Happy 2009....

Well its the eve of a new year, and I'm spending it very lazily, a bit of lounging, etsy hunting, eating, its all bliss. 2008 was fairly life changing for me and I'm looking forward to a new year of peace and growth, travel, the ends of my studies, and lots of art. Happy New Year!

Illustration Friday - Clandestine

The secret below the wise old owl...

Sweet Jesu I want One

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Wellies

This weekend, like lots of Melbourne, I'm off to a music festival. Being in Vic weather is never reliable, and latest reports forecast thunderstorms! So the city has been hit with hundreds of desperate festivale goers seeking wellies (Wellington Boots, to be official). A friend and I walked into a store only to be met with a shopman's knowing look at point to the coloured wellies on the shelf. We were lucky - last couple of pairs in our size. This is my quick ode to the wellington, lets hope its a great ol weekend in the mud!

Illustration Friday - Balloon

Here is a little drawing I did awhile back... Most asylum seekers in Australia are denied the right to work, and also medicare, housing or centrelink benefits. They often must rely on the goodwill of the local community - like the incredible ASCRC in Melbourne, a support centre based on volunteer support. I was imagining what it would be like to arrive in a new country, new city, with a bit of hope and fear, trying to survive. You can buy this as a print on my etsy shop.