Diarise this I’ve done a lot of markets lately, so am feeling a teensy jaded and footsore, but am still genuinely excited about doing the Night Market at the Old Biscuit Mill on Thursday evening. Last year’s Night Market was really huge fun (see last year’s pics here), and I know it’s going to be …

News from the South PeninsulaIt’s been so nutso around here, I haven’t even told you about a fantastic little shop that’s stocking my things in Kalk Bay, called Beatnik Bazaar. It’s not been open long, but seems to have hit the ground running, judging by the way owner Thaya Bedford keeps popping up in my …

Horoscopes 2009The January issue of Fairlady magazine is out, and I’ve illustrated the horoscope special again, which is always lots of fun. This time around, I drew shoes for each star sign, trying to find a shoe and a fabric that say something about each sign. It’s turned me into a total shoe nut, I …

RealityI would hate any of my friends with babies to think I was doing a portrait of them with this illustration of mine for Fair Lady (I just did it for the money!). It illustrates a lighthearted story about reality TV shows, and how their depiction of reality is so different from REAL reality. Click …

A lesson in packagingLast week, I received this box from Something’s Hiding in Here. Opening and unwrapping the box was a real education in the value of excellent packaging. I learned a lot, and thought I’d share with some pics: All those layers of tissue paper, and little envelopes and bags with more little things …

New in the shopMany thanks for all the kind birthday wishes yesterday! I’ve got a crazy weekend coming up, with far too much going on (Neighbourgoods market tomorrow!) but generally, things are slowing down, and I’ve been having the BEST time coming up with new ideas and making things too. I also have more time …

Michael Stevenson summer showOn Thursday evening, the Summer 08/09 show opens at Michael Stevenson Contemporary, and very excitingly, my husband Paul Edmunds is one of the 10 artists with work on show. Here’s a sneak peek of one of his works, called Pitch. See more of Paul’s work, as well as some of the other …

Ha!It’s great when you forget about something you did, and then get a nice surprise when you see it again. That’s what happened when I opened the new issue of Fairlady and saw my horoscope illustration for Saggitarius. It made me laugh out loud, because I’m a Sagg, and this is exactly the way I’m …

Bronwen Vaughan-Evans at BankDurbanites, don’t miss Momento Mori, Bronwen Vaughan-Evans show opening at Bank Gallery, tonight in Florida Road, Morningside. Wish I could be there to snag one of her beautiful works for myself!