Three things to share, with regard to recent posts and your comments thereupon, dear readers: Firstly, after showing my weekend pics in Kleinbaai, lots of people commented on how they love sea urchin shells, so I scratched around to find a few sea urchin things on Etsy. First up, this electroformed copper sea urchin by …
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Following up on three things
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Magnets in my shop
Magnets in my shopWhen I started my Etsy shop, I used to sell lots of my hand-cut magnets, but haven’t done that for a while… until now! I’ve got five magnets for sale right now: Thinking of Love – cut from magnetic sheeting with flocked vinyl finish. Plain Bird – holding up a postcard from …
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I can’t decide
The “old” studioI can’t decideI’m in a dilemma. I love my current studio mates, and my studio’s been great for the last year or so, but it’s suddenly become too small. I want to have a nice cutting table, more storage, a good printing setup, and I’d love to have a small show room area …
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The books
The booksIn yesterday’s post, I mentioned having been away for the weekend to write books. I’ve been meaning to mention these books here before, and now I think that now is finally the time! It’s a long post, so get yourself a cup of tea, why don’t you? The books are called the Kagiso Readers, …
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A weekend in Kleinbaai
A weekend in KleinbaaiWe were writing books all weekend, and somehow you get a whole lot more work done when you go away, even when the place is as distractingly beautiful as Kleinbaai.
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Capricorn and Aquarius
Capricorn and AquariusThe new year of horoscopes has started in Fairlady magazine. Above you’ll see my version of Capricorn, perched atop an impossibly high stool, and below is Aquarius, who understands just how icy Cape Town waters are, no matter how hot the day.Have a good weekend, everyone. I’m off on a working weekend in …
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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Zebra
Rudolph the Red-Nosed ZebraI couldn’t resist buying this little felt zebra dude made by Nuno, and now my other Nuno beastie has a friend. Aren’t they just too beautiful? They don’t have a website, and they don’t sell online, but I reckon Nuno could do some hot, hot business if they did!
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Hooray for the President
Hooray for the President This time, it’s the real deal, folks, and the timing couldn’t be better, could it? The amazingly talented Heidi Chisholm (formerly of Daddy Buy Me a Pony fame, now living in NYC), has designed this Obama commemorative cloth, now in production by Cape Town company Shine-Shine. After I posted my hacked-together …
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I Wish We Had Ikea – new in shop
Some time last year, after reading about how I feel terribly deprived by the fact that we don’t have IKEA stores in South Africa, someone very kindly sent me the 2009 IKEA catalogue (thanks, Melinda!). I made some drawings from the catalogue (posted about ’em here), and then had the thought it might be fun …
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