Sketches & Constellations

I stayed at home today because I'm feeling a bit under the weather and I thought now would be a good time to update my etsy store. I've added my new zine (pictured here) as well as a compilation pack of all three of my zines which includes an A3 poster of my newest painting (which is the one at the top), and a reprint of Woodland Ladies, featuring a new pastel blue cover!

I also thought I'd show you a few of my favourite pages from my sketchbook. I've been trying to use it a lot more and I'm slowly getting back into the habit! I'd like to eventually start adding colour to my sketches as well seeing as the pages are made from watercolour paper!

Bits and Pieces

I've been really really busy for the last couple of weeks working on projects, including a huge one for university where we have to draw eight observational drawings (above is my favourite one). I've been finding it so hard to work in this lovely spring weather though!

Some things I've been liking: 

- handmade rose body spray I got from a lady at the markets (it smells so amazing, like real roses!)

- Natural Instinct Daily Moisturiser, which I originally bought because of the cute packaging, and the fact it is mostly made of natural things and it's not tested on animals, but it's actually also nice to use and it smells like lavender!

- Gardenia perfume from here, I love the smell of gardenias, they remind me of all the good things: summer, my birthday and nice walks through gardens.

- I got some really pretty crystals super cheap from a lady who was selling them out of her garage in the Burringbar Range. The huge chunk of rose quartz was only $3 and the necklace was $6!

- My lovely new quilt cover. It's so fresh and it's like I have a little piece of the country in my city apartment. It also brings out my windowsill plants haha!

I've also been super busy making zines (including this new one) for a pop up art/zine fair I'm going to in Geelong. If you live in Geelong (or even in Melbourne) you should come along. There'll be heaps of cool artists selling their stuff and I'll be there selling brooches, a super special limited edition new zine, as well as a bunch of other zines both old and new.

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