A big thank you to those who popped by to say hello to Joel, Mike, Amie and myself at the Melbourne Makers stall at Manifest on the weekend. We felt it was a great success, not to mention a very fun three days!

I have some leftover stock which I will be selling online. Stay tuned for a blog post very soon announcing my post Manifest sale :)

I have shared my photos on Flickr here. Enjoy!

Some close friends and myself will have a presence at this year’s Manifest convention this weekend. We’re very excited! Manifest is a great event for Anime fans to convene and meet other fans. There is a traders area for groups and artists wishing to sell related gear. Some are independent comic book artists, others are crafty types. Looking forward to seeing the diversity! I’ve designed some fun anime inspired jewellery to sell at our stall.

Above: white cloud ring

Above: 'Kapow!' Beech wooden ring

Above: completed rings and brooches ready for packaging

Come and say hello if you’ll be attending, we’re at the Melbourne Makers stall. Hope to see you there!

It’s been a busy few months (not to mention very cold) and I’ve been madly exploring my creative side in the wee hours. I’ve also been feeling very blessed and lucky to be healthy again and driven.

My recent (first!) overseas trip to Vanuatu:

My two favourite boys in the whole wide world:

I enjoy flicking through Australian photo archives (particularly on Flickr) for inspiration and escaping the ‘everyday’.

This photo caught my eye recently, from Sydney 1935. Beautiful. Playful.

(Taken by Ted Hood, 1935)

Gem, the beautiful spunkster she is, got inspired by my Tiny Night Beings blog post and wrote some stories for each of my photos!

Revisit Tiny Night Beings here :D And thank you Gem xx

Found out about this very last minute, but Ironside Studios is having an open day this Sunday from 12-3pm.

Ironside comprises of a number of creative business such as Like Butter, Spin Spin and many many more! The space has recently been expanded and would be an interesting and inspiring look see at what everyone is up to down there.

The details:

Sunday 23rd May
Ironside Studios
4 Chelmsford St
Kensington

Should be fun!