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Here are a few photographs of my recent trip to my parents house in Northern NSW.

I had a really nice time there and did a lot of roaming around in nature-y places.

We went for a drive up into the mountains and did some bushwalking and stopped at about five different and beautiful lookouts, saw a waterfall that fell into a cave and roamed through a beautiful old growth rainforest. It was very humid though and I would love to go back in winter some time!

On out drive home we found an abandoned stone house that would've been beautiful in it's day. It had a fireplace and stone floors and a really sweet upstairs room and I'm really curious as to what happened to it.

It's been quite cold in Melbourne, which has been a nice change from the Northern humidity, and I've started to really enjoy baking my own bread. It's so much nicer than the supermarket stuff and I find the process to be a really nice way to relax and de-stress!

I apologise for my lack of posts recently but (as I mentioned) I was away over Christmas and when I got home my internet wasn't working! (I am speaking to you now from the public library haha!) It might be a little while before I get my internet back because it will be quite expensive to fix, but I have scheduled a few more posts over the next couple of weeks so you shouldn't miss me too much haha!.

How about you? How has your summer been (or if you are from the Northern Hemisphere your winter) Let me know in the comments section I'd love to hear about it!

x Grace

Australiana

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

Sunday Sketches (Another City, Another Workspace)

It's been way to long since I last updated this blog, but I have a pretty good reason! I just moved all the way from Brisbane to Melbourne! (for those of you not familiar with Australian cities that's nearly half way across the country) A big move is always so stressful and time consuming but it seems worth it now that I'm settled, plus Melbourne is a really good city for creative people (like myself) and I'm about to start studying for an illustration degree, which is super exciting! Anyway, I thought It might be nice if I gave you a little glimpse of my workspace and apartment. I'm not 100% unpacked and moved in yet so I'll show you some more pictures when I am.

As well as all of this, I'm also about to be a part of another music/art show in Brisbane in early march (I thought I'd give you a little sneak peek of the stuff I've been working on for this, which you can see in the bottom picture) It's called "exhale" it's a fund raiser for International Women's Day (with all of the proceeds going to Zig Zag young women's resource centre) and will feature lots of talented female artists, photographers and musicians. 

It's happening on the 8th of March at Bleeding Heart. Tickets are $10 (or $15 at the door) and you can find info and tickets here. If you're in the area I really hope you can make it, it'll be really good!

Framed Originals

The framed originals of my artworks from "ours and yours" are now for sale in my shop, go and have a look if you're interested :)

Sketchbook Sunday (Plus Sewing Adventures)

I thought I'd share a few pages of my sketchbook (some of these sketches might eventually turn into finished pictures)

Also I did a little bit of sewing recently, and I made a padded case for my external hard drive (the top one: It's got cats on it!) and a little pouch for all the cords and chargers I had floating around my drawer. I'm thinking about making a few more pouches/pencil cases to sell on etsy because I have all this nice fabric and I don't know what to do with it.