moopy & me

Keepin cool

Nothing could be more fun in a scorching 38 degree heat wave, than nudey runs through the sprinkler (except maybe a splash down at the beach... which I hope to do tomorrow ... along with every other Adelaidian i'm sure.)

One of the party games we played last weekend ... pin the silly face on Lily. I photocopied a black and white print up of Lily up to A2 by gluing together four A4 sections together and then we had fun making a silly nose, lips, hat and glasses out of thick paper... and we cut out crepe paper dollies.

This is the sweet flower that Lily painted onto canvas at her party... all the children went home with the paintings they had fun creating... they were all encouraged to create their own unique colours having been only given red, yellow, blue and white.

And here are a few random photos of printmaking from last week end too

We read the story 'Too Many Monkeys' by Margaret Wild, illustrated by Sally Rippin

Studio friday

Lots of yummy photos from the studio/shop this week ::

> Geninnes beautiful prints

> New Umbrella Prints resin beads and skirts!! (Skirts in store today)

> Good Gracie children's clothes (too cute! thank you Gina)

> New colours for Umbrella Prints and delicious linen samples, can't wait to print on that.

> Umbrella Prints fabric set in resin beads

> New postcard photo taken in the studio today ... we will have 4 postcards for you to collect at The Finders Keepers design market

> Happy snap of a corner in the children's art room (that is one of my favourite paintings created about 3 years ago by a group of my four year olds... they painted the city scene as a backdrop for a claymation)

> More of Geninnes beautiful birds

> And just because I could never tire of them ... a Geninne bird print with a Good Gracie pinny & purse

 

Pretty little bottles

HOPE “Even if I knew that tomorrow the world would go to pieces, I would still plant my apple tree." Martin Luther

I thought I might share a little bit of work I did last year that has just been released. Early last year I was approached by the inspirational owner of One Seed, Liz Cooke, to design the branding and packaging for her new parfum range. I remember now, working with her right up until Olive was born ... and then another design group kindly took my artwork and finished off the project while I was on maternity leave. I am pretty stoked with how it turned out... and also excited to announce that the organic focused range will be available at Nest very shortly. YUMMY! I had a lot of fun drawing the botanicals and designing the magnolia pattern (seen at the top of the box), it is always a dream having a client who loves what you do and asks you do design what you would love.

Here is a little bit about the actual parfum :: One Seed fragrances are always ::

100% botanical, nothing synthetic

Organic-focused and GMO-free

Using recyclable and sustainable packaging

Superior quality eu de parfum, never diluted

Handcrafted in small, artisan batches

Against animal cruelty

Australian made

FREEDOM "A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, it sings because it has a song”
Maya Angelou

And One Seed's other fragrance COURAGE “Do not go where the path may lead; go instead where there is no path and leave a trail” Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

 

See you in Sydney

Amy and I are madly collecting all our lovely Umbrella Prints things up in our suitcases to share with the folk in Sydney for The Finders Keepers Independent Art & Design Market... December 4 & 5 at the Carriageworks  

We also have done a little shop update ...

 
The Grand Fanflower and new colours are now available on etsy

On a different note... it was Lily's 6th birthday this weekend and I have ZERO photos... I was so rushed off my feet organising things (her family bbq and her school friends arty party) with both my mother and mother inlaw away on holiday... I clean forgot to get the camera ready... no charged batteries or empty image card... I am one of those psycho people who when this sort of thing happens I feel like doing the whole thing over again just so I can get the camera out...

but it wouldn't be the same... her sleepy head waking up at 6am (2 hours earlier than usual) with squinty eyes and tussled hair, huge smile..."morning Mummy, it's my birthday today!" and then the frantic ripping of presents wrapped at 12am the same morning. Chris has never understood my obsession with making sure all her presents are wrapped and layed out in a special place with balloons and decorations... I suppose I just can't get enough of those 'it's my birthday' smiles... they're so honest, pure, nothing is held back or put on.

Her birthday fell on my work day but luckily she comes to work for a couple of hours with me on Saturdays anyway.. it's her art class day. Then we tootled off home to greet family for a birthday bbq... then as the sun went down and birthday cake was demolished we packed up and Lily and I set to work on thankyou party bags and decorations for her party the next day.... I plopped into bed at 12am and realised with a sinking feeling that I had taken not one single photo...

oh well we will have make up for it today, she is of course still only 6 and 2 days old... be forwarned ... more family photos than you care to see are on there way.

Finally the sculptures are ready!

In the Park by Olga

Kokeshi by Caitlin

The sculptures created back in term 2 have finally arrived back at the studio, the children have been patiently waiting whilst they got bisque fired and then glaze fired.... The move across town delayed this process some what... but they were worth the wait! Check out more of them over here... (not that it matters very much, but for interests sake only .. the children who created these delightful sculptures range from age 3 - 12)

Family of Tomatos by Sandra

Studio Friday

Amy and I have been working on this new design for over 6 months now and almost have it ready ... but it looks so pretty I just have to show it now (in it's almost finished stage)

'Clear Amber' has our Umbrella Prints fabrics and lovely natural pieces set in resin to be worn as a necklace and brooches.

Umbrella Prints will also be announcing our first ever appearance at a design market very shortly.

350 t-shirts... well it felt like it

Here is a fun little video of the '350 is yours' event held at 139 Gallery with printing and designs by Marco at Cul-de-sac, yours truely and Amy (she has some nice pics on her blog too). Thanks for posting up this vid Lara.

I think we managed to print around 250 shirts, bags and even a flag... which we hope get their way around to spreading the good word (or number).

Thanks for coming everyone.

Nigella's Kissing Fish

too cute!

Animated

We made stop motion collage animations last term at Nest Studio and I am almost finished getting them onto the computer and then uploaded to YouTube.

This one is by Alva. I love how the mother swan stops by her little egg in a nest, I think she is collecting food.

350

Join us (Cul-de-sac + Nest Studio + Gallery 139... along with Dinosour Designs interstate & hundreds of others) on Saturday October 24 for BYO Tshirt printing for International Day Of Climate Action

Come to Gallery 139 between 9am - 2pm, 139 Magill Road Stepney, we will print your tshirt with your choice of design (Nest or Cul-de-sac) free.

350 represents the safe upper limit of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere approved by UN scientists

Amy and I printed up a repeat of the design (that you can get on your tshirt free) today in the studio.

There will be tunes and much fun to be had.