Gold Leaf Pear

One of my Golden Pears. Gold leaf paper collage and ink pen drawing. It is hard to capture the detail but the paper is a really lovely gold.

In the Studio - Block Printing

I spent today in the studio trying out my new ink colours. There will soon be more colours of these guys available in my shop!

Tidy

I have been spending time cleaning, tidying and organising. Trying to get my studio in order, which is difficult as I have so much supplies and so little room. I am also a hoarder. I keep things 'just in case' I will need them one day, even if it would only cost a dollar to buy a new one. Does anyone else have this problem? I find it so much easier to work when everything is in order though, so it will be worth it in the end!

On the Shelf

A little collection of lovely things. The gold box at the back was found at the rubbish tip shop (I got it for free!). I'm not sure what it used to hold but I'm guessing it originally contained chocolates. The teacup and saucers were found at the op shop. The red heart lino print is a card made by Harley for me for Valentine's Day! He set the world record for printing, he had to secretly design, carve and print in the small window of time after I left for work and before he had to go to work!

Rearranging the studio

Rearranging things in the studio, and our new succulent plant. The pot is a vase I found  in a second hand store when on a road trip and loved the shape of it. I couldn't think what to use it for until Harley bought some more succulents and we were looking for pots. He drilled a hole in the bottom and voila!

Baking - Banana Oatmeal Muffins

I finally found a way to use up all the over ripe bananas we had. Banana and oatmeal muffins! I found the recipe here, and we only used half the amount of baking soda. They are completely addictive and leave a lovely smell as they are cooking.