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)

Super Massive Etsy Sale!

Use the codeword "WOLVES" to get 20% off your purchase at my etsy store!

I've put literally everything from my art cupboard up for sale on my etsy because I'm moving interstate next year and I need to a) Reduce the amount of stuff I own and b) raise money because I'm super poor.

The sale goes until mid january, and after it ends I will be taking everything that's left over down from my etsy forever so if there's something you've been wanting now's the time to get it!

Currently available in my store are: Original artworks, prints, polymer clay brooches and necklaces, greeting cards, cat dolls, hand printed t-shirts, zines and super cheap value packs where you can get a combination of those things for a fraction of the price!

If you can't afford/don't want to buy my art and handmade stuff I'd really appreciate it if you could spread the word :)

Super Easy Christmas Wreath DIY

I love Christmas, but I don't own many christmas decorations, so in an effort to bring some Christmas cheer to my house I made this wreath collage on my wall, and it turned out so nice and was so easy to make that I thought I'd share it with everyone in the form of a DIY! It didn't take long or cost much to make but it's so cheerful and fun!

You Will Need:
- Several old magazines (I used National Geographic, you can pick them up at op shops/second hand book shops for like, 50c each)
- Scissors
- One sheet of white paper
- Markers
- Blue Tac (or other adhesive)

1. Flick through your magazine and tear out any pages that are green, red, brown or any other nature-y festive colours (I think I used about 5 pages)

2. Once you have your stash of pages, cut them into leaf and twig shapes in varying sizes (you can draw them on first if you don't feel confident but I just did mine free hand)

3. On a table or flat surface arrange your leaves and twigs in a ring, about three rows thick, you can make it thicker if you like but any thinner and it starts to look a bit scrawny. I made my wreath about 20cm in diameter but it could really be any size you like.

4. Once you are happy with your arrangement, put a small amount of blu tac on the back of each leaf and stick them to the wall.

5. When your wreath is all attached to the wall, it's time to make your ribbon/banner. Simply cut a ribbon shape from your white sheet of paper and using the marker, write your holiday message onto the banner. Put a little blue tac on the back of the banner at each end and stick it across the middle of the wreath on the wall, and you're all ready to spread that holiday cheer!

Suitcase Rummage, Woodland Christmas Tags and Forest Cat

Hello everyone! I'm going to selling a bunch of stuff at the suitcase rummage this sunday for real cheap (under $25) including:
- original artworks (the ones pictured here)
- prints
- my new zine
- cards
- brooches
- necklaces
- Lavander cats

It's at Reddacliffe Place (at the top of Queen Street mall) and goes from 12pm - 4pm. If you live in Brisbane you should come along and say hello (or buy some stuff ha ha)

I've also designed a couple of christmas tags (which I've been wanting to do since last year but never got around to doing until now) which are available as a printable pdf in my shop if you wanted to buy them.

As you can see in my new paintings I've recently started working with a new bolder/earthier colour pallet. I quite like how they turned out (especially the girl with the sketch book) Also, this paintings are much smaller than I'm used to, only A5! I quite like working in this smaller size though.

Oh! Also I'm now on instagram and twitter (both are @gracetaylor art) if you would like to follow me :)

Zine!

I made a zine. It's called "Woodland Ladies" and it's a little collection of drawings and comics about animal ladies who live in the woods. You can get it from my etsy if you like.

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 :)

Self Portrait

I drew this self-portrait for the home page of my website, which I am currently in the process of building for a university assessment. I'm pretty happy with it even though it doesn't 100% look like me.