Creating A Life Less Ordinary Through Art / my arty life

Wildscapes ... A Journey Through Australia's Natural World

Wildscapes is an amazing book published in 2015 illustrated by Stephanie Holm, an actual botanical illustrator who not only loves drawing but adores our Australian wildlife and plants. The cover of Wildscapes by Stephanie Holm This book is not just a colouring book or art therapy, its a book of discovery and wonder!

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Making Art a Priority... Every Day

I'm getting closer to creating some sort of art every single day! Its awesome (Oct 2014) ... This week I finished off my little thank you cards that were created using Dylusions Ink Spray and Darkroom Door stamps. All the dragonflies are now attached to stop them flying away, and the insides use the "Stay calm, smile and create beautiful things" stamp I have used many times over the years.

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Happy Easter!

Hello :D

I want to wish you all a wonderful Easter and hope you are having a happy weekend with loved ones!

As usual, we coloured eggs for breakfast... and also as usual, colouring in a hurry before they went cold!


Colouring Easter eggs is all about being creative, not painting masterpieces suitable for a museum, so we just have fun with it!
I used the watercolour Distress markers and a black Tombow.

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My Finished Dragonfly Mosaic

Hi there!

Well, its finished!!! My first mosaic using real tiles (not plastic or paper).

I've just washed off the grout from the tiles and its come up so beautiful!


I love how the blue glass tiled wings have turned out. So shiny and such a pretty blue. 

Its definitely on my todo list to make two more one day... a frog and a butterfly or a bird, fish or seahorse!


What have you been making lately? Add a...
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Something on Saturday ... Mosaic Tiling

Yesterday's "Something on Saturday" was not on because I spent the afternoon being introduced to creating mosaics, using tiles with proper tiling glue and grout.

I've only ever done tiling with paper or fabric but have always wondered what it was like to use tiles, but not enough to go out and do either a class and/or buy the tools required as it can be a bit pricey.

My bestie has been doing mosaic...
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