Online Christmas shopping! woohoo

Finally!

I have an online shop :)

Ok.... so there is only three things in there so far... It is actually very hard to take a good photo of jewellery, so please be patient with me while i become a photographer!

New places and spaces

Well, after moving out of our Flinders Lane studio and setting up at home- inside, in our 'shared' study.... It looked like a jewellery bomb had gone off.... It was getting harder and harder to stay organised and figure out where to put my 'stuff'. Arrrrghhh!! So my beloved one spent several weekends ripping apart our shed, installing glass sliding doors, insulating against the extremes, expanding foam filling craters so the boogy man spiders don't get me, plastering, and it is amazing!

The painting has been left to me, so it may take a few years to get there...

The above photos are of my 'inside' space/mess and probably the reason why he is keen to kick me to the outside!

Room with a view.

And a new party bench sourced from ebay...

It is already filling up with crap, and i haven't even really moved anything out there yet!

The dog is happy to have an outside friend :)

Bling Nation

Get out the jimmy bar, crack open those piggy banks, activate all credit cards and get online to Edition X as Bling Nation has landed! Those clever pirates at Pieces of Eight have many pieces to tickle your X spot.... With a 24 hour, 7 days a week online store, plus a showroom in Fitzroy. It's time to shine..... and we mean that literally... Swarovski's, 22ct gold and pure animal essense await your creditcard details... no free steak knives or ab toners though....

So, you are asking what is Bling Nation?
Well....

We thought we would introduce some of our limited edition friends.. So limited in fact that there are only 3 of each ever ever ever made....... Whoa....


Princess C and Lady J would like to present:

Maude Vicious

This ageing punk rocker's "natural" beauty doesn't come cheap.... Thousands of years of tanning in beachside Florida will give you that antique golden glow. This outrageous lady is not just a pretty face she has some health and beauty advice for you youngsters.... Smoking does give you crows feet, eating paper does give you worms and tattoos are for LIFE.... Get it right the first time. Cos, bloody hell, translations are not guaranteed and those chinese tattoos, while they look cool, who wants people ordering dim sims from a menu off your upper thigh??? Wearing animal prints are slimming... rrreeeoow ra pur lick lick muuuaa
Oh yea and dancing in the dark is an acceptable form of exercise.

Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor

A sneak peak at the brooch I made for the upcoming exhibition at Artisan. 100 contemporary jewellers have each been assigned a 'significant Australian woman'.

Whew... thats alot of brooches..

Tinker Tailor Soldier Sailor
Artisan gallery, 381 Brunswick St, Fortitude Valley
29 September to 12 November 2011

Good-bye Flinders Lane

I have shared my studio with Jessica Morrison in Carlow House, Flinders Lane for the past six years. We have just given up our lease and moved out... booo.. I will miss sharing with my friend, the coffee, the sunlight, the neighbours, the pop in visitors, the ability to forget what i was supposed to be buying and remembering just as i get back to the studio, but not mattering as it was only a short stroll back to the everything!

Working from home will mean I can actually get some work done most evenings, so hopefully it will be worth it. At least it will mean that Jess and I can hang out just for fun now :)

On my last cleaning visit to the studio..... What the? An imposter?

Better than Pearl at Pomme

For those of you lucky enough to live down (or be holidaying) along the Mornington Peninsula get yourself down to Pomme. The lovely Sue has chosen to house my 'Better than Pearl' range, where I'm sure they are happy for the sea change. It seems that she has a lot of fantastic artists to choose from. So...anyone fancy a spot of shopping?

Pomme

Rear 138 Main St

Mornington Vic

part b - Lend Me Your Ear

The first instalment of this show opened tonight and if your in town over the coming month I suggest you go and have a peep! Great to see how 'Lend Me Your Ear' has been interpreted by so many artists. My postcard will be in the second instalment starting on the 17th March, here is an early peep show.... David.

Yes, my David is a little more three dimensional thanks to a strategically placed earring..

Enjoy the show