Just taking snaps of props at hand instead of cracking on with the work. Sometimes you just have to muck around!
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Up, Up & Away!
Those super-prolific gals at Cloud9 Fabrics have just returned from Quilt Market in Porland, OR, where they did a big reveal of their exciting new print collections, so I’m super-thrilled to finally be able to share my latest collection for Cloud9’s Designer Series, called Up, Up & Away! In my 2011 Cut Out & Keep collection, …
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I’ve had a blast!
Wow, I really needed that. I’ve been feeling on the verge of burning out lately, with the tyranny of the To Do list looming far too large in my mind. A plan had to be made, so Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday this week were spent hiding behind an email ‘Away’ message while I mucked …
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Tomatoes
A frequent complaint around these parts (the wailing began after a trip to Tuscany) is that tomatoes taste like… well, they taste like nothing these days. In the last week or so, Paul has discovered a not-for-the-fainthearted, top-secret source of delicious tomatoes in Salt River, so we’re feeling very pleased with ourselves in the tomato …
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Shoes need shoebags
The lovechildren of Marimekko & Converse arrived in my studio this week, a few weeks after Citymob caused a rush of blood to the head, and they have finally got me around to photographing and listing a bunch of shoe bags online. You’ll find the shoebags for sale in limited quantities here (and you’ll find my new …
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Studio revamp
My studio upstairs from the shop has, for a long time been a constant battle of beating back the encroaching rolls of fabric, trying to find a place to work. We expanded upstairs last year after seriously running out of space downstairs, and the boxing studio moving out, but we didn’t really make it a …
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Back and forth
It’s been a crazy week of backing and forthing between studio and home this week, as we renovate the studio upstairs, and electricity goes on and off at home rather unpredictably. So while work has been a bit patchy, I’ve seen a lot of pavement and street markings on my travels, to nice effect.
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Sketching at the Design Indaba
I have splashed out MAJORLY and bought myself a mini-sabbatical / a ticket to the Design Indaba Conference. I spent today at the CTICC listening to an amazing array of speakers (including Paula Scher, Seymour Chwast and Alexander Chen! See the full lineup here), and will continue to bask in the super-inspiring presence of other …
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Wooden monkey
Hey, woah, look what happens when you Google image search “wooden monkey“. Not a bad way to end a hot day.
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