I wish I were a Lady Bug....

Busy Busy Busy....

Its been a hectic time,lots of crafting and art work being done but not too much finished,so I will be working like a crazy thing over the coming weeks to get things done for Christmas.

Summer has arrived early and with it the heat ,which sucks for me since I cant handle bright days or heat,so I guess most of my art will be done in the evenings from now on,what a drag,I'm in mourning for my sweet, beloved winter!

Ive been up in Goolagong this week and was very inspired by the colours that I saw there,all the rich greens, bright yellows and the waves of purple were all so beautiful,it was so nice to wake up to the sweet smell of the bush and the fresh clean air,still I couldn't live there,its way to hot and isolated,its nice to be home again.

Well now lets get down to some serious art stuff,I've been visiting different blogs in my never ending quest for growth and artistic nourishment and I found a wonderful site for animators and those who love animation to visit and feed on,its just crammed with animation works for every one...google the following....
http://www.animationblog.org


For those who love to draw and illustrate you might like to visit the illustration blog over at...
http://illustration-design.blogspot.com


I have realized that I need to make more time for drawing,its not something that I have been keeping up with lately,I need to dust off the mole skin and get out side to draw like I used to,I still do basic design drawing and pattern drawing and drawing for art works but as for drawing for the sake of drawing that's where I'm slack,so maybe tomorrow Ill get out and do some life sketching.
I recommend that every creative keep a mole skin or five,they are awesome things to keep on you,you can catch so much with them and fine hone your drawing skills while you are at it,so if you don't have one,go get one!

I will be listing a few things into my Etsy shop tomorrow,I'm slowly sorting it out,takes time though and hopefully I will have it up and running seriously by Christmas,so pop in and check it out when you get time,please..xox

Ok well I'm off to my other blog clothnpaint to update so be cool and creative untill next I see you..xxxx
Favey Artist this week...Sandi Mastroni..a must see..
Favey Tool...Embossing tool,its good for so many things other that embossing...
Favey Colour...Yellow
What I'm reading....Phototshop for dummies...
Favey Blog.....Story Culture
Favey Quote....The purpose of life is to live a life of purpose. Richard Leider.

Etsy store!

Ive been working on my Etsy store,trying to add more categories and getting more serious with it all.

I have added some of my favey dolls there and soon to add a few new paintings,I need to learn to promote it better and to a lot a certain amount of time per week for it.

I have been working on a few watercolors and dolls as always but mainly my book is on my mind these days so I have been creating the characters for the illustrations and have chosen to follow a certain style of illustration for this and of course it is the harder option that I have chosen,typical of me,never can manage the easy way of things.

I have also made a huge decision to follow my heart and go back to full time study next year and complete my degree in art this time in the graphic side of things,so big breath here I go again,yipee.

Favey tool this week...paint brush
Favey book...Love honor and betray..what a giggle...
Favey artist..http://mattiasa.blogspot.com/
Favey color..Pink...
Quote of the week..Change your thoughts and you change your world..Norman Vincent Peale.

Working my Estsy store...

I have been working like mad to get products ready to sell on my Etsy store,I have decided to get very serious about it by the end of November and all going well I will have a viable store by mid next year..

I have been working on art works,dolls,lots of new designs,tee shirts,toys etc etc..I cant wait to getr it all done,its taking forever...

I still have got the tutorials up and running but that should be done by the end of October all going well,the kids sport season is almost over which will leave my weekends free for more blogging etc..so keeps your eyes out for the new blog..

Favey tool of the week..my dremel..

Favey book...Ronald Searls..The Big Fat Cat Book..

Favey Artist this week...Ronald Searl..

Favey colour this week...lime green

Favey quote this week...Tenderness and kindness are not signs of weakness and despair but manifestations of strength and resolution...Gibran Kahil