It's raining today

It doesn't rain that much here in Melbourne, and when it does I seem to want/have to make little illustrations inspired by the rain. I can't really explain it...perhaps it's something to do with being a Pisces. This pic includes apple pips (can you tell?), something I was thinking of using for a pattern to screenprint.

Pattern, patterns everywhere

I have been obsessed with lino floor patterns and tiny old tiles for a long time, but I can't stop seeing patterns everywhere.


Things in the real world are so much better than things on the computer screen - they've got scratches and rubbed off bits and lots of character.

Birds on boxes

Have been organising, cleaning, culling and doing other spring-like things lately. Odd, as it's virtually winter (and rather cold) here. One of the things I've been putting off for ages is re-covering a small but sturdy box that once held fancy mint chocolates (like After Dinner Mints but even fancier). So that's one of the things I got to cross off my list of to-dos yesterday. The paper is from Zetta Florence and the box has already put to good use, holding various little note books.



Speaking of being organised, my current desktop wallpaper might just inspire more orderliness, also created yesterday in a flurry of computer-based organising.

Polka dots

Have been playing around with polka dot shapes and sizes (and colours) lately, as they're such a fave of mine (am always drawn to dots!). And I always prefer the odd-shaped dot that is irregularly placed in relation to other dots. At least one of these may have been inspired by the large Easter egg I'm sampling whilst trapped inside due to aforementioned rain.

Another inspiration - these shoes...

..which are completely inappropriate given the weather (if it lasts). Sadly they don't make them in my size, boo hoo.