Lists

To Do

- Practice for a university presentation (Ugh, worst)

- Buy a big piece of quality watercolour paper for drawing assessment

- Eat Lunch

- Make a pineapple, orange and mint juice out of old fruit in the fridge

- Mix together different shades of ink for class tomorrow

- Work on Commissions

- Go grocery shopping

- Go for a walk and take photos of flowers

- Write letters to friends

- Fix loose bike pedal

Wishlist

- New pair of oxfords (my old ones are falling apart from overuse)
- Fun patterned socks
- Pretty dresses
- New Paintbrushes
- Stockings
- A scarf
- Flannelette sheets
- More windowsill plants

Movies to See
- Broken Circle Breakdown
- The Double
- Obvious Child
- Tammy
- Wish I Was Here

Outings
- Go op-shopping
- Visit Melbourne zoo
- Visit National Gallery of Victoria
- Go to Sticky Institute
- Go to a new cafe
- Go to the cinema

Zine Collection

I've developed a bit of an obsession with zines lately so I thought I would share my collection with all of you.

Hard Wood and Heavy Water by Lizzie Stewart and Juniper Girls by Anke Weckmann (apologies for the blurry photo)

Bye by Sarah Mcneil, Pretty Kitties by Eva Margita, How to Tell He's Not The One For You and Scene Mean by Mel Stringer

Imaginary Lovers Issue One and Two by Devon Smith

Work in Progress by Gemma Flack and Life Continues to Be confusing by Mel Stringer

Girl Glue, curated by Mel Stringer and a little Untitled zine my Friend Angie Garland made me for an art swap.

And of course my own zines, Woodland Ladies and Rainy Days: A User's Manual. 

How about you, do you have a favourite zine? or a zine you've made yourself perhaps?

x Grace

Cat Stickers!

I've added a few new and exciting things to my shop today, including some hand painted notecards and a cats and house plants sticker set (I've been working really hard on them for weeks and I'm really happy with the way the've turned out) I've also decided to give the first five people who buy the sticker set a little gift in the form of a free hand painted notecard (a lucky dip from the ones in the bottom picture). 

x Grace

Lazy Saturday

I had a really good day yesterday. It was cold and rainy and cosy so I had a relaxing (and productive) home day. I made yummy jam drops, designed some stickers (more on that in a few days or so), experimented with gouache some more and drank a whole pot of tea (Whoops! haha). 

I painted my cat Pumpkin (who is pure black so gouache is good for painting him because I could do the details in white). I had to leave him at my parent's house when I moved interstate because my Melbourne apartment doesn't allow pets, and I miss him a lot. 

I've been really stressed out and busy lately so it was really nice and beneficial to have a day to myself where I didn't do anything for other people.

I hope your all having a lovely weekend too.

x Grace

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter everybody! Don't eat too much chocolate!  :)

Rainy Days: A User's Manual

I made another zine! this one is about rainy days. I think I'm getting a bit addicted to zines, They're so much fun to make! (I also buy way to many but that's a whole other thing haha) You can get this one from my shop (or if you've made a zine I'm open to trades)

Exhale

I recently participated in an art/music event in Brisbane called "Exhale" (It was an International Women's Day Fundraiser/Celebration) and these are all of the paintings I exhibited. I've been experimenting with my style a bit lately, mainly adding more detail (especially in the background) and darker/bolder colours. I'm pretty happy with how these turned out (My favourite are the third and the fifth one) I spent a really long time on all of them and I think my hard work shows!

They are all available on my etsy right now (for really cheap) so if there's one you love you could make it your own! 

x Grace