It’s Paul’s birthday today, so I thought I’d take the opportunity to spread the news about his recent (and very deserved) good fortune. Ahem. Paul Edmunds is the 2007 recipient of the Tollman Prize ! I’m awfully proud of him. He works so hard and consistently, making such amazing things and really, in my perfectly …
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Clever Paul
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A rainy Sunday
Just me, the cats and the heater for most of Sunday. I lit a candle, brewed a cuppa, and got out my scissors to chop up all the mags I’d finished reading. Bliss.
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Obrigado, Obrigado.
I was yakking with my hairdresser on Friday (doll!), talking about the time it takes to get a business to become successful. He was saying it’s impossible to expect overnight success… and we both finished his sentence with “…except for Vida!”. Vida e Caffe is a coffee shop on Kloof St that has been phenominally …
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Clouds on Etsy
It’s new in my Etsy shop this weekend, but actually, this green cloud print was one of the first screenprints I made, so it’s been in my studio for quite a while. I cut the stencil from paper, and only two of my prints worked out. So shoppers on the lookout for rare green cloud …
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Cancerians
The July horoscope in Fairlady magazine is for Cancer. Flummoxed me a bit (pincers? sideways scuttling?), but eventually I settled on this.And this is how they used it in the mag. I really like the little crop they did for the second page. Have a good weekend!PS: Cape Town readers, take a peek at Nice …
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For knitters and pattern freaks
I’m no knitter, me, but I know some of you are, so this is for you. Paul and I had dinner at a friend’s last night, where we met the lovely Asta from Iceland, who told me about her very clever sister-in-law, who has an online shop, selling glorious knitting patterns like these.Helene Magnusson (help! …
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Lonely Bird and blogging bits
This Lonely Bird was cut from black paper. I just made it for fun, but then somebody bought it. And in other news, some blogs I’ve started visiting lately:Take a look at Nice Things – a South African design blog that’s new to me, but oddly enough, has been right under my nose, because the …
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Atomic textiles
eBay is becoming dangerous ground for me. I won my first auction yesterday (can’t reveal my winnings because it’s Paul’s birthday present…) and I just know I could easily become addicted. Luckily, I can’t be tempted to spend the mega bucks required to shop at Brisbane-based Atomic textiles‘ eBay shop, but if you like vintage …
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Sperm for Sale
Sighs of relief all round – the title of this post has nothing to do with my Etsy shop. It’s just the title of an article I illustrated in the July FairLady magazine. And for the first time, my illy made the front cover! Cool! From now on, I’ll be not only showing my illustrations …
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